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Current Event #12: "Woman who survived Down East shootings that killed 3 released from hospital"

Woman who survived Down East shootings that killed 3 released from hospital A Machias woman who survived a Feb. 3 shooting spree that claimed the lives of three other people has been released from a Portland hospital. Regina Long, 49, has been treated and discharged from Maine Medical Center in Portland.Long was shot Feb. 3 in Machias at the Kennebec Road home she shared with Shawn Currey, 57, who was shot and killed in the same incident. Two other people were shot dead that same morning, Jennifer Bryant-Flynn, 49, and Samuel Powers, 33, at their respective homes in Machias and Jonesboro, all allegedly at the hands of Thomas Gerard Bonfanti, 63, of Northfield. Currey was shot in the neck, upper torso and spine, while Bryant-Flynn and Powers both were shot in the head, according to Lindsey Chasteen, acting administrator for the state medical examiner’s office, which performed autopsies on the victims’ bodies. The manner of death for all three is homicide, she said. The
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Current Event #11: "Pennsylvania man killed in Aroostook County snowmobile crash"

Pennsylvania man killed in Aroostook County snowmobile crash On Feb. 27, 2020, Bangor Daily News posted an article about a man from Pennsylvania that was killed in a snowmobile crash, here is what went down in Mapleton on that fatal day. It was Wednesday when David Over, 25, of Sligo, Pennsylvania, was riding with a group of nine other snowmobilers from Pennsylvania about 4 p.m. when he passed two snowmobiles ahead of him. Another snowmobiler followed Over, and the two rode alongside one another at a high speed when the two sleds made contact and Over veered to the left, came off his sled and hit a tree, according to Mark Latti, a spokesman for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. First responders performed CPR on Over at the scene before he was taken to AR Gould Hospital in Presque Isle, where he succumbed to his injuries, Latti said. It was the eighth snowmobile fatality so far this season. It followed the deaths of a Pennsylvania woman in Rangeley and a
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Current Event #10: "Brothers who brawled with cops in dying grandmother’s hospital room sentenced to time served"

Brothers who brawled with cops in dying grandmother’s hospital room sentenced to time served On February 25, 2020, Bangor Daily News released an article explaining how a year ago three brothers were chased by police into Ellsworth hospital and then brawled with the officers in their dying grandmother’s hospital room. The three brothers were all sentenced a few days in jail for their actions. The brothers, Byron L. Grant, Brighton C. Sawyer, and Dirk Sawyer are now to pay Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital $393.33 each for a total of $1,180 for the damages that were made during the event. Both Grant and Dirk Sawyer were sentenced on February 18 while Brighton Sawyer was sentenced in December. Dirk served 2 days, Brighton served 12 days, Byron served 7 days. Each brother originally had been charged with burglary, refusal to submit to arrest, terrorizing, assault, criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, and failure to stop for an officer. The three men were arrested Jan. 20, 2
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Current Event #9: "14 Horses Found Shot to Death at Abandoned Coal Mining Site in Kentucky"

14 Horses Found Shot to Death at Abandoned Coal Mining Site in Kentucky On December 20, 2019, The New York Times posted an article about 14 horses that were shot to death in Floyd County, Kentucky. Some of the horses were said to be shot in the head and others shot in the heart and lung area, and according to authorities some of the horses were pregnant. Several of the horses belonged to a near-by resident while the others were free-roaming horses. Tonya Conn, the president of Dumas Rescue, an animal welfare group based in Floyd County went to the scene on Tuesday and Wednesday with a veterinarian, who did a necropsy on the horses. Conn said, “I’ll tell you what it looks like, a Civil War battlefield,” she also said, “You know how there’s things that you say you’ll never unsee? You can never unsee this.” Sheriff Hunt said the horses appeared to have been shot with a rifle, in what he thought was a premeditated crime. He said that the killings happened Dec. 13 to the 15
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Current Event #8: "Apes, monkeys among 30 animals killed in German zoo fire"

Apes, monkeys among 30 animals killed in German zoo fire On January 1, 2020, there was a fire near the Krefeld Zoo in Germany. The cause of the fire was said to be caused by paper lanterns, that were released to celebrate the new year of 2020. This fire killed more than 30 animals, including apes, monkeys, bats, and birds. Gerd Hoppmann, the city's head of criminal police, told reporters, “People reported seeing those sky lanterns flying at low altitude near the zoo and then it started burning.” The police and firefighters got the first calls at 12:38 a.m. There were 5 Orangutans, 2 Gorillas, a Chimpanzee, and several monkeys, fruit bats, and birds. Only two Chimpanzees were able to be saved from the inferno, Bally, a 40-year-old female, and a younger male, Limbo, added the zoo director Wolfgang Dressen. Dressen also said that many of the animals that died were close to extinction in the wild. A gorilla, Kidogo, and six of his family members survived the fire. The sky
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Current Event #7 "Venice floods: Climate change behind highest tide in 50 years, says mayor"

Venice floods: Climate change behind highest tide in 50 years, says mayor Due to the severe flooding in Venice that has left much of the Italian city underwater is a direct result of climate change, the mayor says. The highest water levels in the region in more than 50 years would leave "a permanent mark", Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro tweeted. "These are the effects of climate change the costs will be high," he said. The waters in Venice peaked at 1.87 meters, according to the tide monitoring center. Only once since official records began in 1923 has the tide been higher, reaching 1.94 meters in 1966. St Mark’s square, which is the lowest part of the city, it was one of the worse parts hit by the storm. The city of Venice is made up of more than 100 islands inside a lagoon off the north-east coast of Italy. Two people died on the island of Pellestrina, a thin strip of land that separates the lagoon from the Adriatic Sea. A man was electrocuted as he tri
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Current Event #6 "Climate change is causing more extreme storms in Maine. Here’s how."

Climate change is causing more extreme storms in Maine. Here’s how. High winds knocked out power, downed trees and shut down schools late last month in the second extreme storm of the season. A few weeks before that, a nor’ easter brought torrential rain and wind speeds up to 73 mph to coastal communities. The loss of Arctic sea ice and warming ocean temperatures is fueling extreme storms in Maine. “There’s nearly 50 percent less sea ice cover in the Arctic basin now than there was 20 years ago,” Birkel said. “The loss of Arctic sea ice has changed the circulation pattern of large-scale winds.” Since Maine has seen warmer fall temperatures it can lead to more frequent storms. Birkel and his team are working on detailed statistical analyses of storms to determine if and how the frequency has changed. Some of my questions, thoughts, and opinions are how are people going to try to fix this global warming crisis? What are the things causing this? Are we ever going to be able
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