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Justice Department won't enforce registration rules on silencers and certain guns after court ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department moved Friday to allow more people to purchase firearm suppressors — known as silencers — short-barreled rifles and certain other guns without registering them…
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1mElectric heater likely sparked Caribou fire in old ambulance being used as a camper
The owner returned from running errands to find the vehicle on fire, Caribou Fire and Ambulance Capt. Scott Dow said Friday.
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4mHermon race track to end season with its biggest payout ever
A pro stock driver could leave with $35,000 in their wallet on Sunday.
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6mCongregants celebrate the reconstruction of one of America's oldest Black churches
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — The reconstruction of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, where congregants gathered in secret before building a meeting house in Virginia, was celebrated Friday. Hundreds of residents gathered for a community-wide re-dedication of the original First Baptist Church of Williamsburg, which was established in 1776 by enslaved and free African […]
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3mBDN’s Callie Ferguson takes home top New England journalism award
Ferguson was named AP Sevellon Brown NE Journalist of the Year for her coverage of ICE raids and arrests in Maine.
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3mEmbattled Madawaska town manager resigns and forfeits public hearing
The Select Board had suspended David Daigle more than a month ago over his handling of the Northern Maine Summerfest.