Brittany and Kimberley Irish received a $500,000 payment from the state after dropping a lawsuit that accused Maine State Police of failing to respond to warnings and protect them from a deadly rampage in 2015.
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Transgender woman and assisted living home that rejected her reach settlement
Adult Family Care Homes of Maine agreed to adopt a comprehensive transgender nondiscrimination policy at all 9 of its facilities, including Sunrise Assisted Living in Jonesport, which declined to accept Marie King in 2021.
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Environmentalist warns of ‘subtle’ harm to Kennebec
BATH — A local environmentalist is saying possible contamination of the Kennebec River by Bath Iron Works could hinder progress in restoring the river’s water quality. The shipyard has said it will pay $355,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act for failing to comply with stormwater permit requirements […]
Posted inFranklin
Jay, Pollis family reach settlement on property cleanup
JAY — The town and contractors involved in cleaning up properties on Route 17 in North Jay in 2015 have reached a settlement with the owners, according to Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere. The town got a court order to clean up the properties in January 2015. The Pollis family sued the town and the contractors in […]
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Jay’s draft $6.65 million budget reflects Verso payment
JAY — Town officials, Budget Committee members and department heads will begin reviewing a proposed $6.65 million municipal budget at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, in the Spruce Mountain High School library. The 2017-18 spending plan is $1.38 million more than the current budget. After factoring in revenues, the net amount is proposed at $5.25 […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Jay’s tax rate to rise after Verso tax dispute settlement
JAY — The tax rate will increase following the settlement of a tax dispute on the valuation of the Androscoggin Mill and related property for the years of 2013, 2014 and 2015, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said. Selectpersons agreed to give paper mill owner Verso a credit of $4 million over the next three tax years […]
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Town, Verso reach agreement on valuation
JAY — The town’s Select Board and Verso Corp. reached an agreement Monday to resolve valuation and tax disputes for the 2013, 2014 and 2015 tax years on the company’s Androscoggin Mill and associated property. Selectpersons agreed Monday to give Verso a credit of $4 million over the next three tax years in six credits […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Judicial settlement to decide New Gloucester bookkeeper’s job
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen Laura Sturgis and Steven Libby will accompany Town Manager Paul First to the Cumberland County courthouse on Wednesday for a closed-door judicial settlement conference on the Sandra Sacco lawsuit against the town of New Gloucester. Maine Municipal Association appointed an attorney to the case to represent the town using insurance. Sacco, […]
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Lewiston agrees to federal terms to settle Soule fraud deal
LEWISTON — The city will take a deal offered by two federal agencies to pay penalties for fraudulent loans in 2007 and 2008 to Lewiston developer Travis Soule. “I think this will allow us to bring the situation to a conclusion,” City Administrator Ed Barrett said. “We’ve changed our process so it does not happen […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Arbitrator awards Jay $31K
LIVERMORE FALLS — An independent arbitrator concluded that the Livermore Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant owes $31,643 to the town of Jay for overbilling related to employee insurances and benefits. The arbitrator denied all other claims. Jay had claimed it was owed $283,316. Livermore Falls owns the plant, and Jay and Livermore Falls share the cost […]