Liz Soares reflects on being hospitalized in October 2021 after a surgical misstep provided a scary but life-affirming experience.
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On the Edge: Halloween costumes
J.P. Devine recalls the many Halloweens of long ago and the spirit of the season.
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Body of Lewiston mass shooting suspect found with 2 guns at recycling company
Police had searched the company before Robert Card’s body was found but did not know about the trailers in an overflow parking lot, Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck said.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
Lewiston shooting suspect a skilled marksman who struggled with mental health
Robert R. Card II, 40, recently started wearing powerful hearing aids but began hearing things like people “bashing” him, and he would “get mad” when he was told the voices were just in his head, according to his sister-in-law.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
Live updates: Mourners gather at candlelight vigil to remember victims
Mourners gather at Saturday vigil to honor the victims 8 p.m.: On Saturday night, mourners gathered at Lisbon Falls Park on the banks of the Androscoggin River to show support for the victims of the shootings. The vigil was organized by Positive Change Lisbon, and the sole speaker was Pastor Jonathan James of Lisbon Falls […]
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: Birds and portents
Dana Wilde mulls the practice of reading bird omens and the meaning of a pileated woodpecker.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
‘In Maine Love is louder’ rally planned at Augusta park in response to recent hate, neo-Nazi incidents
The ‘In Maine Love is Louder’ rally, organized by the recently formed Greater Augusta Unity Committee, is scheduled to be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 12, at Mill Park in Augusta.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Where’s your manual?
J.P. Devine ponders the utility of manuals in our lives and how there’s a need for a very specific instruction book for people ages 90 to 99.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Man convicted of distributing drugs from Waterville apartment
Victor Soto Sanchez, 39, faces at least 10 years in prison after drug agents searched his Waterville home and found drugs with a street value of more than $400,000, officials said.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Escaping with good books
With all that is going on in the real world right now, Liz Soares relishes diving into a variety of reads.