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Third-Generation Wreath Maker Once Made 156 Wreaths in One Day

Matthew McDonald

A 47-year-old Maine woman who has been making Advent wreaths since she was 7 says the most she has ever made in one day is 13 dozen.

That's 156 wreaths. A reporter from the Ellsworth American recently watched her make a two-sided, 24-inch wreath is less than 15 minutes – "while pausing frequently to explain the process to this reporter."

Around New England

Westfield Marks 77th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Remembering Local Connection

Matthew McDonald

The western Massachusetts city of Westfield marked the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Friday, December 7, the 77th anniversary.

The city of about 41,000 is one of relatively few communities in the country that commemorates the occasion every year, in a public park that is partly named for a casualty.

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