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“I’ll only continue to grocery shop at stores concerned about our community’s health by continuing to require masks until the CDC gives the ‘all-clear.”

By Jeff Elkins | The Norman Transcript Mar 31, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Andrea Lessing, left, holds her $1,000 reward with Frank Holland, vice president of donated goods at Goodwill. SUBMITTED PHOTO NORMAN, Okla. — A Norman, Oklahoma, Goodwill store employee organizing clothing donations recently made a startling discovery — $42,000 wrapped up in two sweaters. Andrea Lessing said she initially assumed the money was fake. “That was my first...

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Date Time Commission completes review of consumer mobile phone bills The Commerce Commission has published a letter confirming it has completed its review of consumer mobile phone bills along with updated analysis addressing feedback from the telecommunications industry. In September 2020, the Commission published an open letter to Spark, Vodafone and 2degrees asking them to share their plans for providing their customers with more meaningful product and service comparisons and to guard against...

Lady Gaga is the new face of Dom Pérignon. The 35-year-old singer announced her latest collaboration with the vintage champagne makers on Wednesday (31.03.21), with an image by Nick Knight that sees her holding a deep purple 2006 vintage sparkling rosé. She captioned the post on Instagram: "I am very excited to announce my collaboration with @domperignonofficial! Dom Pérignon and I are both driven by the need for creative freedom and we’re excited to share the Queendom with you, a...

CALEDONIA — After more than 40 years in business, Jo-Don Farms — a family-run zoo where generations of visitors enjoyed lions, alligators and more — has shut down. But former employees have announced plans to open a similar attraction almost immediately at the same location, under the new name Caledonia Zoological Park. Alex Meyer — who took over Jo-Don Farms when her father, Robert Meyer, died in December — said the COVID-19 pandemic had created financial troubles that...

100 years ago: April 1, 1921 The Andover Fire Department has secured another piece of motor apparatus and all that remains to complete the motorization is a new ladder truck. The motor truck is a Pierce-Arrow model, six-cylinder, 110 horse-power and capable of traveling 50 miles an hour. The engines are of a heavy type and are in excellent condition. In Andover police court Friday, Judge Stone sentenced John Buss and Charles Donaldson each to 20 days in the house of correction. The youths were ...

Meghan and Harry – who relocated to the US after stepping down as senior members of the British Royal Family last year – are expecting a baby girl and it has been reported that the couple are planning a home birth. The 39-year-old former actress previously planned for a home birth when she was pregnant with Archie, but when he was a week overdue, she was taken to London’s private Portland hospital to give birth safely there. A source told the New York Post newspapers Page Six col...

NEW YORK - Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday their COVID-19 vaccine lasts a minimum of six months in defending against the virus after the second dose, as revealed in their Phase 3 clinical trial. CNN reported Pfizer and BioNTech said, "The vaccine was 100% effective against severe disease as defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and 95.3% effective against severe COVID-19 as defined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)." CNN added the companies sa...

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) -- Starting Thursday, residents in Connecticut who are 16 years and older will be able to book their COVID-19 vaccine appointments. More than 1 million people will be added to the eligibility pool on April 1, so the state is asking folks to have patience as the vaccine rollout continues. To make things smoother, the state’s Vaccine Administration Management System, or VAMS, allowed residents ages 16 and up to register on Wednesday, a day before the eligibility opens up....