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Published
March 21, 2023

Maine lawmakers want federal waiver allowing asylum seekers to work right away

Current federal law requires that they wait 6 months after applying for asylum.
Published
February 1, 2023

Oxford Casino revenues rebound in 2022

After emerging from pandemic closures during 2020, Oxford Casino revenue shares for 2022 show its best performance since opening in 2012.
Published
February 1, 2023

Lawmakers urged to increase funding to protect Maine’s many lakes

Environmentalists hail plan to allocate $18 million in additional funds to boost water quality projects for Maine's lakes
Published
November 29, 2022

New teacher training program offers relief from education costs, school staffing shortages

Participants work full time as education technicians, long-term substitutes or emergency/conditionally certified teachers within the program, while taking classes toward their degree.
Published
November 14, 2022

Police still searching for Sabattus man who fled Friday

Maine State Police and other law enforcement agencies are looking for Diego Martinez, 31, after he fled authorities.
Published
September 29, 2022

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott files for divorce from Oxford Hills grad

MacKenzie Scott, who was married to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for 25 years, has filed for divorce from her second husband, Dan Jewett, a former Oxford Hills resident.
Published
June 6, 2022

Gov. Mills announces 20 projects added to Land for Maine’s Future program

Sabattus, Lovell, Fryeburg, Oxford and Porter sites identified.
Published
May 18, 2022

Woodstock man charged in Oxford chase and crash

Authorities said they pursued Ethan J. Rioux-Poulios who commandeered a stolen car after he crashed a pickup truck head-on into a car, sending the driver to the hospital in critical condition.
Published
March 6, 2022

Portland woman, 28, in critical condition following crash in Oxford

Nicole Kumiega's SUV was struck by a pickup truck whose driver was fleeing from police Friday night, authorities say.
Published
February 17, 2022

Portland man arrested after high-speed chase in stolen van through Oxford

Police use spike mats Thursday morning to stop the vehicle, which they tracked via GPS, on Route 26 in Poland.