LEWISTON, Maine — It’s a dilemma no business owner should have to face: whether to reopen after a mass shooting. Samantha Juray gets emotional when recalling the events of Oct. 25, when the gunman killed eight people at the bowling alley before driving to a nearby bar and pool hall where he killed 10 more during the deadliest shooting in …
LEWISTON, Maine — Immediately after Maine’s deadliest mass shooting, the owners of the bowling alley and the bar in Lewiston where the gunman killed a total of 18 people were certain their doors were closed for good. “He looks at me and says, ‘We’re not going to buy that,’” Lebel says. “And he don’t give up.” On Oct. 25, Lebel …