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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Black Lives Matter protesters march in Bath
A group of about 50 people, many young people, marched through the city of Bath Monday, stopping at the Sagadahoc County Courthouse, Bath Police Department and City Hall to protest police brutality.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Calling for justice, Black Lives Matter rally draws crowd in Lewiston and Auburn
Protesters marched in Lewiston and Auburn on Monday demanding justice in the wake of the May 25 killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Gallery: Protesters in Waterville rally against racism
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Over 1,000 protesters demonstrate in Portland, some clash with police as tensions flare later in the night
The crowd gathered at the police station Monday to protest the death of a black man detained by police in Minneapolis, chanting ‘I can't breathe’ as they staged a die-in. Police arrested 23 people after several tense standoffs and some vandalism.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Listen to the exchange between President Trump and Gov. Mills
President Trump’s exchange with Maine Gov. Janet Mills begins at minute 29:00 of his June 1 telephone call with governors in which he calls them “weak,” and urged them to use force against unruly protests.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Protesters with Black Lives Matter movement descend on Brunswick Police Department
Officers were asked to take a knee in solidarity with protesters of police brutality Sunday night.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Mills raises security concerns about Trump’s plan to visit maker of test swabs in Maine
The governor raised issues during a conference call in which Trump berated governors, telling them to ‘dominate’ protests of racial injustice. Mills added more pointed criticism at a news conference in which she said the country needs leadership, ‘not more hatred and more division.’
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Hundreds line Waterville streets to protest racism in aftermath of Minneapolis man’s death
Monday's protest drew at least 200 people to the the Universalist-Unitarian Church in Waterville, with participants hoisting signs amid nationwide unrest stemming from George Floyd's death while in police custody.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Trump slams governors as ‘weak,’ tells them to crack down on protesters
The days of protests were triggered by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after he was pinned at the neck by a white Minneapolis police officer.
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PublishedMay 31, 2020
Protesters block traffic, demand to meet with Portland police chief
About 300 demonstrators insisted on meeting with Police Chief Frank Clark to discuss their concerns about racial bias after a black man’s death in Minneapolis, but they dispersed Sunday evening without having done so.
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