Maine lawmaker sued over trees cut down on neighbors' land
Maine lawmaker sued over trees cut down on neighbors' land May 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail ALFRED, Maine (AP) — A state lawmaker from Maine is facing a lawsuit from neighbors who say she and her husband cut down thousands of trees from their property to build a barn and horse paddock. Sasha and Christopher Malone filed the lawsuit against Republican Rep. Heidi Sampson and Robert Sampson, of Alfred. The Malones' lawsuit said the Sampsons clear-cut part of the Malones' forested property, removing more than 4,300 trees. The Sampsons said in court records that they mistakenly thought the area...