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This Week's Haul, July 31: Peak hot dog season

Occupy Pickering Square. With meat carts.

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Emily Burnham
Jul 31, 2025
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Good morning from eastern Maine, which last week I ventured out of for the weekend to hang out with family in southern Maine and, dear readers, I went to Costco for the first time. It’s like Sam’s Club, except better in every possible way. I wandered the aisles. I ate the $1.50 hot dog. I b…

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