Don’t automatically assume a date label on food has to do with safety. (Also: Don’t forget to freeze your leftover stuffing and pie.)
2023
Posted inBusiness
Retailers offer big deals for Black Friday, but will shoppers spend?
Many retailers had ordered fewer goods this season and pushed holiday sales earlier than last year to help shoppers spread out their spending.
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Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Maine students are missing more school days than before the pandemic
Chronic absenteeism rates are more than 10 percentage points higher than the 2018-19 school year. Experts say resources to get students to class aren’t back on track.
Posted inNation & World, Sports
Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius granted parole 10 years after killing girlfriend
Pistorius has been in jail since late 2014 for the Valentine’s Day 2013 killing of model Reeva Steenkamp.
Posted inAmy Calder, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Bear in mind, Waterville homeless have a Christmas wish list too
A woman who lives adjacent to the Kennebec River in Waterville says sturdier tents, propane heaters, mini generators, bottled water and batteries are among the top needs of her homeless neighbors as winter takes hold, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inNation & World
On first day of Gaza cease-fire, Hamas and Israel carry out first swap of hostages and prisoners
Israel cheered as 13 Israeli women and children emerged free from Gaza, while the pause brought the first quiet for 2.3 million Palestinians reeling and desperate from relentless Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘The Narrow Seas’ and ‘When the Island Had Fish’
The 11th volume in Harpswell author James Nelson’s magnificent “Norsemen Saga,” and author and essayist Janna Malamud Smith’s fascinating study of Vinalhaven
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: I am nine months pregnant and living in Gaza. Will my baby first hear my voice or bombs?
I am 26 years old and about to give birth in Gaza. I am terrified. Nine months ago, my husband, our 3-year-old daughter and I were all filled with joy, and began planning a beautiful future for our small family in a loving home in northern Gaza. I was excited to experience motherhood again. We […]
Posted inOn this date
Nov. 24, 2002: Friends, family help pay the bills for a Richmond woman’s new kidney, Maine native Joyce Chiittick hits Broadway in NYC, and it’s all about cheeseburgers for J.P. Devine
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