Jeff Spinney News Today

Alna joined the state Climate Resiliency Partnership on Thursday, Feb. 8 with the select board’s unanimous adoption of a resolution. By joining the program, the town becomes eligible for grants toward climate-focused municipal projects. Board member...

In 2023, Wiscasset and other towns dealt with how to get and keep workers, improve residents’ and businesses’ internet access and, in Wiscasset’s case, how to protect the wastewater treatment plant from the rising water of climate change...

The Democratic governor has vetoed bills to provide farmworkers minimum wage. Laborers say the legal system makes it impossible to speak up.

The agreement leaves the Alna boat launch in place with limitations on use and the acknowledgement it is illegal under town ordinances.

Dear Editor: Two of Alna’s three selectboard members made a disturbingly mistaken and damaging decision at the Oct. 19 “public hearing,” to settle a shoreland zoning violation (“Alna Settles Spinney Case after Divided Hearing.” LCN, Oct. 25, 2023.)...

Oct. 19 in Alna, Second Selectman Steve Graham and Third Selectman Coreysha Śtone agreed to end the town’s enforcement action on a Golden Ridge Road boat ramp and settle with Jeff Spinney. For the town, the deal is more a surrender than a settlement...

A proposed deal between Alna and resident Jeff Spinney would bar him from rolling out an aluminum mat at his boat ramp off Golden Ridge Road; and would let up to 10 Golden Ridge Sportsman’s Club members a year use the ramp, but not for motor boats...

Alna selectmen came out of an executive session Oct. 5 and announced they would like to have the town attorney “engage in further settlement discussions of the town’s enforcement action against (Jeff) Spinney, with Mr. Spinney’s attorney between now...

Having a resident as a code enforcement officer risks conflict, Alna First Selectman Ed Pentaleri said. The statement Sept. 27 was in response to Third Selectman Coreysha Stone’s asking if two possible candidates, both residents, would be considered...

The rocky walk-in to Pinkham Pond remained an issue at the close of Alna selectmen’s Sept. 21 meeting after partly contentious talks continued among selectmen and between selectmen and the public. Second Selectman Steve Graham and Third Selectman...