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PublishedOctober 29, 2023
There’s nothing spooky about vegan chocolate
Maine's best chocolatiers offer plenty of choices for vegan trick-or-treaters - and their parents.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2023
Maine’s ‘haunted’ hospitality venues serve up plenty of spooky stories
Ghost lore abounds at some of the state's older restaurants and bars.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2023
Farmington Rec center gearing up for Spooktacular
The Farmington Recreation Department is calling for business and other organizations to sign for their Indoor Spooktacular, slated for Saturday, Oct. 28.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2022
On Halloween, these people are paid to make you scream
Maine's scare actors earn modest wages or sometimes none at all. But the seasonal jobs are a way for haunters to celebrate their favorite holiday.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2022
At least 146 dead after Halloween crowd surge in Seoul, officials say
People were crushed to death after a large crowd began pushing forward in a narrow alley near Hamilton Hotel, a major party spot in Seoul.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2022
Reporting Aside: Who needs Halloween when we have the nightly news?
People used to watch horror movies to get frightened, but now all they need do is watch national news broadcasts, Amy Calder writes.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2022
Photos: Historic Halloween costumes in Maine
A sampling of historic Halloween costume photos published in Maine, courtesy of our Newspapers.com archive.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2022
Bloody good: Stephen King-themed cookbook blends delicious, dreary into fearsome froth
In 'Castle Rock Kitchen,' released this month by Ten Speed Press, a cookbook author from New Brunswick and a Maine photographer let their creative juices splatter.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2021
Trick or treaters gather for Farmington’s Trunk or Treat
The Farmington Parks and Recreation Department held the town's annual Trunk or Treat Saturday, Oct. 30, with a spotlight on local businesses.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2021
Augusta Halloween-themed store evacuated, forced to close on holiday over strange electrical problem
Spirit Halloween, a chain store offering costumes and other Halloween related items, had to close its Augusta store the day of Halloween as firefighters investigated the building.
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