ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY — Toilet paper has been a hot commodity since the hoarding began in anticipation of long home stays during the coronavirus outbreak.
Local stores have struggled to keep up with the spike in demand.
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No offense to our northern neighbors in Canada but it is hard to believe this region needs to import TP from there considering the paper mills in Maine and New Hampshire and abundance of trees.
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