The victims at Just-in-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar & Grille ranged in age from 14 to 76. They will forever be associated with the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history. But they had rich lives worth remembering apart from that terrible night.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Four people injured in explosion at Orland home believed to be caused by propane leak
Two people were seriously injured and 2 received minor injuries. All 4 were taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center.
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Biden’s words, empathy touch family of Lewiston shooting victim
One Lewiston family invited a reporter to be with them as President Biden and first lady Jill Biden offered support.
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‘Peer support’ debriefings in aftermath of Lewiston shootings among mental health support offered to public safety responders
Mental health organizations, counselors and law enforcement peers are making a concerted effort to help officers seek out mental health resources in a community where there is a stigma around asking for help.
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Biden meets with grieving families following Lewiston mass shootings
Standing at the scene of a mass shooting, President Biden said Friday that the nation is mourning with Maine and the families who lost ‘precious souls.’
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State rests in trial for man accused of Acadia hit-and-run death
The trial for Raymond Lester, 37, will resume Monday morning at 9:30 a.m. He is charged with intentional murder in the death of Nicole Mokeme.
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Four candidates vie for 2 contested seats on Augusta City Council
The two contested seats on the Augusta City Council will be decided in Tuesday’s election.
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Lewiston shooter warned he might ‘snap on’ employees at bakery outlet days before rampage
A police report obtained Friday by the Press Herald revealed Robert Card made a delivery to a bakery in New Hampshire 6 days before the Lewiston shootings and told workers there: ‘Maybe you will be the ones I snap on.’
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Lewiston shooter warned he might ‘snap on’ employees at bakery outlet days before rampage
A police report obtained Friday by the Press Herald revealed Robert Card made a delivery to a bakery in New Hampshire six days before the Lewiston shootings and told workers there: ‘Maybe you will be the ones I snap on.’
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Friars Tap Room in Bucksport closes after a founder dies
Brother Donald Paul Martel, 66, was found dead in his car Wednesday.