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A crowd turned out in Lewiston’s Kennedy Park on Saturday to celebrate and promote addiction recovery.

Maine’s director of Opioid Response, Gordon Smith, speaks Saturday afternoon at the Rally for Recovery in the gazebo at Kennedy Park in Lewiston. Presented by the Lewiston Area Public Health Committee, the gathering drew hundreds of outreach workers, councilors and many people who have recovered or are in recovery. In addition to numerous speakers, there were dozens of tables where people could learn about or become involved with recovery, as well as enjoy music, crafts and free food. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
A woman dances Saturday afternoon at the Rally for Recovery at Kennedy Park in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
A woman holds a rose while waiting in line for food Saturday afternoon at the Rally for Recovery at Kennedy Park in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Pam Whittier, second from right, pets LULU, held by Tamra Hurd, on Saturday in Kennedy Park in Lewiston during a Rally for Recovery. In recovery for the past nine months and eager to share her story of pulling herself out of addiction, Hurd was among hundreds of people who attended the gathering. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Kennedy Park bustles Saturday afternoon with people attending Rally for Recovery presented by the Lewiston Area Public Health Committee. Hundreds of outreach workers, councilors and people who have recovered or are in recovery attended. In addition to numerous speakers, there were dozens of tables where people could learn about or become involved with recovery, as well as enjoy music, crafts and free food. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Linda Doucette Scott, left, and Jamie Caouette pause for a photo Saturday afternoon during Rally for Recovery at Kennedy Park in Lewiston. Presented by the Lewiston Area Public Health Committee, the gathering drew hundreds of outreach workers, councilors and many people who have recovered or are in recovery. In addition to numerous speakers, there were dozens of tables where people could learn about or become involved with recovery, as well as enjoy music, crafts and free food. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)

A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily...

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