PORTLAND — The group Food and Water Watch and Fryeburg resident Bruce Taylor have asked Maine’s top court to toss out state regulators’ approval of a controversial 25-year deal between Poland Spring owner Nestle Waters and local Fryeburg Water Co. The group has asked the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to consider specific parts of the […]
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Selectmen discuss grants for boat launch, senior assistance
PARIS — Selectmen decided to move forward in applying for grants that, if awarded, would help establish a public boat launch and help senior citizens remain in their homes. At their meeting Monday night, selectmen unanimously authorized Town Manager Amy Bernard to apply for a grant through the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The […]
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Maine Senate confirms McLean’s nomination to PUC
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate has confirmed Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s pick for the Public Utilities Commission. The Republican-controlled Senate voted unanimously in favor of Carlie McLean’s nomination to the board on Thursday. She was unanimously endorsed by the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee last week. The three-member PUC is in charge of regulating electric […]
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PUC nominee Carlie McLean gets energy committee endorsement
AUGUSTA — A Maine committee has endorsed Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s nominee to the Public Utilities Commission. The Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee unanimously supported Carlie McLean’s nomination to the board on Thursday. LePage picked McLean to fill the seat that’s being vacated by PUC Chairman Thomas Welch, who resigned before his term was supposed […]
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LePage nominates legal counsel to PUC
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage has nominated his chief counsel to serve on the Maine Public Utilities Commission. LePage announced Thursday that he’s nominating Carlie McLean to take the seat that’s being vacated by PUC Chairman Thomas Welch, who resigned before his term ends in 2017. McLean worked with the Portland law firm Preti, […]
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Maine sees ‘dramatic spike’ in FairPoint complaints, but public advocate says state lacks ‘any real leverage’
AUGUSTA — On Nov. 1, an ice storm broke a telephone pole and took down two FairPoint Communications telephone lines on Monhegan Island, laying them across the community’s main drag, Blackhead Road. FairPoint workers rigged a temporary fix that restored phone service, but they couldn’t immediately replace two broken telephone poles. Sheets of plywood were […]
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PUC fines Summit Natural Gas $25,000 for safety violations
PORTLAND — Summit Natural Gas has agreed to pay a $25,000 fine to resolve safety violations found by the Maine Public Utilities Commission. The Portland Press-Herald reports that the settlement was part of a consent agreement filed last week. Documents show the company was accused, among other things, of using contractors without proper qualifications to […]
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Maine PUC opposes Fairpoint subsidy
PORTLAND — The Maine Public Utilities Commission says FairPoint Communications is not entitled to a $62.8 million state subsidy it requested to provide telephone service in remote parts of Maine. The Portland Press Herald reports the agency’s order is not binding and will be included in a larger report the commission is preparing for the […]
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Paris swaps electricity offers to save on projected spikes
PARIS — The town has swapped electricity providers in a bid to save money when rates are expected to increase early next year. Paris has locked into a 24-month deal with Electricity Maine at $0.095 per kilowatt hour for its small and medium commercial accounts, which covers electricity consumption from the fire station to its streetlights. The new […]
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Power bills to rise for CMP customers
PORTLAND — Central Maine Power Co. said power bills for residential and small business customers are set to go up an average of $2.07 per month, starting Sept. 1. The rate increase is the result of a decision this week from the Maine Public Utilities Commission, following months of debate as the utility pushed for […]