There comes a time in every shopper’s life when one must stop and smell the roses. Or the rose-scented body wash. This week Bag Lady and Shopping Siren pause to reflect. Consider. Update. A retail roundup, if you will. Also, there’s ice cream. Or there will be ice cream. So maybe we’re really just stopping […]
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L-A Fourth a fiery celebration at fairgrounds
Here’s a quick little trivia quiz. In what year was the first joint Lewiston-Auburn Fourth of July celebration held? It was 1948, and it was a big event with an intercity all-star baseball game in the morning at Walton Field in Auburn, and a fireworks display at the Maine State Fairgrounds in Lewiston. The display […]
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Activities are part of Paris Public Library reading challenge
PARIS — The Paris Public Library continues this summer its annual Reading Challenge and is also hosting a variety of fun and educational activities for children. Children are encouraged to read during the summer to maintain or improve their reading skills. To promote this effort, the library hosts an annual reading challenge for area youths. […]
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Giffords ice cream to expand to Washington
SKOWHEGAN — Company executives with Skowhegan-based Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream say the firm is preparing a push into the Washington, D.C., market. The company will unveil a marketing campaign in the Washington area this summer. Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream acquired a competitor with a similar name in the national’s capital about two years ago. Company […]
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Small fire strikes Gifford’s ice cream factory
SKOWHEGAN (AP) — No one was seriously injured and the supply of ice cream to overheated New Englanders was barely interrupted by a small fire at one of the region’s most famous ice cream manufacturers. The Skowhegan Fire Department responded to a fire at the Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream factory building just after noon Tuesday. […]