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A.C. Moore Will Close All Locations, Including 3 In Maine

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Citing challenges in the retail environment, New Jersey-based A.C. Moore has announced plans to close all 145 of its arts and crafts stores, including three in Maine. 

Officials say information on when specific A.C. Moore locations will close will be shared in the coming weeks on the company website. Up 40 locations could reopen as Michaels arts and crafts stores, joining more than 1200 Michaels locations in 49 states and Canada.

A.C. Moore has stores in Bangor, Augusta and South Portland. Michaels also has 3 stores in Maine, in Augusta, Scarborough and Biddeford.

Ed is a Maine native who spent his early childhood in Livermore Falls before moving to Farmington. He graduated from Mount Blue High School in 1970 before going to the University of Maine at Orono where he received his BA in speech in 1974 with a broadcast concentration. It was during that time that he first became involved with public broadcasting. He served as an intern for what was then called MPBN TV and also did volunteer work for MPBN Radio.