The proposal, offered by Commissioner Isaiah Lary, rejects Gov. Janet Mills’ executive orders mandating masks be worn in public and supports residents and visitors to Androscoggin County who do not want to wear maks.
Steve Sherlock
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Divided Androscoggin commissioners bristle over masks, COVID protocols
Four of the seven county commissioners and the county administrator violated state rules Wednesday by not wearing masks during meeting.
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First-year Poland nurse quarantines from family as she cares for COVID-19 patients
Ashley Jardine, a 2020 CMCC graduate, feels overwhelmed by the pandemic and misses her family and friends, but is grateful she is healthy and her father is improving after his three-week fight against the virus last spring.
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Carbon monoxide leak at Norway home sends one to hospital
Chief Dennis Yates of the Norway Fire Department says town residents — and all people — should call their fire department if a carbon monoxide detector sounds, no matter the time of day.
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Daddy O’s co-owner donates kidney to help longtime customer
Due to incompatibility, Amanda Ouellette’s kidney was flown to Colorado for transplant, allowing a kidney from there to be shipped the same day and transplanted into Jane Brown of Otisfield.
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Norway police chief suggests updating curfew rules, fines
Norway and Paris have been troubled by a group of teens who have assaulted other students in well-publicized attacks. Some of the attacks were posted on Facebook.
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Norway police chief says ‘it’s been quite a battle here’ over ongoing violence
Tensions remain high in Norway and Paris following the arrests of teens involved in assaults, while parents protest ‘lack of consequences.’
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Two juvenile males arrested after Paris attack
A video of the attack was posted on Facebook and helped police identify the suspects.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Arrest warrant issued for alleged gunman in Lewiston woman’s death
Police are still searching for Jaquile Coleman, who has been charged in the death of Natasha Morgan.
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Oxford, Paris to share 30-acre solar farm
The project, using 10,500 bifacial solar panels, is scheduled for completion in 2021.