It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas along Main Street. This past week, the Gloucester Main Street Association recognized businesses in its annual Holiday Business Decorating Contest. At left, Amanda Alston, one of the owners of Hair on Main stands with the business’s first-place decorations that surround its window and fill its flower bed. In center photo from left, sales associates Sara Malise and Shaelyn McNeil stand in front of The Silver Box which won second place for its festive theme. In photo at right, owner Laura Brewer, Kelly McMurtrie and owner Mike Brewer of the Gloucester Brewing Company, from left, stand outside with the third-place decorations that adorn the brewery.

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