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.
Oxford County
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.
advertisement
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: May 18, 2021
• 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 […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
‘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.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
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.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County commissioners honored for pandemic response
Actions, policies and team work has sent the morale of Oxford County employees soaring “through the roof.”
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Oxford Hills
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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
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.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Oxford Hills
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.
Posted inOxford Hills
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.