Just as domestic abuse in real life is everywhere, but hidden in the shadows, so it is on TV, as well as in movies, songs and books. Open your eyes, and you will see.
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Posted inBooks, Review
Poems of female agency and survival anchor Cate Marvin’s fourth collection
Amid the harrowing themes, several poems center on loving mother-daughter bonds.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Former Kennebec County sheriff’s deputy indicted on sexual assault, domestic violence charges
Daniel R. Ross, 29, is accused of sexually assaulting and threatening a woman. He has been fired and remains jailed.
Posted inNews
Reporting Aside: A mother urgently tells domestic violence victims that, ‘You have to be careful when you leave’
During October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Terry Gilman remembers her daughter, Autumn Joy Gullifer, who was murdered by Gullifer’s estranged husband, and offers tips to those affected by violence, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Open your eyes: Domestic abuse is all around us
More than half the time when I mention domestic abuse to someone in Maine, they tell me they too were terrorized by someone they loved, or that this happened to their mother, grandmother, sister or daughter.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Scarborough resident honored for domestic violence advocacy
Mary Lou Smith of Scarborough has been named Volunteer of the Year by The Purple Ribbon Awards, sponsored by Theresa’s Fund/DomesticShelters.org to honors domestic violence advocates, programs, shelters and survivors nationwide. Smith is being honored for her work with “Finding Our Voices, a nonprofit group of domestic abuse survivors with the goal of breaking the […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Augusta police arrest alleged rapist in Oregon
Damien Sanchez, 26, of Roseburg, Oregon, was arrested recently on a warrant related to an alleged assault at an Augusta hotel.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Former partners detail abuse by man sought in death of girlfriend in Acadia
Two women who dated Raymond Lester about a decade ago say he was emotionally and physically abusive. They came forward after Lester was charged in the death of his girlfriend, Nicole Mokeme, 35, last week in Acadia.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Brothers’ argument over T-shirt led to shooting death of Wells toddler, police say
Police say that Andrew Huber Young, 19, got in a fight with his brother and was kicked out of the family house, only to return hours later with a gun, firing shots that killed Octavia Huber-Young. She would have turned 2 in July.
Posted inTimes Record
Maine domestic violence advocacy group lays groundwork with next generation in Bath
Using age-appropriate lessons on inclusivity, empathy and boundary setting, the group aims to prepare youngsters for future conversations about domestic violence.