Thursday - December 26, 2024
Federal Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Wednesday December 04, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Maine's U.S. Attorney's Office Reaches Agreement With Lowe's to Improve Customer Accessibility Nationwide
PORTLAND, Maine, Dec. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine issued the following news release: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maine has reached a settlement agreement with Lowe's Companies, Inc. to resolve allegations that the retailer did not provide compliant access for customers with disabilities at many of its Maine locations. The settlement agreement resolves an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complaint filed by a Lowe's customer with a mobil  more

Surface Transportation Board Issues Decision Involving Midcoast Railservice
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 1341X) entitled "Midcoast Railservice, Inc. - Discontinuance Of Service Exemption - In Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc Counties, Maine": * * * Digest:/1 This decision allows Midcoast Railservice, Inc., to discontinue service over approximately 58.68 miles of rail line in Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, and Sagadahoc Counties, Me. On August 16, 2024, Midcoast   more