“If anyone walks down Lisbon Street in Lewiston, he will certainly think that he is in … an alien land,” where foreigners speaking a strange language are everywhere, an observer claimed. There are “few real Americans” left in the city, another man griped. He also noted that “a few real Americans” in Lewiston “are working […]
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"Anti-fascists" to blame for death in Charlottesville, Gov. Paul LePage says
AUGUSTA — In his weekly radio address, Gov. Paul LePage appeared to pin the blame for the death of a young woman during the racist rally in Charlottesville on those who showed up to protest the white supremacist gathering. After condemning the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis and racists who targeted the university city in Virginia […]
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Donald Trump's denouncement disappoints, angers white nationalists
President Donald Trump’s condemnation of hate groups — two days after his initially equivocal response to a deadly attack at a rally in Virginia — disappointed and even angered some of the white nationalists, white supremacists and neo-Nazis who supported and felt emboldened by his presidential campaign. Trump initially blamed “many sides” after violent clashes […]
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White supremacist leader has Maine roots
Nathan Damigo traces the beginning of his “race realist” beliefs to his upbringing in the diverse city of San Jose. The 31-year-old was born in Lewiston, Maine, in 1986 as Nathan Lodge and moved to California when he less than a year old. More coverage: Minot woman says prison led grandson to alt-right movement Before […]
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Gov. Paul LePage calls KKK fliers ‘disgusting’
AUGUSTA — Ku Klux Klan fliers purporting to be about a neighborhood watch drew concern for the safety of refugees and a swift rebuke from the governor in Maine. The fliers were found on Monday in Augusta, Gardiner and Freeport. The fliers found in Augusta said they were from “Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku […]
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KKK fliers distributed in Freeport and Augusta neighborhoods
FREEPORT — Residents of South Freeport Road awoke Monday morning to find Ku Klux Klan brochures littering their driveways. Augusta Police Chief Robert Gregoire told the Kennebec Journal that similar Ku Klux Klan fliers were found in driveways and on building porches in an Augusta neighborhood Monday morning Jack May, who has lived near the center […]