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Inside Raymond: Nov. 27
Church cookie sale Raymond Village Community Church will hold a cookie sale this year in lieu of the annual cookie walk usually held during the Christmas Fair. Cookies available to order are: snickerdoodles, ginger snaps, holiday sugar cookies, pumpkin molasses, toffee nut squares, peanut butter blossoms, chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin. The cookies will be […]
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It Happened in Windham: A housemaid’s tale
“1898 has come in with a blustering snowstorm,” wrote young Lena Megguier in her new diary, which she planned to write in every day of the coming year. She was then living at home in South Windham where she was nursing her ailing mother. By the 18th of the month, her momma had passed away […]
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Arts Calendar: Nov. 26
Music Dec. 3 Virtual Concert: Student Jazz Ensemble, USM School of Music, 8-10 p.m. Free, reservations required at usm.maine.edu/music/virtual-concert-jazz-ensemble. Dec. 4 2020 Winter Gala, USM School of Music, 5:30-8 p.m., virtual concert. $50. Visit usm.maine.edu/music/2020-winter-gala for more information and tickets. Dec. 5 Virtual Concert: The USM Composers Ensemble Showcase, USM School of Music, 8-9:30 p.m. […]
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Holiday Happenings: Dec. 2-12
Arts “A Christmas Carol,” in-person performances Dec. 3-24 at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. $35-$50. Visit portlandstage.org/show/a-christmas-carol/ for more information and schedule. “A Christmas Carol,” in-person performances through Dec. 23 at Footlights Theatre, 190 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth. $20. Visit thefootlightstheatre.com for more information and schedule. Christmas with Kennerley – Home for the Holidays […]
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Inside Windham: Nov. 20
Christmas light parade Santa Claus is coming to town and a neighborhood near you. Thanks to Windham Fire and Rescue, Mr. and Mrs. Claus plan to take part in a light parade that will travel all around Windham on Sunday, Nov. 29. Check the Windham Parks & Recreation website, at windhamrecreation.com, for the parade’s start […]
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Inside New Gloucester: Nov. 20
Pet Mayor fundraiser Your critter may become famous. The Pet Mayor of New Gloucester is a fundraiser for the Recreation Scholarship Fund. Households can register as many of their family pets as they wish into the random drawing for the prestigious honor of becoming the 2021 Pet Mayor of New Gloucester. Note that there is […]
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Inside Bridgton: Nov. 20
Rotary activities Bridgton-Lake Region Rotarians and friends have been busy packing and distributing over 1,800 Health & Wellness Kits and Back-to-School Hygiene Kits through local food pantries. The kits contained basic toiletries and hand sanitizer, as well as dish soap and laundry detergent. In addition to a grant from the southern Maine and coastal New […]
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Arts Calendar: Nov. 19
Music Nov. 28 Erica Brown & The Bluegrass Connection Online Concert, 7:30-8:30 p.m., hosted by Saco River Theatre, Buxton. Free, donations appreciated. Visit ericabrownonline.com/schedule/ for details. Dec. 3 Virtual Concert: Student Jazz Ensemble, USM School of Music, 8-10 p.m. Free, reservations required at usm.maine.edu/music/virtual-concert-jazz-ensemble. Dec. 4 2020 Winter Gala, USM School of Music, 5:30-8 p.m., […]
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Holiday Happenings: Nov. 25-Dec. 5
Bath Garden Club lends a holiday hand to Meals on Wheels The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t stalled the Bath Garden Club in preparing holiday arrangements for local Meals on Wheels participants. Bath Garden Club members picked up greens, containers, berries and other embellishments at the Woolwich Historical Society Museum barn, where Garden Club President Joan Toy […]