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Former Tim Hortons building in Norway to become Dunkin’ Donuts

NORWAY — The Planning Board voted unanimously Thursday evening to authorize a building permit for a Dunkin’ Donuts shop in the former Tim Hortons Coffee & Bake Shop at 60 Fair St. Michael Rentschler, construction manager of MDM Management Group of Acton, Massachusetts, said the permit was to allow general contractor Thompson Building Services Inc. of […]

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The Buzz: Auburn’s retail mysteries, start-ups wanted for TV

Yes, something is happening at the two former Tim Hortons in Auburn. So far, it’s just a mystery what. Morgan Acquisitions bought the two properties last week — 848 Minot Ave. for $525,000 and 458 Center St. for $460,000, according to the real estate transactions in MaineBiz.  This week neither Morgan Acquisitions, out of Connecticut, […]

Posted inLetters

Better way to handle closings

A business has a right to cease operations because it is not profitable. Clearly, Dunkin’ Donuts and others have clocked Tim Horton’s in the U.S. and for very good reasons. I have to wonder how high up the corporate food chain do you go to find the individual who makes the decision to stop everything […]

Posted inBusiness

Tim Hortons, Pizza Huts close without explanation

LEWISTON — The future of fast food in the Twin Cities seemed murky Wednesday as several stores across Lewiston and Auburn closed without notice. Tim Hortons closed stores in both cities in the middle of the day, and a pair of Pizza Hut shut down at two Auburn locations. Tim Hortons on Sabattus Street in […]

Posted inBusiness, sj-web

Tim Horton’s closes 2 South Portland coffee shops

SOUTH PORTLAND (WGME) — More Tim Hortons restaurants are closing in Maine, and employees say they were caught off guard. The company told CBS 13 it decided to close locations in Maine and New York. It’s still unclear exactly how many stores are closing, but at least two locations in Maine are shut down. Employees […]

Posted inObituaries, sj-web

Arthur Harry Myrick

1934 – 2015 AUBURN — Arthur H. Myrick, 81, of 25 Carson St., Auburn, died Sunday, July 5, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lewiston on March 8, 1934, he was the son of Arthur F. and Ida V. Burgess Myrick. He was […]

Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn

Lisbon Avenue Tim Hortons closes

LEWISTON — Tim Hortons and Cold Stone Creamery on Lisbon Street closed overnight Monday due to “changing demands in the market,” according to a corporate spokeswoman. Workers could be seen removing signs on the building Monday morning. Brynne Burton said the closure was permanent and that openings and closings “are a part of how we […]