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Two workers have accused a Gorham-based company of retaliating against them when they reported alleged violations of national security rules there.Brent and Kathleen Hinson made the accusations against Microwave Techniques LLC in a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Portland, according to MaineBiz.Microwave Tech stanley cup niques, which has offices in Maine and New Hampshire, makes high-power microwave components and industrial microwave systems and does contract work for the U.S. Department of Defense.The Hinsons, who are married, claim that managers tested Defense Department equipment at the Gorham lab 鈥?which lacked proper security clearance unlike the companys location in Nashua, New Hampshire 鈥?to save time and money.The tests allegedly displayed secret radio frequencies before dozens of workers who lacked proper authorization, which the Hinsons said in their 22-page lawsuit could be used to jam radio frequencies if they fell into enemy hands, MaineBiz reported.The Hinsons 鈥?who worked at Ferrite Microwave Technologies of Nashua before its 2020 merger with Mega Industries of Gorham, fo adidas sambarose rming Microwave Techniques 鈥?made repeated complaints to management about the tests before eventually reporting them to the Defense Department and the FBI, according to MaineBiz.They allege the company retaliated against them in violation of state and federal whistleblower laws, and they were fired in Mar adidas samba ch 2021.The Hinsons are seeking unspecified damages.More articles from the BDN Mgip Hang up on robocalls
Maine lost 418 people to treatable drug overdoses in 2017, a number that the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center unpacked in a report published earlier this year. While weve recognized the magnitude of the problem for years, Maine has taken little appropriate action to fix it even with vast recommendations from two separate, state-level task forces 鈥?one of which I served on.Im losing confidence in the states interest in actually doing good for Maine families and communities impacted by substance-use disorders. We need our legislators to lead by example and redirect our course. Continued inaction or wrong action will squander taxpayers money and allow more lives to be ruined.Maines infrastructure to address this is appalling. People wait weeks, months or longer for services, and if they make it there alive, they often dont receive the well-rounded care they need. The Legislature passed three bills, which now sit on the special appropriations table, that would substantially help us on our way to improvi owala website ng the situation for our most vulnerable groups:鈥?LD 1430 will begin to create a statewi owala website de system of care for Mainers with and without insurance, helping to pr owala ca ovide them treatment and wrap-around recovery supports at the time they need them and in their own communities.鈥?LD 1711 will provide low-barrier treatment and stable housing to facilitate stability for homeless people who struggle with substance use.鈥?LD 1707 will expand syringe exchange programs, reducing the spread of bl |
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