holidays

Need an amazing Maine-made gift this year? We found just the thing!

On a side street off of outer Sabattus Street in Lewiston is a modest home. People come and go all day long. This is the home of Barbara Violette and her husband Jason Hall and their two chihuahuas, Cappy and Baby. It's also the home of Timbo's Helping Hands.

Police in the Massachusetts town of Sudbury stopped a car this weekend that looked like it was right out of that scene from "Christmas Vacation," but Clark W. Griswold wasn't behind the wheel!

If you aren't in the Christmas spirit yet, Gardiner will be the place to be Saturday (DEC 3) There will be a complete slate of activities going on all day in Gardiner. Here is a list of events going on: Gardiner Rotary Tree Sale, Hannaford parking lot...

Drunk uncles? Relatives arguing about politics? Before you start piling mashed potatoes on your plate, get to know some of the worst people coming to Thanksgiving dinner this year.

Gardiner celebrates the holidays all throughout the month of December. The Gardiner Days of Light actually kicks off this Saturday, November 26 with Small Business Saturday, many local shops will be hosting open houses with raffles, activities, and refreshments. For more details of participating stores, click here.

Thanksgiving always falls on the 4th Thursday in November and this year that's the 24th. This is one of the holiday’s they call a ‘moveable’ feast, it doesn’t have a specific date.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced earlier today that the Muslim holidays of Eid-al-Adha and al-Fitr have been added to the city's public school schedule. The mayor calling it 'a change that respects the diversity of our city.'

While we enjoyed a three-day weekend for the celebration of Memorial Day, which is always the last Monday in May, the next holidays on the calendar are Flag Day on Friday, June 14th and Father’s Day on Sunday, June 16th but neither of those holidays offer us a three-day weekend.

Hey guys -- it's March 14! 3.14! Pi Day (approximately)! If you still haven't figured out how you were going to celebrate, don't worry -- we're here to help you. Here are just a few things you can do to celebrate Pi Day!

Today people will stop and reflect about the legacy of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. — one of a number of famous people who made marks of their own despite having names that ended with "Junior." Dr. King's father was also a minister who inspired many followers, but obviously his son reached even greater heights. Here's a look back at ten other famous Juniors. Read

Funniest Memes of the Week is back, just in time for finals and the holidays - our two favorite things! Just kidding, finals are annoying to say the least but we'll get you through it with these funny memes. And if you students are still feelin' down, just take it in stride, like 'Lazy College Senior...

It's that time of the week for the best gifs of the week! Here's your week in awesome gifs for that awesome week of yours, well, awesome for some people. If you're a student right now, this week is filled with some soul-crushing studying. But if you're not a student, this week is filled with laughing at the soul-crushing studying...

Hanukkah's almost over. Bring your celebration to the most awkward end possible, by playing this nonstop. It's the Houston Rockets singing 'Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel,' courtesy of our friends at Dumb as a Blog. Really it's more like attempting to sing...

The Holiday’s mean family, family means getting together, getting together means one too many relatives you’d rather not see. It happens every year as family gathers for meals and gatherings; one or two relatives make one of their classic faux pas. Now there’s a game to play called ‘Dysfunctional Family Bingo’ that allows you and your partner to have a little fun during family visits. The idea com

The holiday season has snuck up on the American consumer once again, and rather than feeling completely overwhelmed by travel plans and last-minute shopping and the millionth playing of 'Jingle Bell Rock,' almost half of the population simply wishes we could just skip Christmas altogether.