The Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine, in collaboration with the Franco Center and the University of Southern Maine’s Osher School of Music, will host “The Women Who Risked Everything for Freedom” at the 46 Cedar St., Lewiston venue at 6 p.m. Friday, March 1. Doors open at 5 p.m. There is no […]
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N.Y. police video shows fellow reservists’ accounts of Lewiston gunman’s deteriorating mental health
Robert Card’s erratic behavior had already estranged him from his family and had raised concerns among his colleagues in the Army Reserve before he spent 2 weeks in a psychiatric hospital last summer, new footage released by the New York State Police shows.
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Mills moves to update yellow flag law, expand gun sale background checks
Gun reform activists say the governor’s proposals don’t go far enough to address gun violence.
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Every member of Bates College’s famed debate team resigns
The college says it will look into the turmoil as Brooks Quimby Debate Council submits resignation letter.
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Video: A union representing Lewiston employees votes ‘no confidence’ in Mayor Sheline
The vote highlights fallout after DaVinci’s closure and related staff and policy decisions.
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A rapidly changing landscape for first responders leaves many firefighters, EMTs unprotected
With most of Maine’s fire departments and emergency medical services responding to potentially violent situations, many of Maine’s non-law enforcement first responders are investing in ballistic personal protective equipment. Many of those who aren’t investing in the equipment would like to.
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Poland Spring to donate money for Lewiston, other departments to buy bulletproof vests
Ben Dyer, a Poland Spring employee, was one of 13 people injured during the Oct. 25 mass shooting in Lewiston.
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Lewiston hospitals, facing millions in unexpected costs, search for a cure to problems
Legislation, property sales, layoffs, program closures and partnerships are among the measures the 2 Lewiston hospitals have taken in recent years to address what officials say is a huge unexpected cost of filling critical vacant positions and dealing with low government reimbursement rates.
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Minot man gets $1 million bail in shooting of sheriff’s deputy
Deputies respond to disturbance in Minot on Valentine’s Day, discovering a home on fire and a man with a gun.
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Video shows Lewiston gunman’s paranoid behavior months before mass shooting
In a 15-minute video from July released by New York State Police, Robert Card repeatedly tells officers that people are calling him a pedophile everywhere he goes and warns that he’s ‘capable’ of doing something about it.