FARMINGTON — Four Rangeley firefighters and fire police shopped the aisles of Wal-Mart on Thursday for some of the hottest toys for their Kids for Christmas Party on Dec. 13. It will be the 14th annual party the Fire-Rescue Department and its Auxiliary has held, Capt. Clyde Chapman said. The money for gifts is from […]
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Veterans Day services planned in Wilton and Farmington
FARMINGTON — Veterans Day ceremonies are planned for Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Farmington and Wilton. Farmington American Legion Post 28 will hold a wreath-laying ceremony at 11 a.m. at the World War I monument on Main Street. Another wreath-laying ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Meetinghouse Park will follow. Attendees are invited to […]
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Wal-Mart cutting health benefits for some part-timers
NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to eliminate health insurance coverage for some of its part-time U.S. employees in a move aimed at controlling rising health care costs of the nation’s largest private employer. Wal-Mart told The Associated Press that starting Jan. 1, it will no longer offer health insurance to employees who […]
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Dixfield woman accused of shoplifting
FARMINGTON — A Dixfield woman, who had two young children with her Saturday at Wal-Mart, is accused of trying to steal nearly $150 worth of items from the store. Farmington police officer Ryan Wagner arrested Cassandra Quinn, 34, on a misdemeanor charge of theft, police secretary Rachel Heseltine said Monday. Store security personnel detained Quinn […]
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Police report breaking up major Wal-Mart retail theft ring
BANGOR, Maine — A retail theft ring involving hundreds of stolen items from area Wal-Mart stores sold on eBay has been broken, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said Friday. Maine State Police, with the assistance of local and federal law enforcement agencies, netted more than $240,000 in cash as well as a […]
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Liv. Falls woman arrested for stealing $500 in merchandise from Walmart
FARMINGTON — Police said a Livermore Falls woman faces charges of theft and violating bail conditions after walking out of Walmart in Farmington on Thursday with $500 worth of merchandise. Jennifer Lee, 32, left the store at approximately 5 p.m. with a cart filled with clothing, food and health and beauty products without paying for […]
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Medical inflatables from Houston highlight Wilton Blueberry Festival
WILTON — Four medical inflatables are ready for viewing during the 32nd annual Wilton Blueberry Festival. The large replicas of the body and organs can be viewed and even walked through from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday under a tent in Kineowatha Park off High Street. […]
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Farmington police seek help identifying woman
FARMINGTON — The Police Department is seeking the public’s help to identify a woman who left Walmart on Sunday, June 6, without paying for a sweatshirt. The woman was spotted by store security leaving without paying for a pink Maine sweatshirt, valued at $21.80, Farmington police secretary Bonnie Pomeroy said. Security told her to stop […]
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Strong woman banned from Walmart, Sam’s Club for year
FARMINGTON — A Strong woman was banned Wednesday from going to any Walmart or Sam’s Club store for the next year after she was charged with trying to steal $95 worth of food items and clothing from the Farmington Walmart, Farmington police secretary Bonnie Pomeroy said. Officer Ryan Rosie arrested Edith Green, 35, on a […]
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DOD to Wal-Mart: Lose our logos
The U.S. Department of Defense has asked Wal-Mart to remove military logos from 16 corporate tractor-trailers used to carry wreaths to veterans’ graves for Wreaths Across America, a charity based in Down East Maine. The DOD says Wal-Mart was violating its trademarks. The trucks sport logos for the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and […]