FARMINGTON — Two St. Albans residents are accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of electronics and other items in June from the Farmington Wal-Mart, according to Detective Marc Bowering. Tori Gifford, 38, and Anthony Nigro, 37, were each charged with two felony counts of theft by unauthorized taking by summons, he said in a […]
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Dog Gone it: Small Kingfield company gets its dog vests into Walmart
A Kingfield couple has landed their tick-repellent dog vests in Wal-Mart for a sales test trial in 200 stores across the country. It’s part of a Wal-Mart initiative to stock more Made in America products — and part of the couple’s plan to get Dog Not Gone’s name out there. “We’re definitely excited; we’re ecstatic, […]
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People You Know: Arnold McLean, Making every day a good day
AUBURN — The Wal-Mart Supercenter has two major entrances out front — left for groceries, right for everything else. Arnold McLean is the reason a lot of people hang a left. He’s quick with a laugh, a smile, a “woo-hoo!” and a booming, “How you doing?” from his greeter’s post just inside the door. In […]
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Wal-Mart to launch own mobile pay system
NEW YORK (AP) — The mobile payment wars are heating up. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, said it’s launching its own mobile payment system that will allow shoppers to pay with any major credit or debit card or its own store gift card through its existing smartphone app at the cash register. It […]
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Cemetery dedication planned at Farmington Veteran ceremony
FARMINGTON — Roderick Crosby American Legion Post 28 and Wal-Mart will sponsor a Veterans Day service at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, in the parking area behind Wal-Mart and in the adjacent cemetery. Farmington attorney and local historian Paul Mills is the guest speaker. State Sen. Thomas Saviello of Wilton will present veteran awards, and […]
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Bradley F. Damon
1948 – 2015 Auburn — Bradley F. Damon, 67, of Auburn passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, Aug. 15. He was born in Lewiston on July 24, 1948, the son of Normand and Frances (Gesner) Damon. He graduated from Buckfield High School in 1967. After graduation, he entered the military, spending almost 30 […]
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Mexico residents charged with theft of Wal-Mart merchandise
MEXICO — Two Mexico residents were arrested July 24 on charges of stealing $2,200 worth of merchandise from Wal-Mart and fleeing in a cab, police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Thursday evening. Hodsdon said that at 10:45 a.m. July 24, he received a call from a Wal-Mart employee, reporting that a male and female had “just […]
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Truck backs into elderly pedestrian at Oxford Walmart
OXFORD — Police said a one-ton truck backed into an elderly pedestrian leaving the Wal-Mart store, knocking him to the ground Tuesday afternoon. According to Oxford Police Sgt. Alan Coffin, 82-year-old Donald Turner of Harrison suffered head injuries and a bloody nose after the cab of a Ford F-350 bumped into him as he was making […]
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Bangor Wal-Mart employee finds $4,400, helps return it to owner
BANGOR, Maine — A man who lost approximately $4,400 in cash over the winter had his money returned to him on Thursday thanks to a Wal-Mart employee, according to Bangor police. According to a post on the department’s Facebook page written by Sgt. Tim Cotton, the man left work on a snowy night, drove home and discovered […]
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Black Friday shoppers in line for deals and people-watching
AUBURN — It was Jacob Folce’s first time at the Black Friday scene and he really didn’t know what he was doing. “I waited for seven hours,” he said at five minutes past midnight. “I just followed everybody else along. I had a map of the store and that was definitely helpful.” You can say […]