Former lawmaker Stavros Mendros starting public car auction in Oxford

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Published
September 10, 2018

Former lawmaker Stavros Mendros starting public car auction in Oxford

He says his plan for the weekly Maine Public Auto Auction, which is open to dealers and private citizens, has been in the works since 2015.
Published
August 30, 2018

Oxford County woman pleads guilty to arson

Jaymi Hutchins set a fire inside a vehicle in the parking lot of a towing and recovery business in Lebanon, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank says.
Published
August 8, 2018

Roxbury man killed when his motorcycle crashes into back of stopped car

Daniel Gautreau, 59, was riding east on Route 2 in Hanover when his Harley-Davidson hit the car in front of him and ended up in the path of an oncoming vehicle.
Published
July 26, 2018

Oxford County deputy terminated after probe of alleged firearms accident

Stephen Witham’s firing is the latest setback for the sheriff’s office, after its leader resigned in December amid allegations of sexual misconduct and who is now being investigated by the FBI.
Published
July 25, 2018

FBI investigating former Oxford County sheriff who sent explicit images, deputy testifies

Court testimony reveals that the probe into the destruction of documents and other records began before Wayne Gallant stepped down amid allegations he sexually harassed department members.
Published
July 15, 2018

Story of Paris Hill man connects Maine to ‘complexities’ of slave trade

Torn from his family in Africa, Pedro Tovookan Parris spent the last years of his short life in rural Maine. His journey is a tragic and revealing story of antebellum America.
Published
July 13, 2018

Oxford County Jail inmate dies 4 days after self-inflicted injuries

The death is being investigated by the Maine Department of Corrections and the state Medical Examiner’s Office.
Published
June 26, 2018

AR-15, handgun stolen from Maine State Police cruiser

The weapons were taken while the cruiser was parked outside a trooper’s home in Oxford County.
Published
May 31, 2018

Former Scarborough therapist guilty of conspiracy in heroin trafficking case

Police say Gregory Ford took part in a trafficking ring that imported 17.8 pounds of heroin from Mexico and distributed it throughout Oxford County.
Published
May 21, 2018

Oxford County official who was placed on leave quits with severance pay

Scott Cole was placed on paid administrative leave a week ago, and no reason was given for his departure.