Retailers expect sales for the full holiday season to be up over last year, but they’ve shifted away from typical ‘doorbuster’ sales on the day after Thanksgiving.
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Author of Franklin County locomotive history books finishes last volume
Author Guy Rioux will sign “The Franklin County Narrow Gauges” books at the Farmington Historical Society’s annual wreath sale.
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Our View: Millions of Americans going hungry this winter
Food insecurity in Maine, and across the country, is rising to historic levels.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
UMF implements support program for students affected by COVID-19
Peer care managers are students that assist fellow students who have either tested positive for or have been exposed to COVID-19.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Fifty states, 50 pandemic economies
Places that are tied to travel and tourism are less insulated, and that has important implications for government spending plans.
Posted inNation & World
U.K. asks regulator to assess AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine amid questions
The company and the university acknowledged that the most encouraging part of their findings stemmed from a dosing error.
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Millions of Americans travel against advice of experts
Thanksgiving was more fraught this year as travelers tried to social distance while navigating crowds.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Annual Messalonskee Thanksgiving dinner served through pickup, delivery due to COVID-19
Beginning at 11 a.m., people in cars lined up outside the high school to receive hot meals that included roasted turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, vegetables and dessert.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Canceled fundraisers leave surplus of poinsettias as Fairfield, Manchester florists seek new markets
Sunset Flowerland and Greenhouses along with Longfellow’s Greenhouse are looking for ways to sell their stock of poinsettias after fundraisers and church events were canceled because of the pandemic.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine CDC reports 238 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
It’s the 10th time in the last 18 days that the daily case count topped 200 people in the state.