WATERVILLE — Shirley Kershner will never forget the call she got Thursday from a police officer who had news about her son, Anthony. “The minute he asked if I was Shirley, I just knew this was the call that I dreaded. He said, ‘I’m sorry, but your son, Anthony Kershner, is dead.’ It was like […]
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Death of man in Oxford Casino hotel ruled suicide
OXFORD — Police ruled the death of a Maine man found in a hotel room at the Oxford Casino on Sunday a suicide, Oxford Sgt. Rickie Jack said. Jack said Monday that officers received a call about 8:30 or 9 a.m. Sunday from the casino that a man was found hanging in a hotel room. […]
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Suicide survivors help create a community of healing
When Amanda Garay lost her brother, Chris Langlais, to suicide in 2015, it was immediately clear to her that she needed to do something to memorialize him and help others who’ve been affected by such a death. Only a few months after her brother’s passing, Garay and her parents, of Winslow, founded the Chris Langlais Memorial […]
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Report: Suicide rates rise sharply across the U.S.
Suicide rates rose in all but one state between 1999 and 2016, with increases seen across age, gender, race and ethnicity, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In more than half of all deaths in 27 states, the people had no known mental health condition when they […]
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Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain found dead in France at 61 of apparent suicide
PARIS (AP) — American TV celebrity and food writer Anthony Bourdain was found dead in his hotel room Friday in France while working on his CNN series on culinary traditions around the world. He was 61. CNN confirmed the death, saying that Bourdain was found unresponsive Friday morning by friend and chef Eric Ripert in […]
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RSU 4 superintendent issues message in wake of suicide
WALES — Regional School Unit 4 Superintendent Andrew Carlton has advised parents that counseling services are being provided following the suicide of a student Friday. He offered the district’s sympathies to the student’s family and friends. “Because of our close school community, this death touches everyone,” Carlton wrote in a message to parents in Litchfield, […]
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Girls find their voice by writing an original opera
PORTLAND — Telling an impactful story by writing an original opera probably doesn’t seem like the most natural medium for a group of teenage girls. But that’s what happened in a collaboration between Opera Maine, the Telling Room and the School of Music at the University of Southern Maine. The result is “Girl in Six […]
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Franklin deputies save life of suicidal man in Chesterville
CHESTERVILLE — Four Franklin County deputies and a police dog saved the life of a suicidal man Friday, according to a news release from Sheriff Scott Nichols. Members of the man’s family found him near the Chesterville Fire Department station around 1 p.m. Friday using a phone app and reported to the Sheriff’s Office that […]
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Scarborough student’s suicide raises questions about school’s response to warning signs
The suicide of a Scarborough High School senior Friday has raised questions about how the school district handled concerns that Sam Mercer was contemplating taking his own life and what prevention policies it has to protect other students. Two days before Sam died, the Maine Legislature passed a resolve that will require school districts to […]
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Scarborough High School mourns death of student wrestler who overcame tough odds
Sam Mercer overcame seemingly impossible odds to make it to his senior year at Scarborough High School. He lost his left leg to an infection that required amputation when he was less than a month old in his native Ethiopia. His father put him in an orphanage when he was 6. His adoptive American parents […]