Today, Joe Lawlor and Hannah Kaufman report on five Cumberland County HIV cases not appearing to be linked. We also have stories on the death this week of a Penobscot tribal elder who fought on D-Day, and on Maine’s Somali-Americans reacting to rhetoric from President Donald Trump with both fear and resilience.
HIV CASES
The five HIV cases detected in Cumberland County so far this year do not appear to be connected, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The cases follow 30 recorded in Bangor since 2023. Read more.
D-DAY VETERAN DIES AT 101
Charles Shay, a Penobscot tribal elder who fought on D-Day, has died at age 101. He grew up on Indian Island, near Old Town, and was an Army medic during the invasion of Normandy in World War II. Read more.
“Cold case playing cards are one of many tools that may assist investigators in their ongoing efforts to solve Maine’s unsolved cases. These cards will help keep victims’ stories alive, and we hope they generate information that leads to prosecution.”
Maine Department of Corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty
The Maine State Police is introducing a new investigative tool into state correctional facilities: a “Cold Case Deck of Cards” featuring 52 of Maine’s longstanding unsolved homicides and suspicious missing person cases, including one Auburn woman whose disappearance has drawn public attention in recent years. Read more from reporter Joe Charpentier: Maine officials hope ‘Cold Case Deck of Cards’ will help solve cases
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