WEST PARIS — While deer hunting early Saturday morning in the West Paris woods, Mitchell Mason told his older brother that he’d get his first deer later that day. Come 4 p.m., the 13-year-old West Paris native kept his word. He shot a 110-pound doe a mile or so behind Kevin Billings’ J&K Sporting Goods […]
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Bangor police hand out free gun locks at mall
BANGOR — Even one accidental death from a firearm left unattended or accidentally discharged is one too many, Steve Sanetti, president and CEO of the National Sports Shooting Foundation, said Sunday at a firearms safety event held at the Bangor Mall. “It’s a horrible tragedy every time it happens and it’s preventable,” he said at […]
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Man accused of breaking windows in vehicles, stealing guns
WATERVILLE — A 40-year-old Augusta man is facing multiple felony charges after his arrest Friday in connection with numerous car burglaries, police said. Keith Arvanitis is accused of three vehicle burglaries that were reported to Waterville police on Thursday morning, according to Waterville police Chief Joseph Massey. Three individuals had contacted police after realizing their […]
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Maine GOP holds firearms training fundraiser
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Republican Party is raising money in an unconventional way — by holding a firearms training class for people who want to get concealed weapons permits. The GOP is holding a class complete with breakfast, lunch and door prizes on July 13 at the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine in Augusta. The […]