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AG warns Mainers to beware of aggressive new phone scam
AUGUSTA — The attorney general Friday warned Mainers to be suspicious of people calling and demanding immediate payment of a debt, especially if they require the payment be made by reloadable cash cards, such as Green Dot Money Pak, or wire service. Attorney General Janet Mills said her office has received many reports recently of […]
Veterans remembered in Wilton service
WILTON — Veterans think about service before self but no one leaves the military unchanged, American Legion Post 28 Commander David Targett told about 50 residents and veterans at a Veterans Day service Tuesday at the monument on Main Street. Some veterans bear injuries but others retain wounds that are not seen, he said. “All […]
J. Mills: Provided thoughtful analysis
I want to thank Rep. Wayne Werts for stepping up to run for re-election to the state House of Representatives. His experience as a firefighter gives him a unique view of the public safety issues facing the people of Auburn, dealing with everything from building codes to the prosecution of drug traffickers and the destruction […]
Community remembers Stan Kuklinski
FARMINGTON — The community is remembering the efforts of Stan Kuklinski to help start a tennis program at Mt. Blue High School. He is also being remembered as a supportive husband to Maine Attorney General Janet Mills, and devoted father and grandfather. Kuklinski passed away Wednesday after facing several health challenges in the last few […]
Maine plans to sue to gain Riverview certification
AUGUSTA — The Maine attorney general’s office is taking another shot at regaining federal certification for the state-run Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta. At stake is millions of dollars in federal funding for the 92-bed psychiatric hospital. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services pulled the hospital’s certification last year after determining the facility […]
Maine AG says attempt to bar General Assistance for immigrants breaks law
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services will begin enforcing a new rule barring state money from being used to fund General Assistance for undocumented immigrants. Attorney General Janet Mills and others called the implementation of the rule illegal, saying that DHHS had not followed the process of public comment and legal […]
Attorney General rules Maine can’t deny General Assistance to immigrants
AUGUSTA — Maine Attorney General Janet Mills has ruled that a proposal by Gov. Paul LePage to bar immigrants and asylum seekers from receiving General Assistance is illegal and unconstitutional. The proposed new rule, which was unveiled late last year by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, was meant to align qualification for […]
Mills assures her office is prosecuting all forms of welfare fraud
Maine’s top lawyer said in an open letter released Monday that state prosecutors would continue to clamp down on all forms of welfare fraud while suggesting that some people might be tempted to exploit the problem during an election year. Maine Attorney General Janet Mills was responding to a letter from state legislative leaders who […]
Scams, schemes and scoundrels
“You think, ‘Oh, my God. My little grandson, Timmy,’” said Maine Attorney General Janet Mills. “But guess what? Timmy isn’t in Spain. You don’t need to wire any money.” It sounds flimsy when you hear about it secondhand, yet people fall for it every day — and some of those people are bright and clearheaded. […]