District wide, cases and quarantines in schools is trending downwards since last week, with Guy E. Rowe School the only one seeing a new surge.
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Bus driver shortage: Challenge accepted!
Eight women employed by SAD 17 have stepped up to be substitute school bus drivers, one of the most challenging jobs to fill.
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Help is not wanted, it’s needed. Everywhere.
Some services companies are turning away new customers. Some stores and restaurants have had to curtail hours of operation. Qualified workers are in high demand and short supply.
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Multiple fire, ambulance services respond to hospital fire
Twenty-one SMH patients were relocated to several other medical facilities. Smoke damage will keep the hospital’s surgical unit in its north wing and its maternity department closed for now. All other departments were expected to reopen by Monday.
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All’s fair in Oxford: it’s back!
The Oxford County Fair is back after a COVID-19 hiatus in 2020.
Rodney Stevens (left) and Bernhard “I don’t know why they named me that” Bumpus of Oxford were found at the Maine Antique Tractor Club’s exhibit at the Oxford County Fair. Stevens brought CASE and John Deere tractors, including a 1952 CASE he said he’s had since forever. Bumpus had several McCormick tractors on display. Nicole Carter / Advertiser Democrat
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Cancer Resource Center celebrates new location
The center moved from its previous office at 199 Main Street in Norway to 59 Winter Street.
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COVID returns to Oxford Hills, with delta
Unvaccinated children are currently the highest-risk group to infection.
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School buses fail state inspection, SAD 17 loses self-inspection license
SAD 17’s transportation garage is suspended from self-inspecting its school bus fleet for 90 days.
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This is what recovery looks like: ‘I was able to pretend to the outside world that I was okay’
Kari Taylor credits sober living houses and peer support with saving her life.
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SAD 17 Superintendent: ‘Oxford Hills will start school face-to-face in the safest possible way’
A vocal minority of area residents have opposed masks in schools on social media.