WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump acknowledged Thursday he repaid his personal lawyer for hush money given to porn actress Stormy Daniels after claiming previously he didn’t know about the payments. But the money, paid just before the 2016 election to stifle her claims of an affair, “had nothing to do with the campaign,” the […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Signature collectors stew over lack of payment
The number of signatures rejected in the casino petition was bad news for the people who helped collect them. In the wake of a failed bid to create a casino in southern Maine, several signature collectors were complaining that they had not been fully paid for their work. John Merchant, who came to Maine to […]
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Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Maine corrections board to meet with Franklin County commissioners
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners will meet with representatives of the state Board of Corrections on Tuesday, Oct. 7, to discuss the additional $100,000 the board wants the county to pay for the jail. It is expected other matters related to the jail will also be discussed at the 9 a.m. meeting at the Commissioners […]
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Protect yourself from data breaches
NEW YORK — Data breaches at retailers aren’t going away but there are ways consumers can protect themselves from future heists of their payment card information. Home Depot said Thursday that malicious software lurking in its check-out terminals between April and September affected 56 million debit and credit cards that customers swiped at its stores. […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
SAD 44 accepts Andover payment to keep school open
BETHEL — Andover Elementary School was assured of another year serving its 30 or so students following several actions taken by the SAD 44 school board Monday. Superintendent David Murphy said the board overwhelmingly agreed to accept an additional $180,000 from the town on top of the town’s school tax assessment. For the past several […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Commissioners approve jail fund payment
PARIS — County commissioners approved the release of a payment to the Maine Board of Corrections’ investment fund at its Oct. 15 meeting, but cautioned that further payments will depend on the performance of the state’s jail system. Oxford County pays $187,073 annually to the fund, which goes to offset the additional cost of housing inmates […]