Androscoggin County posts highest COVID-19 case numbers since pandemic started

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April 16, 2021

Androscoggin County posts highest COVID-19 case numbers since pandemic started

A wave of new cases that's slammed Androscoggin County this month hit a new high Friday with 119 cases reported by the Maine CDC.
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April 16, 2021

MDEA arrests Paris man; police seize cocaine, more than 125 guns and money

Richard Fitts faces charges connected with possession of 119 grams of cocaine, more than $200,000 in suspected drug proceeds and more than 100 firearms.
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April 16, 2021

COVID-19 hospitalizations spike at Lewiston’s CMMC

Inpatient counts at Maine hospitals have been flat since late February but remain at levels higher than the spring 2020 peak.
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April 16, 2021

Lewiston police pursue SUV through red lights and stop signs into Auburn and back

The vehicle, registered in Belfast, was discovered abandoned later in the day but no arrests have been made yet.
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April 16, 2021

Footage led police to Maine man charged with hate crimes in Massachusetts church arson

The Houlton resident was arrested in Massachusetts after a series of fires at the Martin Luther King Jr. Presbyterian Community Church in Springfield.
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April 16, 2021

Hiring picks up in Maine despite jobless rate staying flat at 4.8%

Maine employers added more than 4,000 jobs in March, but the statewide unemployment rate was unchanged from February.
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April 16, 2021

Bowdoin will require COVID-19 vaccinations for the fall, a first among Maine colleges

Maine's community college system will require vaccinations for resident students, but Bowdoin is the first Maine school to set vaccine requirements for all students and staff.
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April 16, 2021

Spring storm brings mix of rain and snow, wind gusts, vehicle crashes

Power outages are possible and police warn drivers to slow down in bad weather to avoid hydroplaning.
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April 16, 2021

Maine reports 5 more deaths, 572 new cases of COVID-19

It was the fourth day in a row the state has topped 500 new cases.
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April 15, 2021

Police urge caution, common sense as drunken driving arrests double in Portland

Police leaders from half a dozen communities gathered Thursday to urge motorists not to drink and drive.