DOH Chronicles

Former Portland restaurant inspector Michelle Sturgeon received $18,600 from the city to quit her job and stay quiet, reports the Press Herald. The paper got its hands on the settlement agreement through a Freedom of Access request. Sturgeon was controversial for failing restaurants at an alarming rate, but was she just doing her job? Thanks to the pricey, tax-payer funded muzzle, her side of the story will remain under wraps. [PPH]