PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — With the death last spring of Portland's beloved Valentine's Day bandit, some wondered if the mysterious appearance of red hearts around Maine's largest city would continue.
Hundreds of red hearts appeared on storefronts, mailboxes and even trash bins on Wednesday, with giant banners defying gusty winds at DiMillo’s floating restaurant and on construction scaffolding in the Old Port.
“Long live the Valentine’s Day Bandit,” said Cary Tyson, executive director of Portland Downtown.
On the website, people can download and print the simple, red hearts and become a bandit.
It wasn’t until she started school, she said, that she learned that other people didn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day with the same fervor.
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