LEWISTON — Police are sifting through photographs and videos posted on social media, studying street surveillance footage and conducting nearly 100 interviews with witnesses as they continue to investigate the beating death of a local man last month near Kennedy Park. No arrests have been made in the June 12 incident in which Donald Giusti, […]
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Lewiston park busy on rainy day
People walk through Kennedy Park in Lewiston during a break between downpours on Thursday afternoon. The park remains busy during the daytime, but a 10 p.m. curfew remains in place. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Tense times in downtown Lewiston in wake of killing
Anti-immigrant sentiments run high after Knox Street brawl kills Lewiston man. Editor’s note: This story contains hate speech and crude language, and could be disturbing to readers. LEWISTON — Immediately after last week’s fatal brawl near Kennedy Park, the comments started rolling in. On Facebook. On Twitter. Posted to news stories online. “They are a […]
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‘Donny would have loved this:’ Beating victim memorialized in Kennedy Park
Natashia Parker, right, and Neil Spillane, both of whom referred to Donald Giusti as an adopted brother, grill hamburgers at a vigil and cookout Thursday afternoon at Kennedy Park in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — It was generally agreed among those who knew him that Donny Giusti would have loved it. More than 200 […]
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Curfew begins in Lewiston's Kennedy Park
LEWISTON — The way Brandon Baumgardner figures it, a curfew might not solve all of the problems in downtown Lewiston. But it might solve a few, at least temporarily. “I don’t see it as a permanent measure,” the 20-year-old said Wednesday night, an hour before the new 10 p.m. curfew went into effect in Kennedy […]
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Lewiston police urge patience in downtown tension
LEWISTON — Police Chief Brian O’Malley asked people for patience and support Tuesday as state police continued to investigate the death last week of Donald Giusti. In front of dozens of residents who converged on the council chambers to hear and respond to the briefing, O’Malley defended his department’s response to the recent violence, saying […]
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‘Love your enemies:’ Friends of Giusti gather in Lewiston
Bert Brown, second from left, of Auburn hugs his daughter, Cheyanne Norton, as they listen Tuesday evening to speakers at Marcotte Park in Lewiston during a rally to promote love instead of violence. Next to Brown is Tracey Norton and her nephew, Riley Pair, of Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal), LEWISTON — The friends and family […]
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Lewiston's immigrant leaders call for tolerance, peace
LEWISTON — Standing just outside City Hall on Sunday morning, leaders of the city’s ethnic, community and religious organizations delivered a message of peace, and urged tolerance against rising ethnic tensions in the downtown. The group, which included more than 20 representatives, was joined by family and friends of Donald Giusti. Giusti, 38, of Lewiston […]
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Kennedy Park assault victim clings to life
[UPDATE: Lewiston man dies from injuries sustained in Tuesday night fight] LEWISTON — Police said Thursday that a man who was badly beaten two days earlier in a nighttime brawl near Kennedy Park remained in “guarded” condition. A clash of two groups occurred on Knox Street after teens in a car reportedly drove past the park […]
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‘They just started ganging up on us:’ Lewiston residents describe brawl near Kennedy Park
[UPDATE: Lewiston man dies from injuries sustained in Tuesday night fight] LEWISTON — State and local police are investigating a Tuesday night melee near Kennedy Park that left one man hospitalized in critical condition. Several of the victim’s friends told the Sun Journal on Wednesday that the man, said to be in his 30s, had died, […]