The measure would have required private gun sellers to obtain background checks on buyers from federally licensed firearms dealers.
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Weld summer camp counselor pleads guilty to assaulting woman at party
Peter Michael Rocafort-Stravecky, 20, of San Juan, Puerto Rico was working as a counselor at Camp Kawanhee for Boys in Weld at the time of the assault.
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Wilton man charged with raping, knifing woman
Jason L. Baker Sr. is accused of knocking a woman unconscious and tying her up before sexually assaulting her and running a knife down her chest.
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Eliot teen arrested for allegedly making threat against Marshwood High
Police say the threat was brought to their attention by a former student who saw it in a social media post.
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Suspect pleads not guilty to murder charge in Old Orchard Beach slaying
Police say Dustan Bentley, 30, killed his roommate, William Popplewell, in March in the apartment they shared.
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Judge keeps Lewiston teen charged with manslaughter at South Portland juvenile facility
The now-18-year-old boy has been charged with manslaughter in the 2018 death of Donald Giusti near Kennedy Park.
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Lewiston man seeks new trial in murder case
Michael McNaughton was convicted in the 2013 slaying of Romeo Parent, who was stabbed and strangled to death.
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Saco man arrested in Old Port assault
Matthew Calvert, 22, is charged with aggravated assault, police say.
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Maine Voices: Public pre-K expansion worthy of support
Legislators should follow the Education Committee’s lead and support making this important program accessible to all of Maine’s early learners.
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Buxton man accused of setting car and woods on fire
Police say Donovan Sanborn also threatened people with an ax during the incident last week on Old Thompson Road.