FARMINGTON — A Chesterville selectman pleaded guilty Tuesday to writing a bogus check and was ordered to pay a $150 fine, according to a court document. Tiffany Estabrook, 40, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Farmington District Court to negotiating a worthless instrument. She was accused of writing a $260 check to C.N. Brown, according to the […]
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Anthem fined for failing to track, respond to complaints
GARDINER (AP) — Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has agreed to pay $225,000 to settle an investigation by Maine’s insurance superintendent over its failure to adequately track and respond to customer complaints. Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa called the failure to respond in a timely manner a “serious issue.” His office conducted a survey of […]
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Cascades Auburn Fiber fined by EPA
AUBURN — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined Cascades Auburn Fiber $65,000, saying Cascades violated the Clean Water Act and federal Oil Pollution Prevention regulations. EPA spokesman Jeff Kopf said the fines announced Monday stem from deficiencies spotted in an October 2012 inspection. “We give the companies a little bit of time to address […]
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PAC run by Maine Senate President Alfond fined for finance violation
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Senate President’s leadership political action committee will pay a $1,500 fine for a campaign finance violation. The Maine Commission on Ethics and Governmental Practices commission fined Justin Alfond’s PAC on Thursday. The Democrat says that contributions and expenditures were inadvertently left off two quarterly reports. The penalty for such a […]
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New Hampshire driver stops to help ducklings, gets ticket
NEWFIELDS, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman who called police after stopping in a highway median to help some stranded ducklings plans to fight a $44 ticket. Hallie Bibeau of Newfields said she was driving east on Route 101 on Friday when she had to slam on her brakes to avoid hitting the ducklings. […]
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Lewiston targets ‘disorderly properties’
LEWISTON — Police have a new label for rowdy addresses: “disorderly properties.” On Tuesday, the Lewiston City Council approved a measure to begin contacting the owners of rental properties that have drawn repeated visits by police. “I think we’re trying a low-key approach with the landlords to see how it works,” Lewiston police Sgt. Robert […]
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DeCoster to pay $6.8M fine in plea deal for salmonella outbreak
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa company has agreed to pay $6.8 million in fines for selling old eggs with false labels for years as well as the tainted products that caused a nationwide salmonella outbreak in 2010, according to a plea agreement released Monday. Quality Egg LLC, once one of the nation’s largest […]
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Phillips man pleads guilty in plea agreement
FARMINGTON — A Phillips man pleaded guilty to a felony charge of gross sexual assault as part of a plea agreement Friday in Franklin County Superior Court. Robert Parker Jr., 44, also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of a child as part of the agreement which dismissed eight other charges. […]
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Rumford-area woman accused of lying to police goes to trial
PARIS — The trial of a Rumford-area woman accused of making a false statement to police when she filed a formal complaint against a Dixfield police officer is expected to get underway on Tuesday morning. Nikki Libby, 35, faces one count of unsworn falsification, a Class D offense, in connection with the case. If found […]
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Former Lewiston used car dealer to pay $7,000 fine for counterfeit inspection stickers
BANGOR — The owner of a local used car dealership is scheduled to plead no contest Thursday at the Penobscot Judicial Center to 28 of 84 counts of using counterfeit inspection stickers, according to the Penobscot County district attorney’s office. Glenn Geiser, 48, of Brewer, owner of My Maine Ride, is not expected to attend. […]