AUGUSTA, Maine, March 19 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Announces Civil Rights Act Complaint Against York County Man AUGUSTA - Attorney General Aaron Frey announced today that his office has filed an enforcement action under the Maine Civil Rights Act against Alexander Treshinsky, age 35, of Kittery, Maine. Treshinsky hired the victim, a 35-year-old immigrant from the Democratic Republic of Congo,   more

HALLOWELL, Maine, March 19 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved Central Maine Power Company's (CMP) request to rebuild a 1.37-mile, 34.5 kilovolt (kV) transmission line between Sanford 115 Substation and South Sanford Substation. The project, estimated to cost $6.438 million, aims to improve reliability and support the interconnection of renewable energy projects in the region. The PUC's decision, outlined in Docket No. 2024-00304, addresses pre-existing overload conditio  more

HALLOWELL, Maine, March 19 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved a stipulation between Maine Natural Gas Corporation (MNG) and the Office of the Public Advocate (OPA), resolving a dispute over MNG's cost of gas adjustment rate. The decision, outlined in Docket No. 2024-00109, approves the agreement reached by the parties, avoiding further litigation. The dispute stemmed from MNG's gas resales during the first quarter of 2024, which led to a conditional approval of MNG's re  more

HALLOWELL, Maine, March 19 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has adopted Chapter 240, a new rule establishing a mediation process for disputes between municipalities and video service providers regarding franchise agreements. The rule, outlined in Docket No. 2024-00316, implements provisions of a 2024 state law aimed at supporting municipal franchise agreements. The new rule provides a framework for mediating disputes related to franchise agreement negotiations, contractual obligat  more

HALLOWELL, Maine, March 19 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has granted Ezee Fiber Texas, LLC a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide facilities-based and resold local and interexchange telecommunications services throughout the state. The decision, outlined in Docket No. 2025-00005, allows the company to operate as a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) in Maine. Ezee Fiber Texas filed its application with the PUC in early January, seeking authorization   more