JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to bring the wages of any firefighter not making $9 an hour up to that amount for the year. They also voted to increase the minimum wage for firefighters to $10 an hour from Jan. 1 through June 30, 2018. Both changes are to comply with Maine’s new minimum-wage law […]
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Commissioners approve part-time corrections officer pay increase
FARMINGTON — County commissioners agreed to increase wages for part-time corrections officers at the Franklin County jail from $13.07 an hour to $14.01 an hour, effective March 7. Jail Administrator Maj. Doug Blauvelt requested the increase because now all corrections officers, including those who are part time, have to be fully certified as required by […]
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Franklin County raises wages for new deputies
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted unanimously Monday to approve an addendum to the Fraternal Order of Police contract that increases the hourly wage of a fully-certified starting patrol deputy. The reason for the increase is to make the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office more competitive with law enforcement agencies within the county to attract […]
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Minimum wage question headed toward 2016 ballot in Maine
AUGUSTA — Leaders of a statewide referendum campaign to incrementally boost Maine’s minimum wage from $7.50 an hour to $12 an hour by 2025 said Wednesday they would deliver more than 80,000 petition signatures to the secretary of state’s office Thursday. The campaign, Mainers for Fair Wages, needed just over 61,000 signatures from Maine voters […]
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Maine minimum wage increase, right-to-work proposals face resistance in Legislature
AUGUSTA — Increasing the wage for the state’s lowest-paid workers is on the agenda for Democrats in the Legislature, and Republicans are likely to counter with right-to-work legislation that will be a nonstarter for the pro-union House majority. On Wednesday, rookie state Rep. Gina Melaragno, D-Auburn, offered a proposal that would increase the state’s minimum […]
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Lewiston-Auburn shoe man, Wellehan, featured on Obama’s Facebook page
LEWISTON — A well-known Lewiston-Auburn shoe store owner was featured in a video on President Obama’s Facebook page. Jim Wellehan, the owner of Lamey-Wellehan, a small Maine shoe store chain based in Auburn, was touted by Obama for paying his employees a “fair wage.” The video is a tie to Obama’s push to move the […]
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Correction: Average wage $15 per hour
LEWISTON — A story published on Page B1 on Saturday should have said Lamey-Wellehan owner Jim Wellehan pays his employees an average of $15 per hour. The information was incorrectly reported.
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Lewiston-Auburn shoe man, Wellehan, featured on Obama’s Facebook page
Post by Barack Obama. LEWISTON — A well-known Lewiston-Auburn shoe store owner is being featured in a video on President Obama’s Facebook page. Jim Wellehan, the owner of Lamey-Wellehan, a small Maine shoe store chain based in Auburn, is being touted by Obama for paying his employees a “fair wage.” The video is a tie […]
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Oxford pursues year-round recreation director
OXFORD — The town intends to hire a part-time recreation director to oversee the activities of the volunteer-driven Oxford Recreation Department year-round. Selectmen approved the creation of the new position at their meeting on Oct. 17. With year-round programming, the department’s hardworking volunteers can use help from a regular employee, Town Manager Michael Chammings told selectmen. […]