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Some items donated to Goodwill Northern New England’s Auburn store are bound for the trash: aerosol cans, a bunny with a smashed face, a broken laundry basket and a used, zebra-print thong. The nonprofit is asking people to check the list of welcome donations before they give after a spike in its trash bill last year regionwide.
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AUBURN Keep your used thong underwear and broken couches to yourself, please.
Goodwill Northern New England, with 17 of its 30 stores in Maine, is looking at a trash bill of more than $1.2 million for the past 12 months as a result of people donating unusable items in what the nonprofit believes are largely good but misguided intentions.
Face coverings still required in city of Granite Shoals-owned facilities Granite Shoals City Secretary Elaine Simpson swore in Eddie McCoy to the Place 5 seat during the Tuesday, March 9, meeting. He replaces Councilor Shirley Martin, who passed away in February. Courtesy photo
The city of Granite Shoals is staying in line with Gov. Greg Abbott’s move rescinding the statewide face covering requirement for businesses, but officials are keeping it in effect for city spaces.
During City Council’s meeting, Tuesday, March 9, councilors and staff discussed Abbott’s decision to curtail the face covering order and allowing businesses to operate at 100 percent capacity. The change went into effect Wednesday, March 10.