NEW YORK (AP) — Foam cups at Dunkin’ Donuts will soon be history, removing what the company estimates will be a billion of them each year from the waste stream. Dunkin’ said Wednesday that the polystyrene foam cups will be completely phased out from its stores globally by 2020. Because foam packaging decomposes slowly, ends […]
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The Buzz: A new Dunkin’ for Lewiston’s Main Street, new name for the Promenade Mall
Paychex was the first office tenant at Lewiston’s former Promenade Mall. According to a real estate report, the mall is now called Gendron Place. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) This week the Buzz has breaking Dunkin’ Donuts news and we’re saying goodbye to the Promenade Mall (in name only). Franchise owner Norm Boulay recently reopened the Dunkin’ […]
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Video: Dunkin’ without the Donuts; chain debuts store of the future
QUINCY, Mass. (AP) — Dunkin’ without the Donuts? A new Dunkin’ Donuts store opening in the Boston suburb of Quincy is giving the idea a try, at least in name. Officials say the “next generation” store being unveiled Tuesday will be be billed simply as “Dunkin.” But the chain’s signature doughnuts aren’t going anywhere. The […]
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Dunkin Donuts trims its menu items by 10 percent
CANTON, Mass. (AP) — So long strawberry banana smoothie. Goodbye steak and egg breakfast sandwich. Dunkin’ Donuts is cutting back on its food and drink offerings. The Boston Herald reports the new, simplified menu is expected to roll out in New England locations starting Monday before expanding nationwide in mid-March. The Canton, Massachusetts-based company founded […]
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Winthrop OKs new Dunkin' Donuts despite traffic concerns
This former bank building on Main Street in Winthrop, seen Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, is the proposed site of a new Dunkin’ Donuts store. Winthrop officials have approved an application from a developer to open a Dunkin’ Donuts on Main Street, ending seven years of discussions about the possibility of the popular drive-thru coming to […]
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Brandyn Michael Whelpley
JAY – On Friday, Aug. 11, we lost Brandyn Michael Whelpley, 17, of Jay, at his home in Jay. We lost our precious son much too soon. He was born, the oldest of five, on June 26, 2000, at Farmington, a son of Kevin and Stephanie (Yeaton) Whelpley. He attended schools in Jay and would have […]
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Dunkin' Donuts proposed for New Sharon
NEW SHARON — The Planning Board has given conditional approval for a Dunkin’ Donuts and another retail business on the corner of Routes 2 and 27. New Sharon Crossing proposes a 10,000-square-foot building to house the businesses, said Dan Silvestre, who along with a Biddeford business partner, pitched the project. Silvestre and his wife, Jackie, […]
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Deal in Dunkin’ Donuts case could mean free buttered treats
BOSTON (AP) — An attorney is defending a proposed settlement between a man and Dunkin’ Donuts shops that could mean $500 for the lead plaintiff, free buttered baked goods for hundreds of other customers and a big payout for law firms that handled the class action case. Jan Polanik had sued a cluster of franchises […]
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Maine minimum wage rises Saturday
LEWISTON — Liz McArthur is a single mom with a 3-year-old daughter, a full-time nursing student and a part-time waitress at Marco’s restaurant where, weather-depending, this time of year customers and tips can be iffy. The 27-year-old’s weekly paycheck is about to go up about $200 a month. McArthur figures she’ll have more money for […]
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Norway board approves sign change for new Dunkin’ Donuts
NORWAY — The Planning Board voted 4-0 Thursday evening to approve a sign change to the Dunkin’ Donuts under construction at 60 Fair St. In September, the board voted unanimously to authorize a building permit for a Dunkin’ Donuts shop in the former Tim Hortons Coffee & Bake Shop. Michael Rentschler, construction manager of MDM […]