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New state unemployment system continues to frustrate Mainers

by Colin Ellis, Waterville Sentinel January 29, 2018January 29, 2018

More than a month after the Maine Department of Labor rolled out a new system for filing unemployment claims, politicians are saying the system is still broken, leaving many Maine residents without a check. According to state Sen. Shenna Bellows and Rep. Ryan Fecteau, dozens are still reporting they are unable to access the department’s […]

Lewiston-Auburn, River Valley

Numerous flat tire complaints in Mexico

by Bruce Farrin, Rumford Falls Times December 22, 2017December 25, 2017

MEXICO — Town Manager Jack Gaudet said he had heard numerous flat tire complaints in town over recent weeks. He told selectmen on Dec. 19 that sharp metal strands have been entering people’s tires and causing flats, and local tire businesses have jars of collected strands. “I think I have one in one of my tires,” Gaudet […]

Franklin

Tell town officials — not Facebook — about road conditions

by Donna M. Perry, Staff Writer, and Judith Meyer, Managing Edi December 2, 2014

LIVERMORE — If residents have a problem with roads during or following a snowstorm, they are much better off calling their public works department instead of complaining to Facebook. On Friday, before all of the pre-Thanksgiving Day snowstorm was completely cleared, a number of people in Livermore posted complaints and nasty comments on their personal […]

River Valley

Mexico police chief says complaints on pace to surpass previous year

by Matthew Daigle, Staff Writer June 6, 2014

MEXICO — Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said the number of complaints his department has received this year are on pace to surpass 2013. “In 2013, we saw 1,938 complaints over the course of the entire year,” Hodsdon said Thursday afternoon. “Normally, we hit the 1,000 mark in complaints around September. This year, it’s June, and […]

Maine, sj-web

Maine AG releases list of top consumer complaints

by The Associated Press August 29, 2013

AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s attorney general said the top consumer complaint in the state revolves around car sales. That’s according to a list released by Attorney General Janet Mills of the top 10 consumer complaints in the past year. The second-top complaint involved sweepstakes, prize promotions and similar types of scams, followed by complaints about […]