No end in sight for rising feed prices
“Canadians and Americans typically spend 7-10 per cent of their disposable income on food; in Europe, it’s about 22 per cent; in a third world country like Thailand, it’s 50 per cent.”
Area churches squeezed by high heating costs
As heating oil costs soar, area churches are paying a steeper price to keep large, historic houses of worship warm, even draining their bingo revenue.
St. Anthony of Padua Church on Acushnet Avenue in New Bedford normally spends about $80,000 on heating oil in the winter season. So far, the parish has spent more than $100,000, said the Rev. Roger J. Landry, the pastor.
Rising gas, food costs changing lifestyles
Now, their weekly "splurge" — dinner at Old Country Buffet — is on the chopping block. And Holley finds the price of gasoline so high that rather than drive a mile for groceries, she waits until her daughter goes shopping and rides with her. If a disabled friend who lives with them didn't help out, "we'd be out the door," she said.
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