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Using social media puts you in a state of cognitive overload, frazzled and excited, so you'll hit the "buy" without thinking, writes a professor of advertising.

By understanding how they might be influenced by social media, consumers can be more thoughtful and deliberate in regulating their use.

Using social media puts you in this state because you are constantly evaluating different types of text, photo and video posts.

Scrolling TikTok or Instagram causes mental fatigue, which can lead people to purchase items based on how many ‘likes’ an ad has instead of how much value the product will bring them.

Superintendent Eric Haley and Assistant Superintendent Peter Hallen of the Waterville Public Schools said Wednesday that school staff members, police, mental health professionals and others are working to determine if two students charged with terrorizing will remain in school.

Superintendent Eric Haley and Assistant Superintendent Peter Hallen of the Waterville Public Schools said Wednesday that school staff members, police, mental health professionals and others are working to determine if two students charged with terrorizing will remain in school.

Assistant Superintendent Peter Hallen is set to assume the top spot July 1 and already has critical areas to address.

The Waterville Board of Education on Monday voted 7-0 to appoint Assistant Superintendent Peter Hallen the new superintendent.

The Waterville Board of Education on Monday got an update on a search for a new superintendent to succeed Eric Haley, who has said he hopes to retire this year.

Pamela Trinward, a lifelong Waterville resident, former state representative and 19-year member of the Board of Education, was elected Monday to chair the board, succeeding Joan Phillips-Sandy, who did not seek re-election in November.