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PublishedMay 11, 2023
Oxford County: Commissioners do not seek sheriff’s dismissal
Sheriff Christopher Wainwright was rebuked by the county commission for asking one of his deputies to show leniency to a woman who received a citation last year during a traffic stop, and then berating a deputy for reporting it to his supervisor.
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PublishedMay 8, 2023
Authority to dismiss Oxford County sheriff lies with governor, not commissioners
The Oxford County Commission is investigating a misconduct allegation against Sheriff Christopher Wainwright.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2023
Internal failure temporarily knocks out 9-1-1 emergency calling system for 12 communications centers in Maine
The 12 regional communications centers, which were down for about 90 minutes early Wednesday — included Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford and Somerset counties.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2022
System to help poor defendants is worsening in rural Maine
Attorneys staffing the struggling indigent defense program say the solutions they're seeing can't keep up with the systemic problems.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2022
Counties across Maine losing State Police patrols in rural areas
As Maine State Police shifts more of its focus to highway safety along the interstate system and criminal investigations, cash-strapped counties lack the resources to hire more deputies to fill the void.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2021
Rain does not deter Crystal Gayle fans from attending performance at Oxford County Fair
Country music star draws crowd Saturday as fair ends four-day run.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2021
Farmington-based healthy coalition gets $1 million federal grant to help vaccine efforts in five counties
The project’s target population includes the unvaccinated in the service areas of Franklin, Androscoggin and Oxford counties.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2021
COVID case rates in central, western Maine continue to rise, but remain below masking recommendation threshold
Seven cases of the delta variant recorded in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties since April.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2021
Teen girl leads police on 50-mile chase in stolen pickup before getting stopped in Rumford
The driver avoided at least three spike mats, struck multiple vehicles, drove through a yard and crashed through a fence before Maine State Police stopped the stolen truck in Rumford.
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PublishedApril 3, 2021
Area agencies policed differently under COVID-19; some are returning to normal with lessons learned
The leaders of police departments in the tri-county area say they made fewer arrests, issued more summonses, tried to stay safe and may push to keep some changes in place.
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