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Gifford’s giving away free ice cream for opening day
SKOWHEGAN (WGME) — It’s a sign that winter is coming to an end when Gifford’s Ice Cream stands open for the season. To celebrate, the five stands in Skowhegan, Bangor, Waterville, Auburn and Farmington are giving out free small cones Friday from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Gifford’s Ice Cream stands will offer six new […]
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Giffords in Maine with Michaud ahead of midterm push on guns
AUGUSTA — Trying to make good on a promise to make gun control a part of the midterm election debate, Gabby Giffords will visit Maine on Saturday to raise money for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud as her team prepares a multistate campaign after Labor Day. The appearance is among the former Arizona congresswoman’s first […]
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Giffords ice cream to expand to Washington
SKOWHEGAN — Company executives with Skowhegan-based Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream say the firm is preparing a push into the Washington, D.C., market. The company will unveil a marketing campaign in the Washington area this summer. Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream acquired a competitor with a similar name in the national’s capital about two years ago. Company […]
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Gifford’s takes two Gifford’s Ice Cream defeated Hardy Wolf and Downing 20-8 in ASLL Major Baseball. Cam Sturgis and Dominic Priola of Giffords had three hits and was joined by Ricky Cote, who had two hits and drove in four runs. In a five-run sixth inning, Connor Burtchell drove in a run with his first […]
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Ex-US Rep. Gabby Giffords attends N.Y. gun show
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — A smiling Gabrielle Giffords toured rows of tables loaded with rifles and handguns Sunday in her first visit to a gun show since surviving a 2011 shooting, and pleaded afterward for people to come together to stop gun violence. The former Arizona congresswoman visited the Saratoga Springs Arms Fair with […]
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Small fire strikes Gifford’s ice cream factory
SKOWHEGAN (AP) — No one was seriously injured and the supply of ice cream to overheated New Englanders was barely interrupted by a small fire at one of the region’s most famous ice cream manufacturers. The Skowhegan Fire Department responded to a fire at the Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream factory building just after noon Tuesday. […]
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Shooting victims, supporters bring their call for gun legislation to Maine
PORTLAND — Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, retired astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly, along with families of victims of school shootings from across the country came to Portland on Saturday afternoon to call for what they said are common sense gun laws. “Stopping gun violence takes courage. The courage of doing right and […]