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PublishedOctober 24, 2024
For these Maine families, food allergies make Halloween treats a little trickier
Kids with food allergies and their parents have to be all the more vigilant during trick-or-treating season. Growing awareness of the issue through campaigns like the Teal Pumpkin Project helps.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2024
When it comes to Halloween, some say go big or go home
We went looking for the 12-foot skeletons that are all the rage these days, but we found so much more. In mid-September!
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2024
Halloween superfans see the culture catching up to them
Five years ago this Halloween, Home Depot introduced the 12-foot-tall skeleton.
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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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