FARMINGTON — Madrid Township plow contractor Alan Brisard will reimburse the county $7,500 for sand he used from a county gravel pit in the township to treat Madrid roads. Brisard holds the winter maintenance contract for Madrid Township. The town of Madrid deorganized in 2000 as a municipal entity and is now an unorganized territory. […]
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Jay: Union contract saves money
JAY – Selectpersons voted unanimously Monday night to approve a two-year union contract with Town Office staff that is expected to save the town nearly $300 to $400 a month on health insurance, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Tuesday. The action followed an executive session. The contract is for July 1, 2017, through June 30, […]
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Franklin County dispatchers get 2 percent wage increase
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve a two-year contract that gives dispatchers a 2 percent wage increase, retroactive to July 1, 2016. Members of Teamsters Local 340 approved the contract Monday night, Communications Center Director Stan Wheeler said. The action followed a brief executive session. The contract will expire June 30, 2018. […]
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Committee approves 3-year contract for Auburn superintendent
AUBURN — The Auburn School Committee on Wednesday approved a three-year contract for Superintendent Katy Grondin. Her new contract runs through June 1, 2020. The vote was unanimous, Committee Chairman Tom Kendall said. One change in her contract is her salary. Grondin was given a 3 percent raise for each of the three years, which […]
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Franklin County deputy contract promotes corporals to sergeants
FARMINGTON — Three corporals at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office are being promoted to sergeants as part of a one-year contract approved by commissioners June 30 with the Fraternal Order of Police, which represents patrol deputies. New sergeants Nate Bean, Matt Brann and Kevin Hartley will also get a pay raise under the agreement, county […]
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Auburn School Committee lawyer: No labor laws broken
AUBURN — The Auburn School Committee’s lawyer filed a rebuttal and asked for fact finding Tuesday to allegations by the teachers union that labor laws were broken during negotiations. Lawyer Peter Felmly, representing the School Committee, said in its counter to the Maine Labor Relations Board that when the School Committee and the union signed […]
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Shipbuilders vote today on contract proposal
AUGUSTA (AP) — There’s no strike on the line when the largest union at Bath Iron Works votes on a proposed four-year contract today but the shipyard says its future competitiveness is at stake. The company pressed for early negotiations aimed at winning concessions that it says are necessary to be competitive on a crucial bid […]
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Franklin County enters contract for IT services
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Monday to enter into a contract with Systems Engineering in Portland for a cost of $17,000 for information technology services in 2016. The cost was not included in the current budget so the company delayed payment until July 1, 2016. According to James Desjardins, IT systems administrator for Franklin […]
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RSU 9 contracts give overall average of 2.5 percent increase
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors have approved contracts with four staff groups that give an overall 2.5 percent increase in wages, Superintendent Tom Ward said Oct. 14. All bargaining units approved the agreements. The board voted 10-2 on Oct. 13 to accept the recommendations of the board’s Contract Resolution Committee, Ward said. Directors […]
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Paris Police Chief Michael Madden leaving post
PARIS — Paris Police Chief Michael Madden believes he’s accomplished enough in two years to not feel too much regret when he sees the town fade behind him in his rearview mirror. He has officially put in his notice and his last day of work will be Wednesday, Oct. 7, when his contract expires. “I am […]