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Conn. veterans receive home repairs
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Nearly 100 volunteers are set to help two Connecticut veterans and a military widow repair and renovate their homes in Berlin, New Britain and ...
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NH ag-based exports eligible for grants
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire companies that produce agricultural-based products - from beer to lotions - are eligible to receive a grant that could help them enter or expand their export ...
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Hundreds running Boston Marathons final mile
BOSTON -; Hundreds of runners are joining victims of the Boston Marathon bombings to finish the last mile of the race, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line after explosives went off while many athletes were still ...
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Community outreach key to Obama counterterror plan
FILE - In this April 26, 2013, file photo police officers stand by as Muslims leave the Islamic Society of Boston mosque in Cambridge, Mass., which was attended occasionally by Tamerlan Tsarnaev for Friday prayers, according to Islamic Society of Boston leaders. Within hours of the blasts at the Boston marathon, government officials and members of Bostons Muslim community called each other, ...
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Rescuers look for pilot in deadly NY Angel Flight
EPHRATAH, N.Y. -- Rescuers are searching for the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers.A dispatcher for the Fulton County Sheriff's Department says divers went to a large pond Saturday morning where the bulk of the plane was found submerged in Ephratah (ee-FRAY'-tah), west of Albany. Investigators are also combing nearby woods.The ...
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DA Peabody drunken driving crash killed man 31
A Peabody man will face charges of motor vehicle homicide this morning after a fatal early morning crash killed his passenger.Michael Fowler, 37, drove his 2010 Hyundai into a parked tow truck on Walnut Street in Peabody around 12:30 a.m., according to the Essex District Attorney’s office. The collision killed his passenger, Daniel Walker, 31, also of Peabody, the DA’s office ...
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RI opens new waters to shellfish harvesting
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Environmental officials in Rhode Island say the state is opening new waters to shellfish harvesting because of improvements in water ...
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Flood watch issued in Vermont
The National Weather Service says more rain, and even some snow, are in the forecast for Vermont on Saturday. A flood watch remains in effect for most of the state through Sunday ...
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Maine governor has new clash with lawmakers
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - In his latest clash with the Legislature, Gov. Paul LePage is telling his department heads not to testify before a key ...
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Deadline nears for annual moose permit lottery
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Hunters hoping to bag a moose in New Hampshire this year have only four shopping days left to enter the annual moose permit ...
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Alvin Gentry interested in Clippers job MAY 25
Clippers ' vacancy Thursday in an interview on ESPNLA 710. "When you take into consideration the talent level that they have and what they did this year." League sources have told ESPNLosAngeles.com that Gentry will be considered for ...
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John Calipari defends Derrick Rose MAY 25
Carmelo Anthony 's back, now it's time for another coach to get a former star's back. Kentucky coach John Calipari was on the Adam "the Bull" & Dustin Fox show on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland, and when asked about Derrick Rose and his injury -- and the heat he took in Chicago for not playing this season, particularly in the playoffs, even after he was cleared by ...
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40 days after Boston bombing we must stop radical jihad | Karima Bennoune
United States in the wake of the Boston bombings, please do not so by explaining that jihadist terrorism is simply a response to US foreign policy, or a consequence of the alleged difficulties faced by Muslim youth in integrating into American culture, or the result of Russian bombing of Chechnya. Many of us have criticisms of US foreign policy and that of other countries; integrating may indeed ...
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Bowdoin awarding degrees to 464 graduates
President Barry Mills will preside over Saturday’s commencement at the Brunswick school, with degrees being awarded to students from 42 states and 14 foreign countries and ...
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Malloy seeks review of Conn. trash authority
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration is offering a bill in the final days of the legislative session that would require Connecticut’s largest regional trash authority to undergo an extensive audit so the state can get a better handle on the organization’s troubled ...
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Efficiency Vt. collects old appliances
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont’s statewide emergency program is promoting a deal for people who want to get rid of that old, extra refrigerator or ...
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Cardinal OMalley to ordain 5 priests
O'Malley says the priesthood is a gift from God and he prays the new priests ‘‘inspire the current generation of young men’’ to consider the ...
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Forest Service AMC team up to teach fishing
PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service and Appalachian Mountain Club are teaming up to offer a day of lessons and free fishing at New Hampshire’s Wildcat Mountain ...
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NH bill bosses cant see social media passwords
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire bosses would be prohibited from requiring employees or job applicants to disclose a user name or password to personal social media or email accounts under a bill being voted on by the ...
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RI eighth-grader wins AAA traffic safety contest
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island eighth-grader who races BMX bikes has won the top prize in a regional contest on traffic safety with a video encouraging helmet ...
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Deadly B-52 crash remembered in Maine
ELEPHANT MOUNTAIN, Maine (AP) - One of the two survivors of a deadly B-52 bomber crash is in Maine to join in a 50th anniversary remembrance this Memorial Day ...
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Police Deaths of 2 adults in NH home suspicious
BELMONT, N.H. (AP) - The bodies of a man and a woman have been discovered in a central New Hampshire home, and police are calling their deaths ...
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Don McLean to perform with Portland symphony
The singer-songwriter has agreed to perform his 1971 hit with the Portland Symphony Orchestra during city’s annual Stars and Stripes celebration on the Eastern Promenade. An estimated 60,000 people are expected at the event, where the symphony will perform before and during the city’s fireworks ...
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Cross-border travelers face busy weekend
HIGHGATE, Vt. (AP) - Anyone traveling across the U.S.-Canadian border this weekend is being advised to leave some extra time to get to their destination. Border crossings at Highgate, Vt., Champlain, N.Y., and elsewhere are expected to be very busy with holiday weekend travelers. To speed things up, travelers are advised to have their documents in hand before reaching the primary inspection ...
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Analyzing Facial Recognition Technology Using The Boston Bombing Suspects
facial recognition systems using one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects as a test subject has helped demonstrate the value of the technology as a law enforcement tool, Michigan State University (MSU) researchers claim in a new study. Working in the East Lansing, Michigan ...
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Boston Marathon is a multi-faceted event
The Boston Marathon is a serious opportunity for professional marathon runners to prove themselves and for recreational runners to prove to themselves that they can do it. There is also the philanthropic side to the marathon though, with people taking part to make a difference.
Boston is gearing up to once again hold the annual Boston Marathon of 2010. The marathon was first held in 1987, and is a seminal event in the calendar of any serious marathon runner. Athletes from around the world have been training for the big day, and Boston will be visited by 20,000 professional and amateur runners for the event. Read more
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