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5 Things You Need To Know Today, Monday, Nov. 26

Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person in the coffee shop.

Here are five pieces of information designed to get your Monday off to a flying start and to help make you the smartest person getting big online bargains on Cyber-Monday. 1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast: According to the NWS, today will be sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. 2. It's Happening Today: The Shawsheen Tech School Committee will be meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the John P. Miller Conference Room, Shawsheen Valley Technical High School, 100 Cook St., Billerica. 3. Reader Comment of the Day: "You're so right Mike. Crime is getting out of control. When a town of this size averages 10-15 arrests a week there's problems. Guys at work can't believe the police log in the crier every …

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5 Things You Need To Know Today, Special Black Friday Edition

Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person who has hit sales in five different stores before the sun has come up.

Here are five pieces of information designed to get your Black Friday off to a really, really early start and to help make you the smartest person who has managed to save enough money today to pay for the medication needed to take care of the bronchitis you came down with standing outside for three hours. 1. BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING FORECAST: Friday: Partly sunny. Milder. Highs in mid/upper 50s. Saturday: Mainly cloudy with a few rain showers — it may end as a few wet snow showers in the Worcester hills. Highs in the upper 40s early then temps crash into the upper 30s by night. Sunday: Cold and windy. Clouds and sun. Maybe a flurry well NW? Upper 30s to near 40 for highs. 2. BLACK FRIDAY HISTORY: The term “Black Friday” was coined in the …

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Black Friday Hours For Area Stores and Malls

Planning to brave the cold and the crowds to get that big deal on Friday? This information will help you map your strategy!

It remains the craziest and busiest day of the Christmas shopping season. Black Friday. Over the years, the Friday after Thanksgiving has become synonymous with bargains and the chance to buy the hottest gifts for the holidays. If you plan to brave the cold and the crowds to get that big deal on Friday, you will need to know when stores in Tewksbury and the surrounding area will be open in order to plan your shopping strategy. Regional Malls: Burlington Mall: 12:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Liberty Tree Mall (Danvers): 12:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Northshore Mall (Peabody): 12:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Pheasant Lane Mall (Nashua, NH): 12 a.m.– 10 p.m. Solomon Pond Mall (Marlboro): 12:30 a.m.-10 p.m. The Mall of New Hampshire (Manchester, NH): 12 a.m. – 10 p.m. The Mall at…

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Honest Joe

11:33 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012

I think it's great that some stores open up after midnight. It gives the folks that have to work during the day a chance at the Black Friday deals too.   more ›

Walmart Pushes Back Black Friday Opening in Mass

The retail giant has already released its Black Friday sale circular online.

  Shoppers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island will have to wait until after Thanksgiving to take advantage of Black Friday sales at retail giant Walmart. While Walmart locations across the rest of the country will open at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving, Massachusetts and Rhode Island’s Blue Laws prohibit the store to open that early in those two states. Instead, Walmart will open at 1 a.m., which is also the time many other retailers, including Target, plan to open for business on Black Friday.  Shoppers don’t have to wait until Thanksgiving to find out about the Black Friday sales at Walmart. The company already has released its circular for the sale. For more ads, check out this site called Black Friday Ads. The sales for a number of retailers …

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Why Couldn't Walmart Open at Midnight?

How do the Massachusetts Blue Laws impact on Walmart and other retail outlets?

At 11:45 a.m., hundreds of customers were lined up outside the _Tewksbury Walmart, at 333 Main St.,_ waiting to get their hands on the Black Friday megadeals when the store opened at midnight, as they were led to believe by Walmart's national marketing. There was just one problem. The store wasn't opening until 4 a.m. When word spread down the line, there was a mass exodus, leaving only around 25 people in line. So what was the confusion? Why, for the second year in a row, did residents think Walmart would open at midnight, only to be disappointed? "(Massachusetts) Blue laws restrict retailers from opening on Thursday. The operations department determined that 4 am would be the optimal opening time," said Walmart spokesman James McManus. "…

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Christopher F Cheney

12:42 pm on Sunday, November 27, 2011

your going to make a claim like this and i blame you people for making me work on a thanksgiving when i could of been with my family since you all about "spending money blah get a life. the thing is i was in Nh not ma and i know laws are diffrent but if you clowns can't wait for black friday than its not worth it. i work 9am-6pm on thanksgiving never got to have trukey or spend time with my …   more ›

Your Definitive Black Friday Sale Resource

You want to know where the sales are? You want to know how early the stores open? Look no further.

Don't bother scouring through dozens of circulars, trying to gather the information you need for a successful Black Friday assault on the stores. We've taken the time to gather the following resources, which will provide you with every piece of Black Friday information you need. http://www.theblackfriday.com/ http://tewksbury.patch.com/articles/5-awesome-black-friday-deals-in-tewksbury http://www.blackfriday.info/ http://bfads.net/ (Black Friday ads) http://dealnews.com/ http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/Advice/8-black-friday-tips-and-strategies.aspx (Eight Black Friday Tips and Resources from MSN Money)

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5 Awesome Black Friday Deals In Tewksbury

Here are just a fraction of the bargains you can find on Friday without ever leaving Tewksbury.

Here are five outstanding Black Friday Deals. 1. HP AMD Dual Core Laptop just $248: This awesome deal can be found at Walmart, 333 Main St. Walmart will begin its Black Friday Sale at midnight. 2. Buy One Get One Free Toys: This is being offered as part of a three-day sale (Th. -Sat.) at CVS locations at 10 Main St. and 1900 Main St. The store will be open Friday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. 3. Trim-a-home Blue Mountain 6-foot artificial Christmas Tree for just $19.99: This amazing deal can be found at KMart, 10 Main St. The tree regularly sells for $49.99. "Blue Friday" deals at KMart run from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. 4. Snuggies for just $3: You know, Snuggies! Those awesome cuddly blankets with sleeves. You know …

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Thousands of Consumers to Converge on Tewksbury for Pre-Dawn Buying Frenzy

Major retailers, small boutique stores, even restaurants to participate in 'Black Friday.'

This year, Christmas shopping mayhem isn't likely to be concentrated solely on the Day after Thanksgiving. Some retail chains have decided to begin sales on Thanksgiving to be more competitive, while others have extended sales into Saturday. Regardless of whether you venture out on or around Black Friday, it is likely to be a tumultuous affair of shopping carts, coupons, sale queues, and harried customers. With the following list of store openings and their expected sales, hopefully you can work some order into all of the confusion that is Black Friday. Chain Stores Home Depot: Sale Hours: Beginning at 5:00 a.m. Hot Items: 7 foot LED or pre-lit Christmas tree-$49 (a savings of $50) Dremel Multi-Max Tool Kit, Makita 18-volt lithium-ion …

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