Personnel records released Monday show that Robert Card continued to get stellar evaluations from his superiors – even after his family began noticing paranoid behavior.
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Lewiston man finds meaning in Lewiston Strong slogan
While actions speak louder than words, it’s often words that help inspire action.
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Gus LeBlanc, longtime central Maine coach and educator, dies
Longtime football coach and educator Wilfred ‘Gus’ LeBlanc died Friday surrounded by family and friends.
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Kennebec County disaster recovery center opens in Manchester
The disaster recovery center, which is open through March 4, offers help to individuals seeking assistance after a powerful storm brought flooding and power outages to central Maine the week before Christmas.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
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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Psychedelic surf music featured at the Oasis of Music
The Oasis of Music welcomes Carand Burnet and her electric guitar at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Carand Burnet is a guitarist and leader of the band Kioea (kēōˈāə). Aquarium Drunkard’s J. Swartwood described Burnet’s music as “simultaneously modern and vintage.” Bandcamp recognized Kioea for their EP and album, […]
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Pop-up film showings around Bates Campus spotlight the power of Indigenous cinema
The Bates College Museum of Art will present “Presence is Power,” a night of 11 short films by Indigenous filmmakers from 4:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at several locations on campus at Bates College in Lewiston. This night’s showing broadens and deepens the film program on view as part of the current exhibition “Exploding […]
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Works by Angolan artist Serafim Yssolo on display in exhibition at LA Arts
In honor of Black History month, “Life on Scraps,” an exhibition featuring Angolan visual artist Serafim Yssolo, formerly known as Serafim Serlon, will be on display beginning Friday, Feb. 23, at LA Arts in Lewiston. A rising talent in the world of Angolan contemporary art, this will be Yssolo’s first solo exhibit in the United […]
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Reception will kick off exhibit honoring more than 50 years of the Franco-American Collection at USM in Lewiston
The Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine has been preserving and promoting the culture and history of Maine’s Franco-Americans for nearly 52 years. A celebration will be held in honor of this anniversary at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, in the Atrium Gallery at USM in Lewiston. The celebration will serve as […]