MAINE, USA — After a mass shooting left several dead in Lewiston on Wednesday evening, multiple schools and local establishments announced they would be closed on Thursday.
The following schools shared closures online for Thursday:
- Auburn School Department
- Bates College
- Brunswick School Department
- Cape Elizabeth School Department
- Lewiston Public Schools
- Lisbon School Department
- MSAD 15
- MSAD 49
- MSAD 51
- MSAD 75
- Portland Public Schools
- RSU 1
- RSU 4
- RSU 16
- RSU 23
- RSU 57
- Scarborough Public Schools
- Westbrook School Department
- Saint Joseph's College
- Classes canceled at University of Maine Orono and Machias
- University of New England
- Classes canceled at University of Southern Maine Portland and Gorham campuses
Other area closures include:
- Auburn-Lewiston YMCA
- Citylink Lewiston-Auburn Transit
- Hannaford Supermarkets closed until at least 10 a.m. statewide
- Lewiston Bureau of Motor Vehicles
- Lisbon town offices
- L.L. Bean closed until at least 11 a.m.
- Old Orchard Beach Recreation
- All non-public safety City of South Portland buildings
- Topsham Bureau of Motor Vehicles
This is a breaking news story, and it will be updated as more information becomes available.