Shoppers were being more selective, selecting cheaper options, dipping more into savings and turning to “buy now, pay later” services that allow payment in installments.
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Emboldened Biden, Dems push ban on so-called assault weapons
When Biden and other lawmakers talk about “assault weapons,” they are using an inexact term to describe a group of high-powered guns or semi-automatic long rifles, like an AR-15, that can fire 30 rounds fast without reloading.
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‘Missing my baby’: Six killed in Virginia Walmart shooting
Family and loved ones are mourning the six people killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia.
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Musk plans to relaunch Twitter premium service, again
Twitter previously suspended the premium service, which under Musk granted blue-check labels to anyone paying $8 a month, because of a wave of imposter accounts.
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After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges and worries
Nationally, new COVID cases averaged around 39,300 a day as of Tuesday – far lower than last winter but a vast undercount because of reduced testing and reporting.
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Lewiston club awards $5K in scholarships
LEWISTON — The Pastime Club has awarded $5,000 to its 2022 scholarship recipients. They include Ella Charpentier, Merrimack College; Jamie Doucette, Spa Tech; Shane Kilby, University of Southern Maine; Aubray Lincoln, Central Maine Community College; Abbigail Martin, St. Joseph’s College; Kyle Odgen, University of Maine, Orono; and Russell, Springfield College. Check out other […]
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Olde Fashioned Christmas Festival set for Dec. 2-4
The Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls Chamber of Commerce is set to host its annual Olde Fashioned Christmas Festival Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 2-4, at Boothby’s Orchard & Farm on 366 Boothby Road in Livermore. The festival is set for 4-7 p.m. Dec. 2, 2-7 p.m. Dec. 3 and 2-5 p.m. Dec. 4. There are […]
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Farmington Grange plans new program, continues others
The Wednesday Workers and Warm Ups will provide help for sewing and craft projects while offering a warm place for the community to gather this winter.
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Freeport Players presents ‘Radio—WFCP Home Time Radio Hour, XVI’
Radio is back on stage as the Freeport Players present “Radio—WFCP Home Time Radio Hour, XVI,” on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, December 2, 3, and 4, at Freeport Performing Arts Center. Radio is a variety show set in the golden age of radio – the 1940s to the 1970s – including comedy sketches, a live […]
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‘A Very Very Cassie and Maggie Christmas’ coming to 49 Franklin
The MacDonald sisters – Cassie and Maggie – will present “A Very Very Cassie and Maggie Christmas” to celebrate yuletide fun as well as their new album of the same name at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, at 49 Franklin’s Mystic Theater in Rumford. The trademarks of their stage show – fiddle, guitar, piano, […]