WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons voted 3-0-1 Tuesday to late-file a petition with the Public Utilities Commission to intervene in Central Maine Power Co.’s New England Clean Energy Connect project. The deadline for intervention filing was October 13, 2017, according to information in the PUC project docket. Chairperson Tiffany Maiuri, David Leavitt and Keith […]
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Town of Wilton earns SHAPE award
WILTON — Daniel Bolduc, director of the Bureau of Labor Standards, presented the Town of Wilton with the Safety and Health Award for Public Employers at the selectboard meeting Tuesday night. The certification recognizes exemplary performance of public-sector organizations that undertake a deliberate and rigorous safety program for employees. Michael LaPlante, program manager for the […]
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Farmington resident interns with Bureau of Labor Standards
AUGUSTA — This summer, Emily Rice of Farmington participated in the Maine Government Summer Internship Program with the Maine Department of Labor. Rice spent 12 weeks working for the department’s Research and Statistics Division in the Bureau of Labor Standards as the records-keeping assistant. Rice, a political science and history major at Saint Anselm College […]
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Livermore Falls fined for workplace violations; corrective action underway
LIVERMORE FALLS — The state’s Bureau of Labor Standards has fined the town $4,200 for dozens of workplace condition violations in departments and at the Public Works Garage, Transfer Station, library, Fire Station, Police Station, Town Office and Treatment Plant. The town has until Nov. 14 to correct the deficiencies, and then the penalty could […]
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Livermore’s workplace safety violations corrected; fine lowered to $160
LIVERMORE — All of the town’s workplace safety violations have been corrected, according to a letter to the town from Pamela Taylor, director of Bureau Labor Standards, dated April 30. The town had a potential $1,600 fine reduced to $160, interim town Administrative Assistant Renda Guild said Wednesday. The town was cited for 23 workplace […]
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Livermore cited for work place violations; corrective actions taken
LIVERMORE — The Maine Bureau of Labor Standards cited the town for 23 workplace safety violations at the Highway Garage, Fire Station, Town Office and Transfer Station. Many of them pertain to paperwork or training, Administrative Assistant Kurt Schaub said. The violations carry a $1,600 fine. However, the town can get the fine lowered or […]