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Police in NH town increase patrols after report
FARMINGTON, N.H. (AP) - Police in Farmington, N.H., are putting extra officers on duty after a middle school student said he was approached by a ...
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Leeds girl lucky to be alive after crash
WAYNE, Maine (AP) - Police say a 17-year-old Leeds girl is ‘‘lucky to be alive’’ after suffering only minor injuries in a spectacular rollover crash in ...
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Police searching for suspects in NH fatal shooting
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Police in New Hampshire are still looking for a suspect or suspects involved in a fatal shooting over the weekend in ...
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Maine Turnpike toll increase paying off
The Turnpike Authority reports that in the six months since it increased tolls at some spots along the 106-mile highway, revenue has increased by 16 percent even as the number of cars using the turnpike dropped by 4 ...
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16-year-old learning to drive in accident in NH
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) - Police say a 16-year-old girl being taught how to drive by her father drove into the opposite lane of traffic in Laconia, N.H., hitting a stopped vehicle that backed into a ...
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New wastewater plant planned for Central Landfill
The Providence Journal reports (http://bit.ly/MtnrP1) the plant is designed to pretreat water from the lagoons around the Johnston landfill to be sent to Providence through a new $4-million sewer ...
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Tumblr founder 26 earns a $275M payday from Yahoo shareholders
David Karp reportedly owned 25 percent of Tumblr at the time of its last venture capital fundraise. If he can sell three more companies to Yahoo on similar terms, he'll be a billionaire. David Karp, 26, co-founded Tumblr in February 2007. On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported Yahoo's board of directors agreed to acquire the short-form blogging service for $1.1 billion. "Latest ...
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Adelphic Mobile hires new CEO from WPP mobile ad division
Michael Collins, formerly the global CEO of WPP's Joule mobile marketing division, has been named the new CEO of Waltham-based Adelphic Mobile. Waltham-based Adelphic Mobile said Monday it's brought on a well-known mobile marketing technology executive, Michael Collins of WPP's Joule mobile marketing division, as its new CEO. Collins had joined WPP in 2007 to create and launch Joule, ...
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Case of 3 homeless men to be heard in NH court
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- The case of three homeless men challenging a "No Camping" order on public lands in New Hampshire is scheduled to be heard in ...
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Boyfriend of Eastern student facing murder charge
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- A Bridgeport man faces murder and kidnapping charges in the death of an Eastern Connecticut State University who disappeared in ...
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Patch work plan in place to replace train service
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Metro-North officials have a fleet of 120 busses ready at the Bridgeport train station to help rail commuters make their way around the scene of Friday’s train accident and help get them get to New ...
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Visiting MIT scientist killed while riding bike
MIT said in a statement that Miura had been at the university since the fall and worked at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence ...
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Warwick police to identify body found in park
The body of a white male in his 60s was found in a trash barrel along a bike path in the park on Saturday. Police say the barrel had been covered with ...
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Retired US Supreme Court justice features in forum
BOSTON - The JFK Museum and Library is hosting a forum that will feature retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.The Monday afternoon event in Boston will include a discussion of Stevens' career on the bench and his view of the American legal system.President Gerald Ford nominated Stevens to the court, and he served from 1975 to 2010.He also wrote a memoir about his time on the ...
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Winslow Homer studio tours to begin June 23
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) - The Portland Museum of Art has announced the dates for its summer tours of the Winslow Homer studio in ...
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URI students create greatest good aid calculator
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) - Students at the University of Rhode Island have created an online calculator for an international relief agency that helps make the case that cash donations after natural or other disasters are better than donated ...
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Dress like Bob Dylan and get in free says museum
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - The Worcester Art Museum is offering free admission to anyone who dresses up like Bob Dylan on May 24, which will be the musician’s 72nd ...
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NH Senate to vote on bill to push back last call
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Granite State bar patrons hoping to join neighboring states in being able to belly-up to the bar in the wee hours for a final round could see some daylight as the Senate will vote on a bill this week to push back last call from 1 a.m. to 2 ...
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Vt. Fish Wildlife to hold last 2 deer hearings
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is preparing to hold its last two deer hearings that will help set regulations for this fall’s ...
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Maine university tuition rates to be set
BANGOR, Maine (AP) - University of Maine System trustees are voting on a measure to freeze tuition rates for the upcoming school year at 2012 levels for in-state ...
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NH House to vote whether to allow 1 casino
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire’s House is voting Wednesday whether to legalize one casino that probably would be built along the southern border with ...
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Boychuk breaks Game 2 tie leads Bruins past Rangers
BOSTON (AP) - Claude Julien wanted his Bruins to play more aggressively in the third period. The Boston coach got his wish with the help of some shaky defense by the New York ...
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Biden to speak at Coast Guard Academy graduation
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden is returning to Connecticut this week to speak at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduation in New ...
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Shumlin to sign aid-in-dying bill
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - A 10-year effort by advocates to bring an aid-in-dying law to Vermont is about to be punctuated with Gov. Peter Shumlin’s signing of the ...
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Taoiseach to pick up honorary doctorate in Boston
The Taoiseach is to receive an honorary doctorate today from Boston College.Enda Kenny will also deliver the commencement address to 3,000 students graduating from the college this semester.Commencement addresses are usually attended by the Archbishop of Boston, in keeping with the college's Catholic roots, but Cardinal Sean O'Malley is boycotting the event.He says he is avoiding the ...
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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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