Community, convenience bring many to public Thanksgiving Day potluck

An hour before guests were to arrive, Arthur Richardson was busy coordinating the last of the preparations for a large community Thanksgiving dinner. Two turkeys — donated from the Belfast Co-op and Hannaford — had been in the oven since 6 a.m. He and volunteers were setting out platters on buffet tables, making stuffing, gravy and hors d'oeuvres, greeting early arrivers, creating labels for their potluck ...