Concerns about violence can lead to innocuous references to guns being taken as threats, experts say.
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Freeport teacher’s comment leads to terrorizing summons
A student tells his mother that David Mason joked he would shoot the students.
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The bubble bursts for ‘hamster balls’
Maine regulators suspend use of the human spheres until a group is done developing a safety standard.
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Commercial Street living up to its name
With an 8 percent vacancy rate for office space and almost no available retail space, Commercial Street is as busy and thriving as ever.
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Woman accused of killing boyfriend appears in court
Lisa McDonald, 48, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter Thursday after she was arrested in Portland for fatally stabbing her boyfriend on Forest Avenue.
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Hunter pleads not guilty to charge of manslaughter
William Briggs of Windham is accused of shooting to death a 46-year-old man with reckless or negligent behavior.
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Southbound Exit 11 to Falmouth spur reopens after tractor-trailer accident
The rig fell on its side as it was exiting the southbound lane of I-295 onto the Maine Turnpike spur.
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Woman pleads not guilty in fatal stabbing of boyfriend
Lisa McDonald faces a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of 47-year-old Carlos Ramos of Portland.
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Kennebunk police seek tips in unprovoked assault
The victim, whose name was not released, was seriously injured. He is now in a hospital intensive care unit, police said.
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2 rescued from foundering vessel off Kennebunkport
The Rockland-based fishing vessel Plan B sunk several hours later.