1. Mark Dion was inaugurated as the new mayor of Portland on Monday night. The new mayor pledged to make the city of Portland a safer and more affordable community for everyone. (WMTW)
2. UMaine Hockey with an overall record of 8-3-1 is off to the best 12-game start since the 2006-07 team went 8-3-1. That was the last Black Bear team to reach the Frozen Four. Currently ranked 8th in the country, UMaine makes the trip down to Portland Saturday for a game at the Cross Insurance Arena. (BDN)
3. Amazon Prime is helping some college students head home for winter break for just $25. Prime Student members are encouraged to go to the Prime Student x Student Universe portal to snag the tickets while they are available. The promotion runs today through Thursday. At 9:00 am each day, a limited number of 1,000 discount seats will drop. (USAToday)
4. The US Postal Service, FedEx and UPS have released their cutoff dates for holiday deliveries. United States Postal Service: First-Class Mail: Saturday, Dec. 16, Priority Mail: Monday, Dec. 18, Priority Mail Express: Wednesday, Dec. 20 FedEx: Ground Economy: Wednesday, Dec. 13, FedEx SameDay: Friday, Dec. 22 UPS: 3 Day Select: Dec. 19, 2nd Day Air: Dec. 20, Next Day Air: Dec. 21 (SM)
5. Oxford University Press’ word of the year is Rizz. Rizz is slang for “romantic appeal or charm”; used mainly by Generation Z. The word is hashtagged billions of times on TikTok. It’s thought to be short for “charisma”. (BBC)
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