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Nightshift: Life on the Graveyard Shift for Night Owls
The piece explores night workers from donut shop staff to Frederick City police, noting the quiet mornings and social tolls. Sam Lewis, a longtime night worker, finds the hours peaceful yet lonely, while officers Vincent Malta and Mark Maas describe shifts from 4 p.m. to midnight or midnight to 8 a.m., with commentary on changed routines and relationships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Lewis
Lewis
Walkersville
Frederick City
Vincent Malta
Mark Maas
Maas
Malta
Mark Mase
Bob Leverone