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Published
September 23, 2023

Eligible counties for Hurricane Lee yet to be determined

When a Major Disaster Declaration is approved for all, or some, of Maine’s 16 counties, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Single Family Housing Repair Loans and Grants will be available to assist.
Published
May 11, 2023

Oxford County: Commissioners do not seek sheriff’s dismissal

Sheriff Christopher Wainwright was rebuked by the county commission for asking one of his deputies to show leniency to a woman who received a citation last year during a traffic stop, and then berating a deputy for reporting it to his supervisor.
Published
May 8, 2023

Authority to dismiss Oxford County sheriff lies with governor, not commissioners

The Oxford County Commission is investigating a misconduct allegation against Sheriff Christopher Wainwright.
Published
January 5, 2023

Internal failure temporarily knocks out 9-1-1 emergency calling system for 12 communications centers in Maine

The 12 regional communications centers, which were down for about 90 minutes early Wednesday — included Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford and Somerset counties.
Published
November 27, 2022

System to help poor defendants is worsening in rural Maine

Attorneys staffing the struggling indigent defense program say the solutions they're seeing can't keep up with the systemic problems.

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Published
March 26, 2022

Counties across Maine losing State Police patrols in rural areas

As Maine State Police shifts more of its focus to highway safety along the interstate system and criminal investigations, cash-strapped counties lack the resources to hire more deputies to fill the void.
Published
September 18, 2021

Rain does not deter Crystal Gayle fans from attending performance at Oxford County Fair

Country music star draws crowd Saturday as fair ends four-day run.
Published
August 11, 2021

Farmington-based healthy coalition gets $1 million federal grant to help vaccine efforts in five counties

The project’s target population includes the unvaccinated in the service areas of Franklin, Androscoggin and Oxford counties.
Published
August 2, 2021

COVID case rates in central, western Maine continue to rise, but remain below masking recommendation threshold

Seven cases of the delta variant recorded in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties since April.
Published
July 6, 2021

Teen girl leads police on 50-mile chase in stolen pickup before getting stopped in Rumford

The driver avoided at least three spike mats, struck multiple vehicles, drove through a yard and crashed through a fence before Maine State Police stopped the stolen truck in Rumford.