Reuben M. Schafir

Jeffrey Maguire, of Houlton, does private security for the rich and famous. Somewhere in Aroostook County, in a farmhouse without electricity, Amish workers are making bullet-resistant backpacks.

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It was an unusual day at Boothbay Regional High School when teachers were shepherded into the library for a televised distribution of bullet-resistant shields.

Mundbora body shields are bullet-resistant backpacks made in Houlton. The ballistic pads inside them are supposed to stop all handgun rounds.

A Houlton manufacturer thinks his body shields can protect students statewide. So we took one to a shooting range.

Police Chief Douglas Snyder found grant funding to buy one Maine-made bullet-resistant bag for each elementary and high school classroom.

For years, the tribe has barred public recreation on its land in the town. Now, tensions may be cooling.

For years, the tribe has barred public recreation on its land in the town. Now, tensions may be cooling.

The Mi'kmaq Nation is expanding. The tribe on Friday obtained title to Mesgilg Maqamigew, a nearly 3,400-acre parcel near Bridgewater.

Nearly 3,400 acres have been returned to the Aroostook County-based tribe.