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Kenny lays wreath of Boston victims
Boston College .He has also been invited to give the commencement address to over 3,000 students of the graduating class of 2013.The event, which marks the 150th anniversary of Boston College, will take place in the college football stadium, with an attendance of over ...
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Foxwoods seeks a financial win with Mass. casino
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut's Foxwoods Resort Casino faces daunting hurdles as it joins a crowded race for the lucrative destination resort business in ...
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Open-road tolling to start at Hooksett tolls soon
HOOKSETT, N.H. (AP) - Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, drivers who use E-ZPass will be able to head through New Hampshire’s Hooksett Tolls on Interstate 93 without ...
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Manchester continues to grapple with new refugees
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - After being exiled from his native Bhutan at age 4, Chuda Niroula spent the next two decades in a Nepali refugee camp with no running water, no electricity and never enough food. Almost two years ago he arrived in Manchester as one of the 60,000 to 80,000 refugees taken in each year by the ...
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Maine Catholic church closing its doors
The Roman Catholic Diocese has signed a purchase-and-sale agreement with a company that owns an adjacent shopping center. Church officials say the sale is expected to be finalized in August and that the buyer has indicated it plans to demolish the 39-year-old ...
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Marsalis speaks plays at UVM commencement
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - More than 3,000 University of Vermont students have received degrees at the school's 211th graduation ceremony. Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis was the commencement speaker at Sunday's outdoor ceremony on the campus at the Burlington school. Following his talk, Marsalis picked up his trumpet and played "When the Saints Going Marching In" with the crowd ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 19
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...
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NH Superior Court chief justice gets fellowship
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire’s Superior Court Chief Justice Tina Nadeau is the 2013 recipient of a fellowship awarded annually by the New Hampshire Charitable ...
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Auditor praises Vt. action on tax districts
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont State Auditor Doug Hoffer is praising lawmakers for passing legislation to clean up glitches in the state’s so-called tax increment financing ...
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No discipline for trooper whose gun discharged
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - There will be no punishment for a Maine state police lieutenant whose gun accidentally discharged during a training ...
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Mellencamp-King musical to debut in Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - A musical by John Mellencamp, writer Stephen King and T Bone Burnett will debut in Bloomington this fall before embarking on a tour of 20 U.S. ...
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Maine budget committee holds emergency meeting
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - The Maine Legislature’s budget-writing committee is meeting with the Department of Health and Human Services commissioner about her department’s financial ...
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Laboratory in a can monitors red tide off Maine
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts deployed a garbage can-size canister in the waters off southern Maine last month to collect and transmit data about toxin-producing algae blooms, known as red tides, that appear in the Gulf of Maine each ...
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Newfound Lake boat ramp closing for repairs
BRISTOL, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire Fish and Game officials are closing the Newfound Lake boat access ramp at Wellington State Park after Memorial Day weekend for ...
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Metro-North Conn. train outage expected for days
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - The Metro-North commuter rail line says crews will spend days rebuilding 2,000 feet of track, overhead wires and signals damaged in a derailment and crash in ...
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Feinberg All money to bombing victims next month
MILTON, Mass. - The administrator overseeing efforts to provide financial help to victims of the Boston Marathon bombings says he will keep to the June 30 date for release of donated money.Kenneth Feinberg spoke at the commencement of Curry College on Sunday. He said he is determined to deliver all available money to victims of the bombings and their families next month.He advised the graduating ...
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Colfax Marathon sees increased security as a result of Boston bombings
From the moment of silence before the race began, to the colors worn by all the racers, the April 15 bombings in Boston loomed over the Colfax Marathon Sunday.More than 13,000 runners wore yellow and blue bibs - the colors of the Boston finish line - in honor of the victims of the bombings as they set off on one of three races - a full marathon, a half-marathon and a 5 kilometer course.The ...
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Could Cavs trade entire draft for shot at Nerlens Noel MAY 19
11:25 AM ET 05.19 | Suppose the Cavs end up with the No. 3 pick. They could offer their entire draft (all four picks) for No. 1, and that team could still draft someone such as Otto Porter at No. 3. Nerlens Noel is ideal for the Cavs, a team on a mission to improve its defense. He blocks shots, 4.4 per game. He can rebound, 9.5 per game. He influences the game defensively with a 7-4 wing span. ...
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Report Bobcats changing name back to Hornets MAY 19
11:18 AM ET 05.19 | The Charlotte Bobcats are in the process of changing their name back to "Hornets," a source with knowledge of the situation told CBSSports.com's Will Brinson, including arranging digital assets that would allow a return to their original nickname. There is no timetable for the switch though NBA commissioner to be Adam Silver told Bobcats season ticket holders ...
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Nate Robinson unlikely to be a Bull next season MAY 19
11:10 AM ET 05.19 | During the NBA playoffs, Nate Robinson took his game to new heights -- from his heroics in a historic triple-overtime win over Brooklyn and vomiting on the sideline while playing with the flu, to his clutch performance in the Bulls' Game 1 win over the Heat and getting his own postseason "BIG" commercial -- and cemented his status as much more than a novelty ...
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Making mentally ill defendants ready for trial
mock trial involving people who have been deemed mentally incompetent to participate in a real one. In mental hospitals across the country, psychiatrists ...
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Washington scandals intrude on Massachusetts Senate race
The troubles could make it harder for Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez to turn the focus of the race back to jobs, the economy and the budget as he tries to tie his rival, longtime Democratic Congressman Edward Markey, to the nation's sluggish ...
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Damaged trains being removed from wreck site
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Commuter trains damaged in a crash in Connecticut were being removed Sunday in the first step to making repairs and restoring service, the agency that runs Metro-North ...
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Police Child drowns in Wilbraham home pool
The Republican reports that Wilbraham Police Sgt. Robert G. Zollo said the 911 call came in at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday from the girl's mother, who said her daughter was in the pool and that she was unable to get her.The child was taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield where she was declared dead.The girl's name was not released while all family members were being ...
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32nd annual NH fundraiser sets $2.75 million goal
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) - Organizers of New Hampshire’s annual Prouty fundraiser for cancer research and treatment have set a $2.75 million goal for this year’s two-day ...
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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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