Correcting the record

In a story on a cigarette butt redemption bill appearing in Wednesday’s paper, Hampden hotel chain owner Danny Lafayette was quoted as saying, “I’ve spent about an hour a day for the last 20 years picking them [butts] up.” Lafayette actually said, “I’ve been in business in Maine for about 20 years. I have picked up cigarette butts almost every day that I have worked and on numerous occasions have spent up to an hour picking up cigarette butts.”

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A story in Wednesday’s paper stated that Maine State Police Col. Michael Sperry breached a confidentiality provision of the state’s fingerprinting law when he released information to the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee by announcing that 1,324 school employees were determined to have criminal records. Maine State Police maintained they were not made aware that aggregate statistics derived from the background checks were confidential until after Maine Attorney General Steven Rowe concluded that such information was confidential under the law. The state police now agree that aggregate statistical data derived from criminal background checks are confidential. The state police also emphasized that it was Lt. Col. Jeffrey Harmon, Sperry’s deputy chief, who provided the information to the committee and that the actual number of employees with criminal records was 1,329.

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A court listing on Page B3 of Tuesday’s paper contained an incorrect name. The correct name is Kriss P. Cloukey, who was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and fined $75. It was an editing error.

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A story about Acadia Senior College in Tuesday’s paper gave the wrong amount the Maine Community Foundation awarded to help start the progam. It was $5,000.