Some older cellphones will not be able to make or receive calls or texts after the switch and other devices like medical alert devices, smart watches, vehicle SOS services, home security systems and tablets could stop working.
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Thanksgiving dinner will cost 14% more this year, annual survey finds
Overall food prices are up for the last year, and that means paying more for Thanksgiving dinner. In its 36th annual survey, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) revealed Americans will pay 14 percent more for the Thanksgiving feast. Disruptions in the supply chain, inflation and food demand since the pandemic are driving up the […]
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City of Lewiston swears in new finance director
LEWISTON — Ralph Lenfestey, Lewiston’s new finance director, was appointed at the Nov. 16 City Council meeting and sworn in by City Clerk Kathy Montejo. Lenfestey was lauded by City Administrator Heather Hunter, whom he is replacing, as her “right-hand man for the last 24 years.” Since being hired as senior staff accountant in 1997, […]
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Divided House moves toward approval of Democrats’ sweeping social, climate bill
Passage of the bill, which was delayed by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, would send it to the Senate, where it would certainly face significant changes.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Lobstermen must start removing gear to save whales, federal regulators say
New rules make roughly 950 square miles in the Gulf of Maine essentially off limits to lobster fishing from October through January.
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CVS Health to close hundreds of drugstores nationwide
The company said it will close about 300 stores a year for the next three years, but didn’t say which stores.
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U.S. jobless claims drop seventh straight week to another pandemic low
Overall, 2.1 million Americans were collecting traditional unemployment checks the week that ended Nov. 6.
Posted inBethel, Business, News
Get your skis on: Sunday River opens for season Thursday
The resort announced Wednesday that if the cold holds, it will open a limited number of trails to season passholders and multi-day ticket holders at 9 a.m. Thursday.
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Franklin Memorial Hospital hires Dr. Kristen H. Mazoki
FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital has hired Dr. Kristen H. Mazoki as a doctor at Franklin Health Behavioral Services. Her clinical interests include women’s mental health and integrating psychiatry with primary care. Mazoki received her medical degree from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford followed by a psychiatric residency at […]
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Companies bid $192 million in 1st Gulf of Mexico oil sale under Biden
Biden campaigned on pledges to end drilling on federally owned lands and waters but attorneys general from several states successfully sued to lift the suspension of leases.