Oxford County Registry of Deeds Clerk Debra Smith, left, Deputy Register of Deeds Pam Woodworth, center, and Register of Deeds Patricia Shearman stand in front of shelves of books containing documents dating back decades. Woodworth and Smith recently finished transferring old documents onto a digital database that people can access online. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal) NORWAY […]
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Maine Legislature to take up ethics bill for state government
AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers Wednesday will debate a bill aimed at strengthening the state’s ethics code for executive branch officers and employees, including those who run the biggest departments in state government. The bill is the result of a document-shredding scandal that erupted after a 2012 Sun Journal records request that sought information from the […]
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CDC officials deflect blame in document-shredding probe
AUGUSTA — After six hours of testimony Friday from the six current and former Maine Center for Disease Control officials at the heart of a state document-shredding probe, two things became clear. Deputy Director Christine Zukas told employees to destroy public documents related to funding for the Healthy Maine Partnerships program. And scoring was changed […]
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CDC suit gets new lawyers; computer info secured
The Maine Attorney General’s Office is no longer defending the Maine Department of Health and Human Services in a federal whistle-blower lawsuit brought by a former Maine Center for Disease Control division director. DHHS, which oversees the CDC, has two new lawyers. And as the lawsuit continues, computer hard drives have been taken from several […]
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Former director says FBI investigating Maine CDC
Sharon Leahy-Lind said Friday in an interview with the Sun Journal that she has “fully cooperated with the FBI” while investigators there look into issues at the CDC. A spokesman for the CDC said he was unaware of an FBI investigation. A spokesman for the FBI said he could neither confirm nor deny an agency […]
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Maine probate courts putting documents online
When Dana Hanley was elected probate judge in Oxford County 17 years ago, the registrar and clerks were using typewriters to fill out standard forms and to prepare orders for him to sign. Under Hanley’s leadership and in consultation with and cooperation from all 16 counties, the probate courts are the first in Maine to […]