An official from the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention arrived in Lewiston Sunday night to lend support to the community and ensure federal resources are available.
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Posted inMaine
Most central Maine schools to reopen Monday, offer resources for students to deal with Lewiston tragedy
Most schools across the state, which closed Thursday and Friday in wake of the Lewiston mass shooting, are scheduled to reopen Monday, with counseling services and in some cases an increased police presence.
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4 people, including 2 students, shot near Atlanta college campus
Authorities said three of the victims were in stable condition and one was in critical condition.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Victims of Wednesday’s shootings urged to seek free counseling, other services
A Family Assistance Center has been set up by the Maine State Police, Office of the Maine Attorney General, Federal Bureau of Investigation and American Red Cross to provide support for victims and their families.
Posted inNation / World, News, Uncategorized
Shooting kills 2 and injures 18 victims in Florida street with hundreds of people nearby
At least two shooters opened fire just before 3 a.m. on the 1600 block of East 7th Avenue in the Ybor City area, Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Saturday’s warm weather broke records, but now it might be time to put away the shorts
Saturday’s balmy high of 80 degrees broke records in Portland and Augusta, but temperatures fell dramatically on Sunday and will continue to stay cool on Monday.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Dorothy Crowley Noel: Harmon would make an ‘excellent’ Auburn mayor
I write to express my strong support for Jeff Harmon to be the next mayor of Auburn. I have lived in Auburn for most of my 83 years. Never before have I so firmly believed that we must have new city leadership. It is imperative for us to elect a mayor who has the ability […]
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Thousands break into aid warehouses in Gaza as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens ground offensive
Tanks and infantry pushed into Gaza over the weekend as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a ‘second stage’ in the war, three weeks after Hamas launched a brutal incursion into Israel.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Refugees to be provided transitional housing at Good Will-Hinckley in Fairfield
About 35 refugees from Somalia, Syria and other countries are to be relocated from southern Maine to the Good Will-Hinckley campus.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Video: Watch the remembrance ceremony at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
The vigil is planned to last about two hours starting at 6 p.m. Sunday.