Mark Penley is charged in the 2019 New Year’s killing of his ex-girlfriend and a Paris man at a Market Square apartment two years ago.
Oxford County
Posted inMaine, 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.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley, The Franklin Journal
Fire levels unoccupied home in Wilsons Mills early Thursday morning
State investigators are working to determine the cause.
Posted inBethel, bPlus, News, Oxford Hills
Antler chair, printing press, Molly Ockett basket highlight the Bethel Historical Society
The society’s two museums showcase western Maine history through unique and significant artifacts, historic documents and interesting displays.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Former Byron town clerk charged with theft
Allison Freeman was town clerk for five years until she resigned, saying she was harassed and couldn’t fulfill the requirements of the job.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
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, Maine
Oxford County reports no new cases of COVID-19 for first time in more than 5 months
Meanwhile, Franklin County was among just four counties that saw an increase in the seven-day rolling average of new COVID-19 cases per capita over the past week.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Relief for providers at Lewiston’s Central Maine Medical Center as COVID-19 hospitalizations remain low
CMMC’s chief of hospital medicine said Thursday she hadn’t seen such low numbers since before the surge in COVID-19 cases last winter.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Deaths of central and western Maine residents related to COVID-19 continue to decline
State health officials last reported that a resident or Androscoggin or Oxford counties dying from COVID-19 last week. And in Franklin County, it’s been nearly a month since a resident there died from the disease.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
The heat wave crashes over Lewiston-Auburn as temperatures spike and cooling centers open
In Lewiston-Auburn, temperatures hit at least 91 degrees Monday, prompting a warning from the National Weather Service that conditions could be dangerous for some people.