LEWISTON, Maine — Two years after the tragic mass shooting that claimed 18 lives in Lewiston, the community continues to find ways to heal; this time through a garden that will bloom with new life each spring.

On this anniversary, dozens of people came together in Lewiston to plant flower bulbs in memory of those who were killed. When spring rolls around, the flowers will bloom to honor the lives lost.

“There are four different kinds of tulips,” artist Tanjay Hollander, the organizer of the event, said. “And about eight or nine different kinds of daffodils.”

Hollander, an Auburn-based artist, wanted to create something meaningful for and by her community. Instead of a mural or monument, she envisioned a garden that her neighbors could help create.

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