Northern Light Health is not paying a fee to acquire Mayo from the 13 towns that collectively own the institution -- that’s one of the arguments in a new lawsuit seeking to block the deal. But supporters of the merger have said that it will nonetheless provide something for the people who use Mayo Regional Hospital and its affiliated practices: the weight of a larger health care organization. 

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The county commissioners gave their approval to the hire of Trevor Duby and Tysen Ober as deputy sheriffs during an Oct.