Bangor Publishing Co. v. City of Bangor

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff Bangor Publishing Company, publisher of the Bangor Daily News, 1 appeals the denial by the Superior Court (Penobscot County) of its request for an order that defendant City of Bangor (City) make public the names and addresses of unsuccessful applicants for appointment as the City’s chief of police. We conclude that the names and addresses requested by the Bangor Daily fall within the definition of “public records” under the Maine Freedom of Access Act, 1 M.R.S.A. §§ 401-410 (1979 & Supp.1987), and are not otherwise protected by statute from disclosure. We…