STATE — The U.S. Marshals Service, District of Maine, is alerting the public of a significant increase in Maine residents reporting a phone scam involving individuals claiming to be U.S. Marshals or other Federal Officials. These scams are also occurring in other New England States. During these calls, scammers are sometimes “spoofing” actual office phone […]
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And then you go home … Mental health support has become important factor of public safety jobs
In their own words, first responders from Oxford Hills describe the toughest personal impacts of their work and what it takes to get through the worst days.
State impacted by Global MOVEit security incident
STATE — The State of Maine is notifying individuals that it was affected by the global cybersecurity incident concerning the file transfer tool, MOVEit. The State is among several thousand organizations impacted by the software vulnerability in MOVEit, which allowed cybercriminals to access and download data. This global incident affected a wide range of industries, […]
Local schools reopen following Lewiston shootings
Emotional support extends to students and staff alike.
Norway names local attorney as town manager
Jeffrey Wilson will assume the duties Dec. 15.
Advertiser Democrat reporter Nicole Carter wins awards
STATE — Advertiser Democrat staff writer Nicole Carter received two first place journalism awards Saturday, Oct. 14, during the annual Maine Press Association’s conference. Carter won for news story and spot news story for her articles about Narcan and school bus bullying. She also won second place for a business story about the Odd Fellows […]
Opening the Archives: A Norway family’s WWI story
NORWAY — Angela Todd recently noticed the names of the Klain family, a Jewish family that lived in Norway, Maine, on the memorial stone in front of the Guy E. Rowe School. She began looking into the archives to see what she could find. To hear what she has learned since, attend a story-based archive […]
Becoming proactive to prevent crime
Norway is becoming proactive instead of reactive, hoping to curb crime in the region.
Bike-bus crash delays wedding in Norway
The Norway cyclist was treated for non-life threatening injuries, according to police.
Medical event sends car into house
OXFORD — At around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sep. 12, an older model Chevy Suburban with Montana plates, veered off Cold Water Brook Road, through a utility pole and into a residence at 143 Cold Water Brook Road. The driver, according to Oxford Police Officer Andre Chasse, is believed to have suffered a medical event causing […]