Jamie Perry, 30, was arrested on a Class A charge of arson and taken to the Kennebec County Correctional Facility in Augusta. She was later released on $500 bail.
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National gun safety group focuses on reforms in Maine
Everytown for Gun Safety is joining with Moms Demand Action and a Maine state senator to push for significant reforms in Maine to prevent more violence like the mass shooting in Lewiston.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Eyeing recruiting and retention, Gardiner officials agree to 15% pay increase for firefighters
City firefighters are expected to see the increase in their base pay beginning July 1.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Ice Skating rink at Old Mill Park in Clinton ‘makes the community come together,’ organizers say
The Clinton Parks & Recreation Ice Skating Rink at Old Mill Park opened to the public on Sunday, after a crew of about 15 “rink warriors” put it together earlier this month.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Wayne man, 29, arrested for allegedly sexually exploiting 14-year-old girl
William C. Smith was arrested Wednesday after allegedly messaging and threatening a Maranacook Community High School student.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Wrong-way driver causes tractor-trailer carrying potatoes to roll over on I-95 in Waterville-Fairfield area, police say
Randolph Gerry, 71, of Winslow was summonsed on charges of driving to endanger and operating the wrong way on a divided highway in connection with the Thursday afternoon incident.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Maine native Amy Allen a writer on new Justin Timberlake song
The Waynflete grad co-wrote the single ‘Selfish,’ released Thursday.
Posted inMaine
Sheriff’s officers defend response to reports on Lewiston shooter’s mental health
Five members of the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office tell the commission investigating the mass shooting that they had limited options given that Robert Card hadn’t committed a crime.
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Maine agency cancels assault rifle class after complaints
A spokesman for the Maine Department of Fisheries and Wildlife said a class about cleaning and maintaining an AR firearm was abruptly canceled after complaints that it was inappropriate in the wake of the mass shooting in Lewiston.
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