In a small park along the mighty Androscoggin River, Leroy Walker Sr. stood in a neon yellow jacket at the base of a bell tower, his white hair thinning at the top of his head. He greeted family after family, exchanging hugs with some parents, as children set off into the candyland awaiting them at Auburn’s annual trick-or-treating event. “Good luck — you’ll fill that bucket,” Walker, an Auburn City Council member, said to a young boy dressed as a dinosaur.
From one of the first pews, Tim Conrad held a long salute when the priest recited the name of his son, Thomas Conrad, a 34-year-old Army veteran who managed the bowling alley and who friends said died while trying to take down the gunman. “Nothing is affecting the bond of love I have seen in the people,” Father Raja said. “Though there’s pain, we still remain strong.
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‘While the manhunt has ended, the search for justice will continue,’ Maine governor says of mass shootingsMaine Gov. Janet Mills said she ‘breathed a sigh of relief’ when she was told the suspect in the mass shootings was found dead. Read more ⮕
Maine mass shooter had numerous run-ins with authorities, showed warning signsAuthorities in Maine spent Monday continuing to piece together the events that led to the worst mass shooting in the state’s histor Read more ⮕
