LEWISTON — A judge issued an order against Seth Carey, a suspended attorney and Republican candidate for district attorney, barring him from having any contact with a woman who claimed to be his ex-girlfriend. The Auburn woman filed a protection from abuse order against Carey last week, accusing him of stalking her by parking in […]
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Rumford lawyer launches nonprofit to stay in legal cat dispute
PARIS — A lawyer dismissed by his clients from an ongoing legal battle over an inheritance left to the homeless cats of Dixfield has launched a flurry of legal challenges to stay on the case, forming a nonprofit he said should be in control of the estate. Last week, Rumford attorney Seth Carey asked the Maine […]
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Judge asked to rule on status of cat case attorney
PARIS — Oxford County Superior Court Justice Robert Clifford has been asked to confirm that Rumford attorney Seth Carey is no longer representing those suing over money to care for stray cats in Dixfield. According to the lawsuit filed in January by Carey, the town of Dixfield and five women caring for the strays claim […]
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River Valley native Reagan Carey leads U.S. women into World Championships
EVERETT, Wash. — Reagan Carey is taking it all in. Standing in the entryway between the locker room and the bench at the Xfinity Arena, Carey is watching the U.S. National Women’s Hockey Team go through their paces at practice, dashing from drill to drill, preparing for a tough tournament ahead at the International Ice […]
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Maine Bar Association recognizes Carey
RUMFORD — The Maine State Bar Association recently recognized Thomas S. Carey of Carey & Associates PA in Rumford for providing pro bono services for low-income Mainers during 2013-2014. Carey was recognized for providing the highest cumulative number of pro bono hours in Oxford County for VLP cases closed between July 1, 2013, and June […]
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Legislature’s budget committee disappointed with answers on Riverview Psychiatric Center
AUGUSTA — Some lawmakers on the budget-writing Appropriations Committee on Tuesday were not satisfied with answers from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to a host of questions about Riverview Psychiatric Center. The state’s 92-bed center has been the focus of intense scrutiny since it lost $20 million in federal funding — about […]
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Rumford board has lengthy agenda
RUMFORD — Selectmen will have a lengthy agenda to tackle at their regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. in Rumford Falls Auditorium. There are four old-business items on the agenda. These include Peter Orino’s request to permanently close McKenzie Hill, an update on the 2007 street sweeper by Public Works Superintendent Andy Russell, appointment of the […]
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Governor finds money to restore rainy day fund
AUGUSTA — Details of Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s plan to restore about $21 million to Maine’s so-called “rainy day fund” trickled out Thursday. Lawmakers used the $21 million to fund revenue-sharing to towns and cities. LePage has said the state must replenish the rainy day account to its prior level of $60 million to avoid […]
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Maine Republicans defend $1 million no-bid welfare review contract
AUGUSTA — Republicans on the Legislature’s budget-writing Appropriations Committee on Thursday defended a controversial no-bid, $1 million contract with a Rhode Island company to study and issue an analysis of Maine’s welfare programs. The contract, issued to the Alexander Group, the group’s CEO, Gary Alexander, and Republican Gov. Paul LePage have come under withering criticism […]
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Dems say way forward for Riverview remains unclear
LEWISTON — Democratic state lawmakers on the budget-writing Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee are saying they were misled and misinformed when they agreed to back Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal aimed at preserving about $17 million in federal funding for the Riverview Psychiatric Center. Despite passage of a law change expanding the staff and treatment capacity […]