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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Former Maine couple accuse Wal-Mart of same sex bias in lawsuit
BOSTON — A Massachusetts woman filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday accusing Wal-Mart of wrongly denying employee benefits for same-sex spouses. Jacqueline Cote says Wal-Mart repeatedly denied medical insurance for her wife before 2014, when the retail giant started offering benefits for same-sex spouses. The couple incurred at least $150,000 in medical costs after Cote’s wife, Dee […]
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Robert E. Bean
1970 – 2015 AUBURN — Robert E. Bean, 45, of Auburn died on Sunday, June 28, at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. He was born on March 2, 1970, in South Paris to parents Judith A. and Earl L. Bean. He attended Edward Little High School and was a member of the Interact […]
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Nearly 40 percent of Wal-Mart’s U.S. workers to get pay raises
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is spending $1 billion to make changes to how it pays and trains U.S. hourly workers as the embattled retailer tries to reshape the image that its stores offer dead-end jobs. As part of its biggest investment in worker training and pay ever, Wal-Mart told The Associated Press that within the next […]
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Chamber creates 145 holiday baskets for Franklin County families
FARMINGTON — The Gerry Wiles Holiday Food Basket Drive is providing 145 holiday baskets to families throughout Franklin County. Sponsored by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, members gathered Friday to start distributing boxes filled with items for a holiday meal. The boxes include a turkey and all the fixings with enough for a large […]
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‘It changed people’s lives.’ The Wal-Mart Distribution Center 10 years later.
‘I can’t even imagine what things might have been like without those 800 jobs.’ It was “The Business That Must Not Be Named.” For months, consultants for an anonymous out-of-state company appeared in Lewiston. Men in suits examined the city’s industrial spaces, teased about making big investments in a new warehouse facility and flew away […]
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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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Woman charged with theft from Farmington Wal-Mart
FARMINGTON — Local police said a Livermore Falls woman was charged Thursday with stealing items from Wal-Mart, partly by using a recent receipt to get money for the merchandise. Luanne Jones-Stiles, 60, of Livermore Falls was given a summons on charges of theft by unauthorized taking and theft by deception, Police Department secretary Bonnie Pomeroy said. […]
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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 […]