LEWISTON — Paulette P. Burpee, 85, died Monday, July 9, after a lingering illness. She was born Sept. 22, 1932 in Lewiston to William and Roseanna Nadeau. She attended Lewiston Schools and married the love of her life, Bernard Burpee, in 1952, only to lose her husband to a military accident in 1953. Paulette worked her […]
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Jean M. Breton
FARMINGTON — Jean M. Breton, 83, a resident of Jay. It is with sadness we announce she left her family and friends Thursday, Feb. 15. She was born Nov. 3, 1934, in Jay, the daughter of Charles Cheli and Adelia (Allegrini) Cheli. She was a graduate of Jay High School. On Sept. 3, 1955. She married […]
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Theresa (Roy) Crawford
RUMFORD — Theresa (Roy) Crawford, 94, of Mexico, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 23, at the Rumford Community Home, surrounded by family. She was born Nov. 13, 1923, in Rumford, the daughter of Alfred and Claudia (Thibodeau) Roy. Theresa was educated and worked in the Rumford area for all her life. She was a communicant of the […]
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Shoppers brave foul weather ahead of holiday
LEWISTON — The lady’s name was Nancy and she never expected to be out at the stores just three days before Christmas. “I thought I was all done,” she said, brushing the snow off her car outside Shaw’s Supermarket in Lewiston. “I thought I had it all wrapped up.” Wouldn’t you know it? On a […]
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Children to holiday shop for loved ones at Kids Only Shop
LISBON — St. Matthew’s Church will host a Kids Only Shop featuring gifts $1 and less that children can give to someone they love. The shop will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 9 and 10. Outside the shop, each child will make a list with a St. Matt elf. Then the child […]
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Shopping? Appy days are here.
More and more shoppers are phoning it in, using apps to pre-order, get discounts, earn freebies and skip the lines. Picture this: You need coffee. But there’s a line at the counter and you need to get to work. Then someone saunters in, brushes past you and grabs their own coffee, ready and waiting, from […]
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Retailers expect surge in smartphone shopping
For the first time, there’s expected to be more people visiting retailers’ web sites through their smartphones than on desktop computers or tablets during the first weekend of the holiday shopping season that begins on Thanksgiving Day. Mobile traffic during the five-day start to what is typically the busiest shopping period of the year is […]
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Black Friday sales expected to grow on consumer confidence
It will be more than a big shopping day: You could call this year’s Black Friday a “takeover.” Experts predict a larger percentage of people will be shopping on Black Friday, 66 to 68 percent, compared to 55 percent last year. More retailers are opening earlier, but because of Maine’s Blue Law, big stores can’t […]
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Portland City Council to consider shopping bag fee
PORTLAND (AP) — The Portland City Council is scheduled to take up two proposals that proponents say would cut back on litter and help the environment. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1lGR7Hx ) reported that the full council will meet Monday to hear public comments on a proposed nickel fee on disposable shopping bags and a […]
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Foes delay Portland vote on plastic foam ban, bag fee
PORTLAND (AP) — A vote on whether to ban plastic foam and assess a dime fee on paper and plastic shopping bags in Portland has been postponed because of heavy opposition from business owners and industry groups. During a public hearing at City Hall on Wednesday, opponents of the ban and the disposable bag fee […]