AUBURN — Gov. Paul LePage has appointed Bryan Dench, chairman of the board of directors for Skelton Taintor & Abbott, to the state Board of Arbitration and Conciliation Services as an employer representative. The Board of Arbitration is part of the Maine Labor Relations Board, which administers and enforces Maine’s state laws that govern collective […]
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Civil lawsuit against Androscoggin County Commission to proceed
AUBURN — A civil lawsuit filed against the Androscoggin County Commission will proceed after a superior court found certain claims made by the suing cities and towns of Androscoggin County have sufficient merit to go to trial. The court ruled, however, that the case will proceed only against the County Commission as a legislative body, […]
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County officials seek dismissal of lawsuit
AUBURN — An attorney for Androscoggin County officials sought in court Wednesday to have a judge throw out a lawsuit accusing the Androscoggin County Board of Commissioners of improperly approving the 2015 county budget in which they gave themselves raises and benefits. At issue is a dispute over commissioners’ authority to give final budget approval […]
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Decision in Androscoggin County union contract not expected until next year
AUBURN — A judge is expected to rule in January whether an arbitration panel violated state law when it sided with a county workers’ union in allowing members to change the way they protest disciplinary actions and firings. A lawyer representing the Androscoggin County Commission was seeking Monday to reverse on appeal the opinion of […]
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Risk Pool to pick up legal costs; committee cuts commissioners’ salaries
AUBURN — Androscoggin County taxpayers will not have to pay county commissioners’ legal fees in a lawsuit brought against them by a dozen municipalities. The Maine County Commissioners Association Risk Pool will defend at its expense the commissioners in the suit filed by 12 of the 14 municipalities of Androscoggin County concerning the power of the […]
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Androscoggin commissioners may use county money to defend themselves against lawsuit
AUBURN — Following an executive session with their attorneys that lasted nearly two hours Wednesday evening, the Androscoggin County commissioners released a statement saying it would defend itself against a lawsuit filed by 12 of the 14 county municipalities. The seven county commissioners voted unanimously to defend themselves “at county expense” against the lawsuit if […]
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Dench presenter at Bermuda seminar
AUBURN — Attorney Bryan Dench of the law firm of Skelton Taintor & Abbott, 95 Main St., presented a continuing legal education seminar to the Bermuda Bar Association in Hamilton, Bermuda, on March 25. The subject was “Conflict of Interest Issues that arise when one client acquires another — The Corporate Affiliate Conflict.” The seminar […]
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B. Dench: Careful to get the right one
Senate District 25 includes Gray, but Gray voters may not know the contrast between Cathy Manchester, whom I endorse, and Cathy Breen. When Breen served on the Falmouth Town Council, she wanted to force property owners to give up rights to their land. When town sewer lines along Casco Bay needed repairs after a storm, […]
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Attorney Dench elected to LERA of Maine
PORTLAND — Bryan M. Dench, chairman of the board of directors of the law firm of Skelton, Taintor & Abbott, 95 Main St., Auburn, has been elected to the board of directors of the Labor and Employment Relations Association of Maine. Dench has been a management labor attorney for more than 38 years. Founded in […]