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PublishedNovember 15, 2022
Walmart offers to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
Though it hasn't admitted liability, the company released a statement saying the money will 'provide significant aid to communities across the country.'
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2022
Walmart to hire 40,000 mostly seasonal workers for holidays
The nation's largest retailer and largest private employer said it's in a stronger staffing position heading into the holidays than last year and is now focusing on hiring only seasonal workers, rather than permanent workers.
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PublishedMay 24, 2022
Public health officials warn of possible hepatitis A exposure at Skowhegan Walmart
A person who worked in the deli section of the store was found to have been sick with the contagious liver disease this month, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2022
Senate approves bill to limit ‘dark store’ tax challenges
The bill would give municipalities a way to fight off big-box retailers' efforts to reduce their municipal tax burden.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2021
Murder trial for Auburn man underway this week
Trial of Gage Dalphonse has been moved to Kennebec County Superior Court after Justice William Stokes ordered it be moved from Androscoggin County Superior Court for administrative purposes.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2021
State has cited 65 businesses for violating COVID-19 rules. See where they are
Two of the establishments subsequently were awarded state bailout money for which they should have been ineligible.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2020
Justice Department suing Walmart, alleges company helped fuel opioid crisis
The suit alleges the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2020
Walmart worker struck by forklift at Lewiston distribution center
The employee was taken to Central Maine Medical Center.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2020
Maine Walmart stores not offering layaway for holiday season
Lack of use cited as the reason for discontinuing service.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2020
Auburn murder suspect seeks to block testimony of crime analyst
Gage Dalphonse is charged with shooting Jean Fournier of Turner last year in the Walmart parking lot.
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