JAY — Deborah L. Richards, 55, a resident of Livermore Falls, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 11, in Jay, surrounded by her loving family and friends, following a long battle with cancer. She was born April 22, 1961, in Raleigh, N.C., the daughter of Robert Lewis and Lillian (Sides) Lewis. Debbie was a graduate of […]
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Delhaize sells 10 Hannaford stores in Massachusetts and N.Y.
Royal Ahold and Delhaize Group agreed to sell 86 stores in the United States as the Dutch and Belgian grocers seek to win antitrust clearance for their merger this month. The European retailers are selling 4.1 percent of their combined U.S. stores, and the sites represent 3.2 percent of their revenue in that market, they […]
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Hannaford recalls sunflower seeds because of listeria concerns
SCARBOROUGH — Hannaford Supermarkets is recalling SunOpta sunflower kernel products because they may be contaminated with listeria. Hannaford is alerting customers that SunOpta, a producer of organic and specialty foods, has voluntarily recalled nationwide certain sunflower kernel products produced at the company’s Minnesota production facility because the items may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. […]
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Richard L. Libby
1934 – 2015 BRUNSWICK — Richard L. Libby, 80, of Lisbon Road, died Sunday, Oct. 4, at Mid Coast Hospital. He was born in Pownal on Oct. 24, 1934, the son of Fred and Mabel Cass Libby. He lived most of his younger years in Standish and attended Standish schools. He married Charlene Washburn in […]
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Adam D. Verreault
1995 – 2015 POLAND — Adam David Verreault, 20, of 414 Poland Corner Road, Poland, passed away in his home unexpectedly Wednesday, Aug. 26. Adam was born July 16, 1995, a son of David and Colleen Verreault. He grew up in Poland and graduated from Poland Regional High School in 2013. Following high school, Adam […]
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Hannaford settles Department of Labor dispute over ergonomics
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Hannaford supermarket chain is settling a dispute with the federal Department of Labor with a promise to institute new worker protection standards at two distribution centers. The labor department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Hannaford for failing to keep distribution centers in Schodack Landing, New York, and South Portland, Maine, […]
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Fleurette G. Roux
1939 – 2015 LEWISTON — Fleurette G. Roux, 76, of Central Avenue, Lewiston, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Hospice House after a long illness. She was born on March 25,1939, daughter of Jean Charles and Jeanne (Bernier) Fortier. She was a graduate of Lewiston High School, Class of 1956. In 1960, Flo […]
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One injured, one charged in Farmington crash
FARMINGTON — Police said a New Sharon woman failed to stop and struck a driver at a red light on the Wilton Road on Friday afternoon. Police said the driver of the vehicle that was struck, Jerry Parlin, 65, of Farmington, was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital by NorthStar ambulance to be examined. Amanda Mooar, […]
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Oxford selectmen approve pump station bid
OXFORD — Selectmen unanimously awarded a $6,500 bid to a South Portland company to install sewer piping at the north end pump station Thursday evening. The bid from Ferguson Waterworks was the lowest of three the town received for the work, which is slated to replace the deteriorating infrastructure at the current station between Applebee’s and […]
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Hannaford’s owner to merge with Stop & Shop owner
NEW YORK — The owner of Stop & Shop and Giant will tie up with the parent company of Food Lion and Hannaford’s, creating a $29 billion grocer that will be in a stronger position to compete with Wal-Mart and other discount retailers. The deal, which would create the fourth largest grocer in the U.S., […]