FARMINGTON — Flora Pearl O’Connor, 80, of the Holley Road in Farmington passed Wednesday, Sept. 5, at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Brighton, Mass., Sept. 6, 1937, a daughter of Joseph Reginal and Angeline (MacDonald) McIsaac. On Aug. 30, 1958, she married Robert O’Connor, the love of her life, […]
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Joey Arsenault
NORWAY — Joey Arsenault, beloved son of Maurice and Judy (Guilford) Arsenault, died at his home on 44 Elm St., Norway, on Thursday, July 19, with his family attending to him. Joey was born Dec. 22, 1976. He graduated from Oxford Hills High School in 1995, went to work at the Oxford Hannaford store in 2000 […]
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Diane "Dee" Torres
AUBURN — Diane R. Torres, 70, of Louise St. in Auburn died peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, July 17, at her home. She was born in Lewiston on Aug. 30, 1947 a daughter of the late Romeo and Theresa (Lessard) Samson. She grew up in Lewiston and married Roger Torres, from Somerville, Mass., on Sept. 2, […]
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Hannaford opens new store in Mechanic Falls on July 28
MECHANIC FALLS — Hannaford is opening its 63rd store July 28 on Pigeon Hill Road. At 20,000 square feet, it’s Hannaford’s smallest grocery store to include a pharmacy, spokesman Eric Blom said. “We know that it is a needed service in this community,” Blom said. “Our team worked hard to design a store that not […]
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The Buzz: Auburn Hannaford, Lewiston McDonald’s get overhauls
This week the Buzz is waiting for a Big Mac and trying to find where the baby wipes aisle ended up. In Auburn, a $2.5 million renovation is underway at the Hannaford grocery store on Spring Street. Shelves and stock have been moved around as the store gets new flooring and fixtures. Spokesman Eric Blom […]
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Topsham Hannaford issues single-store product recall
TOPSHAM — The Topsham Hannaford has announced a single-store product recall on 80 percent lean ground beef, according to a news release from Hannaford Supermarkets External Communications Manager Eric Bloom. Eighty percent lean ground beef purchased Monday, April 23 with a sell-by date of April 24 may contain metal fragments and should not be consumed, according […]
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Hannaford settles labor dispute at South Portland distribution center
The union representing employees at a Hannaford distribution center in South Portland have agreed on a three-year contract weeks after workers went on a one-day strike. “United Food and Commercial Workers 1445 has accepted Delhaize America Distribution LLC’s original offer, which was a fair and competitive agreement. Delhaize America Distribution LLC is pleased the situation […]
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200-plus Hannaford distribution center workers launch 24-hour strike
SOUTH PORTLAND — More than 200 union members who work at the Hannaford distribution center in South Portland launched a 24-hour strike on Wednesday morning after previously rejecting a contract proposal. Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445 say they are striking in order to secure a fair contract that improves their lives and protects […]
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Hannaford, union to discuss new contract Feb. 26
PORTLAND — A food workers union and the owner of a distributor in Maine say they will meet to try to avert a strike. More than 200 members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445 who work at the Hannaford Distribution Center in South Portland say they authorized a strike. The distribution center is […]
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250 Hannaford workers authorize strike in Maine
[UPDATED: Hannaford, union to discuss new contract Feb. 26] SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) – A food workers union that represents employees at a Maine distribution center says it has rejected a contract proposal and will go on strike. The 250 workers are members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445 who work at the Hannaford Distribution […]