The show of support occurs after people on the Southwest jet learn that a fellow passenger is a volunteer with the National Crisis Response Canines and is on his way to help first responders and victims of last Wednesday’s mass shooting.
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Sens. Collins and King remember Lewiston shooting victims in Senate floor speech
Maine’s senators tell their Senate colleagues that Lewiston, like the rest of Maine, is a small community whose fabric was torn apart by the senseless shooting that resulted in the deaths of 18 people.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Sagadahoc sheriff says department is still trying to answer questions about missed warning signs
Sheriff Joel Merry pointed to wider issues like limited manpower and Maine’s weak yellow flag law, factors he said may have played a larger role in failing to stop Robert Card before he killed 18 people.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools and Education
Lewiston students return to class nearly a week after mass shootings
Superintendent Jake Langlais will take a “pulse” of the situation in schools day by day for the next few weeks.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Lewiston gunman met ex at Schemengees, believed businesses were calling him a pedophile, affidavit says
Documents released Tuesday provide insight into what might have motivated Robert Card and details about the manhunt that followed last week’s shootings.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Stephen King on shootings near childhood home: ‘It always means more when you know the place’
Maine’s most famous author, a vocal advocate for stricter gun laws, went to high school in Lisbon Falls, where the Lewiston shooter was found dead.
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Hannaford donates $210,000 for Lewiston aid
The supermarket chain is directing gifts to support a ride-along mental health counselor and the families affected by last week’s mass shooting.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Flyers seeking recruits for local ‘militia’ raise alarm in Mount Vernon, Vienna
The founder of the militia, when contacted by a reporter using the phone number on the flier, said the group is meant to help teach locals survival and weapons skills.
Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
Memorial service set for Bath man killed in Lewiston shootings
Peyton Brewer-Ross, a Bath Iron Works shipbuilder, was killed while playing cornhole at a Lewiston bar. He leaves behind a fiancée and 2-year-old daughter.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston shooting victim moved from critical to stable condition
Three shooting victims remain hospitalized at Central Maine Medical Center.