'This isn't us' — close-knit Lewiston begins to recover from the deadly mass shooting

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'This isn't us' — close-knit Lewiston begins to recover from the deadly mass shooting
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After the shelter-in-place orders were lifted and the suspect's body was found, residents of Maine's second-largest city are 'seeking normal' again.

After the shelter-in-place orders were lifted and the suspect's body was found, residents of Maine's second-largest city are"seeking normal" again."Today we don't hear as many sirens, by any means, but a lot more street traffic," Stibbards said."It's good to hear the normal city noises."

The deadly massacre in Maine's second-largest city shattered the close-knit community that almost everybody here says feels like a small town."Lewiston is a special place. This isn't us. Lewiston is a great place," Maine Gov. Janet Mills said during a Friday night press conference. "Be kind to people. I think that's one of our best ways to fight this," he said. "Say hi to that neighbor you've been meaning to say hi to. Call your mom. Pay for the person behind you in the drive-through. If you help someone, you help everyone."

But an acquaintance of hers, Tom Conrad, was killed. She said Conrad was a part of the craft brewing community in the area and had worked with her and her husband at a local brewery.

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