• Nicole K. Brough, 20, of 206 Main St., Norway, on a charge of failure to appear after bailed, 2:13 p.m. Friday at that address by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. • Ryan J. Elliott, 22, of 170 Pond Road, Strong, on charges of burglary, assault, domestic violence assault, aggravated criminal mischief and criminal mischief, in […]
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‘I’ve never lived through anything like this in my life’: 5 area nurses reflect on being a nurse during the pandemic
For the second year in a row, National Nurses Week has taken on a renewed meaning as the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the role that nurses play in patients’ lives at their most vulnerable moments.
Walk-in appointments, new mobile vaccination clinic coming to Lewiston-Auburn
The mass vaccination clinic at the Auburn Mall will begin accepting walk-in visits and a new mobile vaccination clinic in Lewiston is launching Friday.
Oxford County commissioners honored for pandemic response
Actions, policies and team work has sent the morale of Oxford County employees soaring “through the roof.”
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.
Auburn man charged with manslaughter in 2020 Turner crash
Spencer W. Dowd was 19 years old when the car he was driving crashed and killed a Turner teenager.
Androscoggin County now has the highest COVID-19 positivity rate of any county in Maine
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.
Oxford Casino to host state’s first mobile vaccine clinic starting Monday
The mobile unit will also visit Auburn, Turner and Fryeburg, among 10 more stops during the next two months.
Winds leave thousands without power in tri-county area
Oxford County was hit hardest with nearly 6,500 customers by late morning.
Oxford County arrest log: March 12, 2021
• Steven R. Bennett, 55, of 19 Wyman Hill Road, Rumford, on a charge of operating under the influence of alcohol, 10:56 p.m. Tuesday on Wyman Hill Road by Rumford Police Department. • Brett G. Cottle, 43, of 20 Market Square, Paris, on a charge of domestic violence assault, 7:56 p.m. Wednesday at that address […]