New Superstore Opens, Old Wal-Mart Shuts Down
September 17, 2009
Wal-Mart has hired a private real estate broker to sell its empty store at 461 High Street in Ellsworth, Maine. You can buy the 94,160
Ellsworth, ME
Small Town Now Flooded With Superstore Chains
July 18, 2008
Sprawl-Busters reported on June 30, 2000 that Wal-Mart wanted to be the Main retailer in Maine, and had launched a multi-town assault on vacationland. In
Massachusetts Big Box Developers Sprawling Over Maine
March 19, 2006
With major retail developers from Massachusetts assaulting towns like Damariscotta, Thomaston and other mid-coast Maine communities, the residents in Ellsworth report that another Massachusetts developer
Wal-Mart Returns For Second Try
February 20, 2006
Residents of Ellsworth, Maine were greeted with unpleasant news in today’s Ellsworth Weekly: Wal-Mart is going to try to again to build a superstore on
Moratorium Bids Fails. Big Box Money Prevails.
November 11, 2002
Newsflash reported last winter that a community group called Citizens for Responsible Development (CORD) was pushing for a ballot question to create a development moratorium
Wal-Mart Can’t Afford to Build
January 31, 2002
I first reported on the brewing battle against Wal-Mart in Ellsworth, ME in a June 30,2000 newsflash. Here’s an update from CORD, the Citizens Organized
Wal-Mart’s Maine Event
June 30, 2000
Wal-Mart wants to be the main retailer in Maine, and has launched a multi-town assault on vacationland. Sprawl-busters in Rockland, Topsham and Belfast are already