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Mother of Ayla Reynolds still seeking answers 9 years after child’s disappearance from Waterville home
Trista Reynolds, the mother of the 20-month-old toddler who was reported missing by her father, says that the anniversary of her disappearance gets harder every year.
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Trista Reynolds of South Portland, seen ] Wednesday, reflects on the ninth anniversary of her daughter, Ayla Reynolds, disappearing from a Waterville home.
Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald
Trista Reynolds keeps a pink light shining on her porch every night of the year. But from Dec. 1 to Jan. 1, it stays lit 24 hours a day to honor her daughter, Ayla Bell Reynolds, who was reported missing nine years ago.
On this date in Maine history: Dec. 16
By Joseph Owen
Dan Fogelberg, 2002
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Dec. 16, 2007: Singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, 56, dies of prostate cancer at home in Deer Isle, where he has lived for 25 years.
Fogelberg, a native of Peoria, Illinois, also lived many years in Colorado and recorded his music there. Achieving his greatest success in the 1970s and 1980s, he was known best for songs such as “Same Auld Lang Syne” (1980) and “Leader of the Band” (1982). His song “The Reach” (1981) is about fishing in Maine.
Dec. 16, 2011: Ayla Reynolds, age 20 months, disappears from her father’s home in Waterville. She is reported missing from her bed the next morning, leading to the largest search for a missing person in Maine history.
the world we kind of reflect on ourselves here in america. and abc did a lot of reports after that tragedy about our own nuclear safety and plants here. a lot of these plants are in population centers here in the northeast, in the south and the west as well. and we re not as ready as we should be in terms of an earthquake here, a tragedy here. we could very easily have the same kind of risk japan did if we don t begin to better safeguard our nuclear facilities. but it sounds like the regulations here are much more strict and stringent than they are at least overseas, at least what we re seeing from the tsunami in japan. and that tsunami washed tons of debris into the ocean, and it s making its way to the west coast of the united states. tons and tons. i think millions of tons of debris. so something to keep an eye on too, just the ripple effect of something that massive. shifting gears now to other news this morning, in waterville, maine last weekend there was a vigil for ayla re
avalanches happening more or is the media covering them more? i know just watching good morning america and sam champion said there has been there have been more avalanches this year just because of the crazy weather that we ve seen, the hot, the cold mixed and, you know, it s ice upon snow upon ice upon snow, and then it just slides that layer of ice slides and then everything comes down with it. so scary. be careful out of you skiers out there. please. don t think you re invincible. mother nature is bigger. that s for sure. here s a look at your forecast on this wednesday morning. it will be a little bit windy. was that english? it will be a little bit windy in the southwest, up tie foot of snow in the central and northern rockies. rain showers around denver, fargo and duluth. scattered showers from the twin cities down to dallas. and a pleasant spring-like day for much of the east coast. i heard the weather forecaster say 70s in spots. i m like you know what?