OTISFIELD — New contracts for residents leasing town land at Heniger Park on Pleasant Lake could be issued by next summer, Selectman Rick Micklon said. Selectmen met with town attorneys in Portland on Wednesday in the first of three meetings to draft a new lease agreement. The town has begun to hammer out the legal […]
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Pine State becomes sole bidder in effort to market Maine liquor
AUGUSTA — After spending years preparing to bid on the state’s wholesale liquor contract and successfully appealing this spring when part of it was awarded to someone else, Ford Reiche has decided to walk away. The president of Dirigo Spirits and former Auburn businessman said Friday that his company decided not to bid again on […]
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BIW could land contract for additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
BATH — The fact that the Marine Corps usually gets what it wants bodes well for Bath Iron Works’ chances of winning a contract to build another DDG-51 destroyer, a leading defense industry analyst said Monday. Naval industry analyst Jay Korman of The Avascent Group said Monday that a new amphibious transport is a priority […]
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Franklin County to swear in Somerset County deputies
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to allow the sheriff to swear in full-time deputies from neighboring Somerset County. Somerset will do the same for Franklin County deputies. Franklin County deputies currently do not have the jurisdiction to stop vehicles in a six- or seven-mile stretch of Route 27 in New Portland, Sheriff Scott […]
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Bath Iron Works is awarded $57 million in Navy contracts for maintenance, engineering
BATH (AP) — Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree says Bath Iron Works has won two Navy contracts totaling more than $57 million for fleet maintenance and engineering projects. Pingree said Tuesday that half the money is for design and engineering work on the Littoral Combat Ship. The ship is designed for coastal operations such as transporting […]
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Central Maine Power union rejects contract extension
AUGUSTA (AP) — The largest union representing Central Maine Power workers has rejected a 3-year contract extension. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1837 said 13 meetings were held this week, each one ending in a ballot vote. The contract extension was rejected. Local 1837 business manager Dick Rogers said many workers didn’t like […]
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New contract means Auburn teachers will have to wait for raises
AUBURN — Auburn teachers have a new labor contract that gives them no raises this year, but they will get raises next year and some will get make-up step raises. The contract is “a placeholder,” Auburn Education Association President Bill Reilley said. “We’re pleased we could resolve a bridge contract for teachers,” Superintendent Katy Grondin […]
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Selectpersons ink deal with Jay Town Office staff
JAY — Following an executive session, selectpersons voted Monday night to approve a three-year contract for two of the Town Office staff, Town Manager Ruth Cushman said Tuesday. The deputy clerk and deputy tax collector will receive a 1 percent raise each year of the pact, she said. The selectpersons signed the contract that will […]
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LePage administration withholds consultant’s report on welfare reform
AUGUSTA — State officials are continuing to deny access to a publicly funded study examining Maine’s welfare system, including the possible impacts of a Medicaid expansion here. The study, commissioned on a no-bid contract for $925,200 by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, is being completed by a Rhode Island-based consulting company, the […]
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Lincoln paper mill layoffs due to contract lost to Indonesian firm
LINCOLN — Lincoln Paper & Tissue has revealed in a federal document that it was more than a boiler explosion that led to the recent decision to lay off 200 millworkers — the loss of a major customer also influenced the decision. The company on Dec. 16 filed a petition with the U.S. Department of […]