David Morgan, then a senior at Kennebunk High School, looks back on how the day profoundly impacted him.
Sept. 11
20 years later, they’re haunted by their encounters with 9/11 hijackers
Those who crossed paths with two of the World Trade Center terrorists reflect on what happened in Maine in the hours leading up to the worst attacks on American soil.
Ticket agent struggles with guilt, trauma over two decades
The American Airlines agent who gave two of the 9/11 terrorists their boarding passes from Portland to Boston is haunted by that unthinkable day.
Did 9/11 change your life?
The tragedy of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, still reverberates in our lives 20 years later. We’d like to know if the events of the day and its aftermath had a lasting impact in your life. Perhaps you moved from New York City or another large metropolitan area never to return. Maybe you […]
Freeport Flag Ladies make their last stand, 18 years after terrorist attacks
The women have waved the flag next to Freeport’s Main Street each week for 18 years, but will retire after Wednesday.
Memories of 9/11 and its lessons of love
On the 18th anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, think about how far we’ve come.
Looking Back on Sept. 11
100 Years Ago: 1918 Wednesday morning’s hearing on the petition of the Lewiston GasLight company to increase its rates from $1.30 to $1.60 per one thousand cubic feet, which opened before the Public Utilities at ten o’clock, was brief and technical. The most important feature was that all opportunities for opposition were lacking. A few […]
Ideas for donating unwanted trophies
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’m retired from the military and have many plaques and awards I’d like to donate to an organization that refurbishes them and gives them to kids’ sports teams, etc. I have read your columns where you have published the name of a couple of organizations who do this. Unfortunately, I didn’t write […]
Death notices for Tuesday, Sept. 11
LIBBY — Marguerite H. White, of Fryeburg and Dixfield died in Rumford on Thursday, Sept. 6. A memorial service will be held at noon Tuesday, Sept. 11, at Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris, with a time of visitation from 11 a.m. to noon prior to the service. MARTIN — […]