Six area farms and food processors awarded $2.5 million in grants.
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Posted inElection 2022, News
Ed Rabasco Jr. secures ballot spot for district attorney election
Poland Democrat earned more than three times the needed write-ins during the June primary and will run against GOP contender Neil McLean in November for the Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties DA post.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Facing felony charges and a suspended law license, former district attorney candidate plans to run again
Though Seth Carey faces felony sexual assault charges and his law license is suspended, Carey hopes to win the Republican primary in June, as he did four years ago.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Western Maine groundwater levels ‘some of the lowest we’ve ever seen’
At least some part of the region has been in drought conditions since June 2020.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
District Judge Rick Lawrence nominated to Maine Supreme Judicial Court
If his nomination by Gov. Mills is confirmed in the Maine Senate, he’ll be the first Black justice on the state’s highest court.
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U.S. Department of Justice grant funds Adult Drug Treatment Courts in Franklin, Oxford counties
The four-year program also includes Lincoln, Knox, Waldo and Sagadahoc counties.
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Dump truck rolls, traps driver on Route 16 in northern Oxford County
Edward Linstrom, 68, of Madrid Township was seriously injured in the crash in Adamstown Township, Oxford County Chief Deputy James Urquhart wrote in an email.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Man stole utility vehicle in Fairfield, then traded it for motorcycle in Oxford County, police say
The Fairfield Police Department has recovered a stolen side-by-side utility vehicle and charged Joey A. Philbrook, 35, of Waterville in connection with the case.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Hartford man goes on trial for murder of girlfriend
The Oxford County Superior Court trial in South Paris is expected to last three days.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Lewiston-Auburn leads the entire country in daily average of new COVID-19 cases
The Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan ranks third in the country for the highest daily average of new COVID-19 cases over the last two weeks, according to data published by The New York Times.