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PPH | It's payback time for former MTA director: $155,000

Posted: December 16, 2011

Source: Portland Press Herald, Ann Kim, December 16, 2011 PORTLAND - The Maine Turnpike Authority and Paul Violette have reached a $430,000...

Seacoast Online | Maine Turnpike Authority to recover $430K in lawsuit settlement

Posted: December 16, 2011

Source: Seacoast Online, Susan Morse, December 16, 2011 PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Turnpike Authority has agreed to accept $430,000 in...

Violette suit may impact York toll plan

Posted: July 26, 2011

MTA's Mills says new plaza is still an option Read More at Seacoast Online. By Susan Morse July 24, 2011 2:00 AM YORK, Maine — The civil lawsuit...

Senator Diamond Appointed to Government Oversight Committee

Posted: July 26, 2011

Augusta - Senate President Kevin Raye (R-Washington County) announced Friday that he has appointed Senator Bill Diamond (D-Cumberland County) to...

BDN: Turnpike authority board under scrutiny, too, after director accused of financial impropriety

Posted: July 23, 2011

By Eric Russell, BDN Staff Posted July 22, 2011, at 1:13 p.m. AUGUSTA, Maine — Board members for the Maine Turnpike Authority failed in their...

BDN: Turnpike officials’ arrogance drove probe of MTA practices

Posted: May 06, 2011

By Matt Wickenheiser, Bangor Daily News May 06, 2011 YORK, Maine — It started as rumor through the town three years ago — talk that the Maine...

Senator Hill: Don't blame turnpike workers for bosses' excesses

Posted: April 20, 2011

The problems at the Maine Turnpike Authority are real, but fixing them should start at the top. YORK — There are significant problems, deep-rooted...

Seacoast Online: York's Sen. Dawn Hill pushed for MTA probe

Posted: April 20, 2011

Source: Seacoast Online By Deborah Mcdermott dmcdermott@seacoastonline.com April 20, 2011 YORK — Peter Mills, the interim director of the Maine...