The Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which sent a team to Lewiston 4 days after the shootings, says it is designed to respond swiftly to help communities recover from mass shootings.
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After voters reject public power, Maine’s path to utility reform is unclear
One lawmaker is proposing performance-based ratemaking as a possible way to address problems highlighted by the failed campaign to take over Maine’s investor-owned utilities.
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BIW starts work on its 45th destroyer
The ship, which will be named for Korean War hero John E. Kilmer, is the fourth Flight III-class destroyer to start construction at Bath Iron Works.
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Hallowell reelects Lapointe as mayor
Lapointe defeated Councilor Maureen Aucoin for the second time, winning another three years in office.
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Automotive right-to-repair referendum passes with overwhelming support
Tommy Hickey, director of the Maine Automotive Right to Repair Coalition, said the next step is to sit down with the attorney general and help guide the state on how to best implement this law.
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‘Send all you have’: Brunswick police officers, special response team, drone responded to Lewiston mass shooting
Brunswick police officers spent nearly 600 hours responding to the Lewiston mass shooting and ensuing manhunt.
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Prominent lawyers discuss using civil litigation to pursue justice for Lewiston shooting victims
The attorneys, Josh Koskoff of Connecticut and Jamal Alsaffar of Texas, promote the power of the legal system to hold companies and institutions accountable for things they do, or don’t do, that lead to mass shootings.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Police believe Freeport woman was killed in West Newfield
Gary Mariner, 65, made his initial appearance in York County Superior Court on Monday afternoon, days after he was arrested and charged with murder in the death of Danielle Goodwin in September.
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Jury finds Portland man guilty in Acadia Park hit-and-run death
Raymond Lester, 37, is found guilty of knowing or intentional murder for the death of Nicole Mokeme, 35, in June 2022.
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Sens. Collins, King seek answers from U.S. Army about mass shooter
Maine’s U.S. senators ask Army to probe its handling of Robert Card, the Lewiston shooter who served as a reservist.