Sears Closing Madawaska K-Mart, The Only Major Retailer In Northern Maine Town

Maine Public | By Nora Flaherty

Published October 15, 2018 at 1:12 PM EDT

The K-Mart in the Aroostook County town of Madawaska, is one of 142 stores around the nation that Sears Holdings plans to close as it undergoes bankruptcy proceedings.K-Mart is the only large retailer in the far northern Maine town of about 4,000 people. No other Sears or K-Mart stores in Maine will be closed.

In a press release, the company says it will close some stores by November; others will be starting their closing sales "in time for holiday shopping." But it doesn't specify which stores will close when.

Maine Public wasn't able to leave a message with Sears Holding's media relations department because the voicemail was full.

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Nora is originally from the Boston area but has lived in Chicago, Michigan, New York City and at the northern tip of New York state. Nora began working in public radio at Michigan Radio in Ann Arbor and has been an on-air host, a reporter, a digital editor, a producer, and, when they let her, played records.

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