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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Vassalboro sanitary board to raise rates, redraft charter as nearly 25% of customers are behind on bills
Because the Vassalboro Sanitary District is a private entity, there aren’t any laws restricting how much it can raise its rates and no one can prevent the increases except its board of trustees.
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Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine, News
American Eagle Outfitters sued by fired Augusta employee alleging discrimination
Allison Kurasz says she was discriminated against because she’s a lesbian and has a disability, a finding that was supported by a Maine Human Rights Commission investigator’s report after the company ignored requests for evidence.
Posted inAmy Calder, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: The tougher things get, the harder she works
Wanting to be a role model for her kids, Miranda Prime is in a special program where she is learning, hands on, to be a medical assistant.
Posted inMaine
Commission questions state police about delay in searching lot where Lewiston gunman was found
Police, meanwhile, brought up their concerns about leaked information and officers self-deploying during the two-day manhunt for Robert Card.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan woman learns to heal from nearly 20 years of stepfather’s ‘cult-like’ abuse
Aria Sanborn has grown a lot since escaping the rural Liberty mobile home her stepfather trapped her in, although she says her healing is still a work in progress.
Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
Biden campaign announces Maine leadership team
The campaign has named BJ McCollister, Amy Cookson, Jonathan Asen and Matt Moonen to lead the reelection effort in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine Turnpike officials weigh organizational changes suggested in scathing report
The executive director and chair of the board of directors said they are reviewing recommendations from an outside arbitrator and believe many of them would be good steps.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Two men in stable condition after crash involving garbage truck, Jeep in Fairfield
The International garbage truck hit the Jeep Gladiator and flipped onto its side on Norridgewock Road, police said.
Posted inMaine
Deaths of 2 people killed in Hancock County fire considered suspicious
The victims have been identified as Marie Robbins, of Great Pond, and Ryan Devisme, of Aurora.