Page 22 - Code Enforcement Officer News Today

Andree Kehn/Sun Journal LEWISTON — State health officials reported 38 new cases of COVID-19 in Androscoggin County on Friday and the death of two residents, a man and a woman, one in their 70s and one in their 80s. The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention reported 268 new cases across the state, but the high number of hospitalizations this week is a reminder of the mid-month surge in cases in Maine and in Androscoggin County. A total of 121 people in the state were hospitalized with ...

Thu, 04/15/2021 - 12:00am By:  Will Sadler | Photojournalist The City of Olney continues to work diligently to reclaim the unsightly properties around town that have long since given citizens a sore eye. Olney Police Department’s Chief Dan Birbeck and Police Officer Dustin Hudson (Olney’s Code Enforcement Officer), lead the way to serve the seizure order to the owner of the property. After the paper order was served, Olney city worker Lloyd Newton moved in to begin clearing t...

Bangor, Maine News Update: April 9, 2021 The Maine CDC reports 326 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death. Bates College students have been on in-room lockdown for over a week, and it’s now been extended to Sunday. Students are only allowed to leave their rooms for food, exercise, or getting vaccinated as the college tries to get ahead of a growing COVID-19 outbreak. Two men are facing charges after a homeowner said they allegedly broke into his Otis home. The Hancock County Sherif...

If You Have an Escape Artist you Might Know Marissa West Richland Police Department sent out an exceptional congratulatory post on Facebook earlier this month to their Animal Control/Code Enforcement Officer, Marissa Rodriguez and we would like to extend our appreciation also! If you have ever had an escape artist as a four legged friend you may have come in contact with animal control, as I did not long ago. My daughter was visiting from Colorado and she brought her puppy "Boo." Boo had lived...

Tuesday, March 2, 2021 ROCKPORT — After getting bumped off cyberspace thanks to a two-hour Spectrum internet failure Monday evening, April 5, the Rockport Planning Board is trying again this evening, April 7, to hold a public hearing on amending the town’s signs and advertising rules. Tonight’s Planning Board hearing will be followed by a Select Board hearing on the ordinance amendment, and if approved, will go before voters at annual Town Meeting. Read the See attached PDF for the lates...

The Indianola City Council approved the FY2022 budget at their meeting Monday evening. The budget includes three new firefighter/EMS positions for the Indianola Fire Department, the new position of Rental/Code Enforcement Officer, and funding for major infrastructure projects such as the Downtown Square Streetscape, Water Resource Recovery Facility, and Hillcrest/K Street engineering and design. The budget presentation may be viewed on the city website.

The following Cumberland County restaurants were found to have violated Pennsylvania’s health and safety regulations during inspections between Feb. 14-20.

Town preps for federal coronavirus relief funds and assistance (Reporter file photo) The Shelter Island Town Board took a first step Friday toward obtaining funds from the federal Corona Virus Relief Program, moving quickly to set in motion its application. It’s currently unknown what money might be available to the town for expenses incurred in conjunction with services it’s had to implement to deal with the pandemic. But it’s assumed that when the ...

This Complaint includes allegations of violations of the First and Fourth Amendments, targeted harassment, racist language used by the Mayor during public meeting, and excessive fines, among others ( article contains vulgar language from the Complaint). On February 22, 2021, Plaintiffs (two 80 year old Illinois residents and their caregiver) filed suit in United States  District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against the Village of Melrose Park ("VMP") and its Mayor, Ronald Serpic...

Medford officials seek funding for their own legal representation Neil Zolot / medford@wickedlocal.com The Medford City Council is looking for a lawyer of its own. On Feb. 9, Councilors John Falco and Adam Knight proposed the body ask Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn to include a line item in the fiscal 2022 budget to fund separate legal representation for itself. “We talk about issues with legal implications,” Falco said. “We need a line item to hire an attorney to help us with our weekly work....