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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedSeptember 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.
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PublishedAugust 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.
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PublishedAugust 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.
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PublishedJuly 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.
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PublishedApril 3, 2021
Area agencies policed differently under COVID-19; some are returning to normal with lessons learned
The leaders of police departments in the tri-county area say they made fewer arrests, issued more summonses, tried to stay safe and may push to keep some changes in place.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2020
SeniorsPlus makes CARES Act mini-grant awards in Western Maine
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PublishedJune 8, 2020
Norway couple loses memories, histories, home in fire in northern Oxford County
"Paradise lost" is how Paul Hodsdon of Norway described the loss.
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PublishedMay 19, 2020
Workforce development board seeks proposals to help with training unemployed
The service area is Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford, Franklin and Somerset counties.
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