State rules prohibit carrying firearms on state-owned and controlled property in the capital, a message that got muddied Thursday as national organizers encouraged people to bring unloaded firearms to rallies in other states.
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Pro-gun rallies planned, including in Maine, and participants are urged to bring rifles
Maine rally organizer Dave Gulya said he expects 500 to 1,500 people, but in Augusta the area around the State House is a gun-free zone.
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Augusta man charged 3 years after police allegedly first found child pornography images
Police first began investigating Justin X. Maxim, 28, in early 2015 after allegedly finding images on his computer and cellphone.
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Maine lawsuit challenges Senate candidacy of Republican who used invalid signatures
Eric Brakey says Max Linn’s campaign should not be allowed to go forward because of questions about the validity of signatures on his petition papers.
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Maine farmers offer lifeline for imperiled low-income food program
They won’t wait to see if a federal effort linking SNAP recipients to locally grown food will be renewed – they’re growing funding sources on their own.
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Signatures of dead voters won’t keep U.S. Senate candidate off Maine primary ballot
Max Linn turned in enough valid petition signatures to run against Eric Brakey in the Republican primary, even though 230 of those signatures were declared invalid.
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Cocaine, pipe found in inmate’s prosthetic leg after drug overdose, police say
Sonya Engelhardt was taken to an Augusta hospital after reportedly suffering a drug overdose in jail.
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CMP customers disputing high bills must pay a portion of them
The Public Advocate tried to bar the power company from disconnecting home customers while an investigation into high bills is underway, but the PUC said some payment is warranted.
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Maine regulators approve partial subsidy to keep biomass power plants alive
The decision is welcomed by the biomass company, Stored Solar, but detractors say they will ask the Legislature to prevent the payment.
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Judge says a ‘shocking’ amount of drugs was seized from Augusta hotel room
Agents reported seizing an estimated $70,000 worth of heroin and $3,852 in cash following the raid Monday night, charging four people in connection with the incident.