Seven members of the 45-member department have been diagnosed with COVID-19 while 10 others have been identified as close contacts.
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York County courts closed because of COVID-19 exposure
The courthouses are being cleaned after an unspecified exposure to the virus.
York Judicial Center project underway
The new building going up on Elm Street in Biddeford, expected to open in the spring of 2023, will consolidate all of the state courts in York County.
York County Jail earns kudos for new COVID-19 control plan
Much of the plan has been implemented, said a reviewer with the Maine Department of Corrections.
Inmate at York County Jail dies; cause not disclosed
The sheriff did not say whether the death was related to a COVID-19 outbreak at the jail.
York County shares few details about inquiry into jail outbreak
Nearly all inmates and employees who tested positive for COVID-19 have completed their required quarantine period.
Waterboro-based district delays start of school year
Superintendent Larry Malone also announced Monday that a person associated with the transportation department tested positive for COVID-19.
York County to investigate jail outbreak
One focus of the inquiry will be the jail’s apparent failure to require guards or inmates to wear masks before the outbreak struck.
York County Jail inmate tests positive for COVID-19
The man, who was arrested Wednesday, was asymptomatic initially, but a test came back positive Thursday, the sheriff says.
York County food pantry switches to drive-through service
The change at the Alfred food pantry is being made to comply with a ban on gatherings of 10 or more people.