Bank of America Vice President Kevin Cote started training for the Boston Marathon 10 weeks ago and hopes to raise $5,000 for the Bath-based Pine Tree Society.
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Strength in Sound: A Lewiston Strong Community Concert features UMaine Orono Concert Band along with concert bands from Lewiston public schools
Strength in Sound: A Lewiston Strong Community Concert will be performed beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, at Lewiston High School. This concert is a part of UMaine Orono Concert Band’s 2024 Spring Band Tour, and for their stop in Lewiston they have invited the Lewiston Public Schools Elementary, Middle and High School […]
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Lewiston council passes resolution supporting state gun safety legislation
The proposal is part of a suite of bills introduced by Democrats after the Oct. 25 mass shooting in Lewiston that killed 18 people. But the legislation faces opposition in Augusta, and the Lewiston resolution reflects a similar split.
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Army reservists tell commission more could have been done to help Lewiston gunman
Robert Card was a longtime reservist for a Saco-based unit. His colleagues became increasingly concerned about his behavior last year but took few steps to follow up on his mental health treatment.
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State police say Lewiston mass shooter left note saying he was trained to hurt people
Maine State Police also testified that Card bought the rifle used in the shooting just days before he was in New York to train with his U.S. Army Reserve unit and ended up hospitalized at a psychiatric facility.
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Police footage details unsuccessful check-in on Lewiston shooter
A pair of videos obtained by the Press Herald this week show that a Sagadahoc deputy and Robert Card’s Army Reserve commander were concerned that confronting him could escalate a potentially dangerous and put police officers’ lives at risk.
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RSU 73 seeks waiver for days missed in October
Two towns and one school in Regional School Unit 73 are in Androscoggin County which was under a shelter in place recommendation Oct. 26-27.
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Lewiston shooter’s brain being studied for possible damage related to his Army service
Robert Card, 40, was an Army reservist who suffered a sudden shift in behavior this year before killing 18 people in Lewiston.
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Some lawmakers reluctant to hand subpoena power to Lewiston shooting commission
Two top Republican senators expressed frustration with a lack of lawmaker involvement in the commission, though Democratic leaders said they generally support the request for subpoena powers.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Farmington police: update given, expenses approved
Police Chief Kenneth Charles gave a department update in the wake of the Lewiston shootings, had several expenses approved by selectmen on Tuesday, Nov. 14.