Valentine’s Day
PHOTO: Making arrangements for Valentines
Lewiston flower shop gears up for Friday.
Do’s and don’ts for online dating — at any age
Dating online? Experts say: • Don’t give your full name, address or other identifying information until you feel comfortable. • Don’t send money to anyone you’ve never met in person, even if they say they have an emergency, they need the money to come see you or they just need to borrow it for a […]
Auburn couple find love in the mud
Pair bonded over Toughest Mudder event, with friendship blossoming into relationship.
Couples share their tips for lasting love
The Times sat down with two couples at Dirigo Pines in Orono to ask their secrets to a marriage that lasts.
Busiest day of the year
Florist Laureen Bean hands a vase with roses to John Allen on Wednesday afternoon at Littlefield Flowers & Gifts in South Paris. Bean said Valentine’s Day is the shop’s busiest day every year, and that the store had three employees delivering flowers throughout the Oxford Hills. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
Happy Valentine’s Day – and today is also Ash Wednesday
LEWISTON — It is Valentine’s Day! Before you wine and dine with chocolates or fine food, today is also Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, a time of sacrifice and charityfor many Christians. Teachers at the Catholic Saint Dominic Academy figured out how students could have their Valentines chocolates and make the Ash Wednesday sacrifices, […]
Try a twist on Valentine's Day
Embrace one of these unconventional ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day — with a sweetie or without For Valentine’s Day in three short days, sure, you could buy roses and heart-shaped chocolate. Or you could bait hooks and huddle around a hole in the ice, snuggling close in lawn chairs, touching base every so often to […]
'Love is Magic!' one-time dinner-show program on Valentine's Day
RUMFORD — A unique dining experience, including intimate tableside magic, and an old style parlor magic show will be offered at a one-time seating on Valentine’s Day, Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 49 Franklin Reception Hall. Tableside magic is an up-close and personal experience, where the feasibility of camera tricks, angles and lighting is virtually impossible […]
Bethel women present gifts to homeless on Valentine's Day
BETHEL — The homeless population of Portland received something they were not expecting on Valentine’s Day — gift packages of clothing, bedding and treats from two Bethel women. Deirdre Fournier and Willow Ochtera saw a video about a similar homeless charity project and decided it was something they wanted to do. After making a Facebook […]