The company is searching for a bigger space in the Old Port and has plans to open a shop on Minot Avenue in Auburn.
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It’s National Doughnut Day! Here’s a list of local freebies and deals
Friday is National Doughnut Day and to celebrate we put together a list of local and national doughnut shops offering freebies and deals. Labadie’s Bakery, Lewiston – On Friday buy a dozen donuts at regular price, $10.00, and get the second dozen for half off. $15.00 for both! Italian Bakery, Lewiston – On Friday the […]
Krispy Kreme is NOT leaving Auburn
AUBURN — Settle down, doughnut eaters. Krispy Kreme isn’t going anywhere. Rumors that the Auburn store is closing are completely unfounded, Krispy Kreme promised Thursday. In fact, those rumors have been so sticky and pervasive, company officials took to Facebook to sooth the sugar-craving masses. “Interestingly, there has been a rumor that this location may […]
Time to make the doughnuts, family-style
Gordon Curtis, right, mixes the dry ingredients for some of the 1,200 doughnuts his family was making at his Lisbon Falls home Friday morning for Sunday’s 25th annual World’s Greatest Sleigh Ride from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 400 Main St. in Lisbon Falls. It’s sponsored by the Pejepscot Snow-Chiefs Snowmobile Club and the […]
Try a twist on Valentine's Day
Embrace one of these unconventional ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day — with a sweetie or without For Valentine’s Day in three short days, sure, you could buy roses and heart-shaped chocolate. Or you could bait hooks and huddle around a hole in the ice, snuggling close in lawn chairs, touching base every so often to […]
Video: Dunkin’ without the Donuts; chain debuts store of the future
QUINCY, Mass. (AP) — Dunkin’ without the Donuts? A new Dunkin’ Donuts store opening in the Boston suburb of Quincy is giving the idea a try, at least in name. Officials say the “next generation” store being unveiled Tuesday will be be billed simply as “Dunkin.” But the chain’s signature doughnuts aren’t going anywhere. The […]
Video: Krispy Kreme finally opens in Auburn
AUBURN — By the time they had unlocked the doors at the new Krispy Kreme before dawn Monday, a bundled-up Joshua Fogg of Turner had been standing outside for 15 hours in temperatures that had dipped below zero. Fogg, the first guy in line, paused for a moment when asked why he shivered through a […]
LGBT community chews out Holy Donuts for holiday charity promotion
Portland doughnut shop The Holy Donut has drawn a backlash for a holiday promotion that intended to provide gifts, including warm winter clothes, to children in need. The doughnut shop announced its plan on Facebook. Users did not take kindly to the fact that The Holy Donut partnered with The Salvation Army to find a […]
Maine's first Krispy Kreme opens in Saco
Alice Gagne, left, and her daughter Amanda Culbertson, both of Saco, were the first in line and each snagged a dozen glazed doughnuts at Krispy Kreme. SACO – Sonia and Moe Damon rolled out of bed long before dawn Tuesday, wrapped themselves in jackets and blankets and headed outside to wait for doughnuts. The mother […]
Bring on the mmm: Frosty’s opens its fifth doughnut shop in Lisbon
LISBON — Two years ago, Shelby and Nels Omdal eyed the former Something Fishy on Lisbon Street for a potential new Frosty’s Donuts. She wanted to go for it. He wanted to wait. The building sat empty for a while, and this winter, they finally agreed: the time for doughnuts was now. After extensive renovations […]