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Survey launched — SAD 61 seeks public help to draft ‘blueprint’ for future
SAD 61 needs a new blueprint for its future. “Our purpose in updating our Strategic Plan is to provide a blueprint that focuses the work of the District and guides us in achieving common goals,” Assistant Superintendent Dr. Pat Hayden said. “It will include a mission statement (what we do), a vision statement (what we aspire to be), core values, (what we believe), and priority focus areas with strategies (what we want to accomplish).”
Cornhole tournament in Maine raises money for Lewiston shooting victims
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Roughly 200 people participated in a cornhole tournament in Maine to raise funds to honor those who died in the Lewiston mass shooting. Eight of the 18 victims killed during the October 2023 shooting died at Schemengees Bar and Grill, where a cornhole tournament was being held at the time.
Auburn's Hugh Freeze Says Brian Battie On Ventilator After Shooting, Asks For Prayers
Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze is imploring his fans to send their prayers Brian Battie's way ... revealing Monday the Tigers running back has been put on a ventilator after he was involved in a shooting over the weekend. The football player was initially wounded at around 3:30 AM on...
New Confidential Resource Advisor hopes to Revamp Prevention Programming and Connect with Students
Andrew Shepard was hired as the new Confidential Resource Advisor (CRA), filling a position after a nearly semester-long vacancy. Formerly known as the Sexual Assault Victim’s Advocate (SAVA), the name was changed to be compliant with a new state law. The CRA helps with “support and advocacy for survivors of sexual violence, dating/domestic violence, stalking, sexual harassment, and other sexual misconduct,” according to the description on Bates’s Title IX website.
Lewiston leaders work towards new homeless shelter committee with state funding deadline
LEWISTON (WGME) - This week, the Lewiston City Council released a list of candidates who agreed to serve on the recently announced Ad Hoc Committee on the Establishment of a Homeless Shelter. More than 20 names were mentioned for 13 positions. Some are former councilors, housing and homelessness advocates and...
LA Arts Kicks Off Summer Art Walk Series
(Lewiston, ME) LA Arts will be presenting the first of its five Art Walk LA events on Friday, May 31, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm in downtown Lewiston. The public is invited to attend this free event that celebrates the arts in our community and helps support local businesses. Art...
Lewiston leaders work towards new homeless shelter committee with state funding deadline
LEWISTON (WGME) - This week, the Lewiston City Council released a list of candidates who agreed to serve on the recently announced Ad Hoc Committee on the Establishment of a Homeless Shelter. More than 20 names were mentioned for 13 positions. Some are former councilors, housing and homelessness advocates and...
Family of Lewiston, Maine gunman testifies and says more could have been done
LEWISTON, Maine - The family of the gunman who killed 18 people in Lewiston, Maine last year testified in front of a commission in Lewiston Thursday, saying more could have been done to help him and prevent the mass shooting.The family of Robert Card will never forget the 18 victims. A commission in Lewiston began speaking with Card's family this week to determine what could have been done better and whether this could have been prevented.Family concerned with Robert Card's mental health"First I would like to recognize the loved ones lost on October 25. My family will never forget your...
Maine man charged with stealing, crashing 2 police cars held without bail
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A man charged with crashing two law enforcement vehicles during a police chase that concluded with gunfire from 11 officers should be held without bail until his trial, prosecutors said Monday. Gary Porter of Maine had been arrested on a warrant for theft on May 6 when he escaped police custody and set off a chaotic series of events in rural Paris, police said. Porter, wearing handcuffs and a hospital gown, stole a police vehicle, crashed it, then stole another before crashing that one and being returned to custody after an exchange of gunfire, police said. Porter made his first appearance in court Monday after a series of delays. A judge ruled that probable cause has been established in the case and that Porter will remain in jail pending a June 4 hearing about revoking bail. The decision is appropriate because of the “incredibly serious and reckless nature of these charges,” Assistant District Attorney Richard Beauchesne said in court. He said Porter’s actions posed risk to “all of the law enforcement officers that engaged in the chase.”
Blind Tiger and Similar Apps Blocked from Bates Wi-Fi, Drawing Mixed Reactions
Blind Tiger and similar apps have been blocked on Bates-provided internet networks, according to a May 20 email sent by President Garry Jenkins to students, faculty and staff. The decision follows the most recent Bates College Student Government (BCSG) election, which included a referendum asking students whether BCSG should “take action to address the impact of Blind Tiger use on our campus community.” The referendum was approved by a significant margin, with 53% of student voters voting “yes,” 26% voting “no” and 21% voting “I don’t know.”
Man pleads guilty to 2020 murder in Lewiston
The man who shot another man to death in Lewiston in July 2020 pleaded guilty to murder on Friday. Mark Sinclair, who was 28 at the time, killed John Paquin, 20, of Worcester, Massachusetts. Paquin was found with gunshot wounds outside an apartment building on Howe Street. "He was always...
Maine State Police look to better coordinate searches after Lewiston manhunt
LEWISTON (WGME) – Maine State Police say October's mass shootings have created a push to improve how they conduct wide-area searches in the future. Sergeant Greg Roy says he had a difficult time tracking officers and knowing which areas had been searched, from the boat landing where Robert Card's vehicle was found not long after the shootings to the industrial complex where his body was discovered about 48 hours later.
'I never should have been driving': Driver sentenced after 2022 deadly crash
AUBURN, Maine — Curtis Fogg will spend more than a year in prison after being found guilty of reckless conduct for the crash that killed Carol Ivers two years ago. Fogg was sentenced Monday in an Androscoggin County courthouse. Fogg was reportedly driving over 100 mph on Route 4...
Raw video: Testimony from Robert Card's sister, brother-in-law and ex-wife before Lewiston Commission
VIDEO: Watch as Nicole and James Herling, the sister and brother-in-law of Robert Cart, continue their testimony before the commission looking into the shootings that left 18 people dead in Lewiston, Maine, last October. Robert Card's ex-wife, Cara Lamb, also testifies. >> Watch videos from Thursday's commission hearing: Part 1...
Second man charged with manslaughter in Turner crash that killed grandmother acquitted
AUBURN, Maine — A second driver charged with manslaughter in the death of a Fayette grandmother following a deadly crash in Turner in 2022 has been acquitted by a jury in Auburn. After deliberating for an hour and a half Tuesday, a jury in Androscoggin County Superior Court came...
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