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On Dec. 9, Macy’s and Make-A-Wish will celebrate the eighth annual National Believe Day, a pinnacle moment of this year’s Believe campaign. Macy’s will commemorate the occasion with a double donation for the Believe letter writing program and the return of Wishes Across America, a day devoted to granting incredible wishes for children across the country with life-threatening medical conditions.

FairWarning.org says that five leading consumer groups have found that saferproducts.gov provides a valuable — but underutilized — resource for anyone buying products.

Prior to this, Anu Mullikin served seven years on the board of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and is a board member of The Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund.

Attorney General Joseph A. Foster today announced that his office brought an enforcement action under the Consumer Protection Act against Marshall A. Baldassarre, a Bedford dentist engaged in the practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery, for his unfair or deceptive business practices related to his repeated and unreasonable withholding of patient credit refunds.

Our friends at Intown Manchester want to remind everyone that today is the day — wedged between Black Friday and Cyber Monday — to show your love for our local businesses by shopping small and local.

The New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC) recently donated $37,500 to the New Hampshire Food Bank, a program of Catholic Charities New Hampshire, to support efforts to eliminate hunger in New Hampshire.

MegaFood is looking for customers interested in participating in the process, from advisory and liaison panels to virtual voting up or down ideas via Facebook Live.

Local Subways part of national effort to address hunger issues through NH Food Bank partnership.

Showcasing products and services from the multi-billion dollar business of winter in New Hampshire, the inaugural Nor’easter Winter Expo, powered by Nault’s, is scheduled for Friday night, November 4 and Saturday, November 5 at the SportsZone in Derry.

We’re fortunate that in downtown Manchester we have two top-notch chocolatiers – Van Otis Chocolate and Dancing Lion, and both of them will give you a reason to stop by today – not that you ever need a reason, when it comes to chocolate.

“The benefits for Canadian companies, especially manufacturers, to consider expansion to New Hampshire are significant. From our shared border, business friendly climate and skilled workforce, the Granite State is a very favorable location,” said DRED Commissioner Jeffrey Rose.

First stop was Chantenay Patisserie & Bakery, where I picked up a quartet of round rye dinner rolls and two gourmet cookies. From there I made my way around – a pair of large beets and a handful of tiny hot peppers from Fresh Start Farms; a bag of honey crisp apples from Hackleboro Orchards; a pound of freshly-milled wheat flour from The Root Seller; six ears of sweet corn from Country Dreams Farm; a little bear filled with raw blueberry honey (because the bees only feasted on blueberry bushes) from DJ’s Natural Honey; and a dozen eggs in various shades of tan from Julie’s Happy Hens.