The Old Town Code Enforcement Office issued the following permits for the month of July-September. James Vaillancourt, 86 Prentiss Street, place a 10 foot by 12 foot shed on property, $4,500. David Thompson, Poplar Street, construct a 12 foot by 16 foot storage building with 8 foot by 10 foot attachment on stone foundation, $1,000. […]
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Moose hunting applications online only for 2018 season
AUGUSTA (AP) — The state of Maine is taking online applications for the upcoming moose hunting season. The state is only accepting online applications this year. Tens of thousands of people typically apply for a spot in Maine’s moose hunt, which takes place every fall. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife announced Tuesday […]
Maine accepting applications for the 2017 deer hunt
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine is now accepting applications for the lottery to participate in its expanded deer hunting season this year. The state uses “any-deer” permits, which allow hunters to harvest deer of either sex, to manage the population. Maine is giving out more than 66,000 of the permits this year, up from less than […]
Handgun sales spike in advance of Maine permit change
AUBURN — An upcoming change in Maine law that allows adults to carry a concealed handgun without a permit is triggering a spike in gun sales at some local shops. John Reid, owner of J.T. Reid’s Gun Shop in Auburn, said Tuesday that sales of handguns are up and he’s ordered more firearms to keep […]
Maine to issue 9,525 less deer-hunt permits
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine is accepting applications for the 2014 antlerless deer permit lottery. Paper applications are due by the end of the day on July 25 and online applicants have until 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 15. The state is scheduled to issue 37,185 “any deer” permits in 12 districts around Maine. The number represents […]
Maine Senate rejects constitutional carry; OKs concealed gun permit overhaul
AUGUSTA — A Republican effort to make it legal to carry a concealed handgun without a permit was shot down in the Maine Senate on Friday. The Senate voted 19-14, largely along party lines, to indefinitely postpone the proposed amendment to a bill that would create a statewide database for concealed handgun permits and make […]
Maine speeds up concealed weapon permit process
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine state police have cleared a backlog of concealed weapons permits, issuing a total of 11,000 of them. Gov. Paul LePage said Friday that there was a backlog of 5,000 requests that were cleared by the Maine State Police Special Investigations Unit within the Maine Department of Public Safety. Last year, the […]
Bethel selectmen stop issuing concealed weapons permits
BETHEL — Residents seeking a concealed weapons permit will now get them through the Maine State Police, following a recent vote by Bethel selectmen. The board had been issuing the permits after the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office did background checks. Town Manager Jim Doar said selectmen are authorized by state law to issue the permits, […]