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  • Friend of Boston bombers had confessed to 2011 triple murders claims FBI Friend of Boston bombers had confessed to 2011 triple murders claims FBI

    NEW YORK A Chechen acquaintance of dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has confessed to slashing the throats of three people in a 2011 gruesome triple murder, federal law enforcement officials have said. Ibragim Todashev, who made the confession, was killed early Wednesday during a confrontation with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police in Orlando, Florida, a federal law ...

  • Maine hospital Boston hospital collaborate

    LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- A Maine hospital group and one of Boston's most prestigious hospitals have announced a collaboration aimed at streamlining services for local cancer patients who need care in ...

  • Felix G. Arroyo is fourth to qualify for mayoral ballot in Boston

    Councilor at Large Felix G. Arroyo became the fourth mayoral candidate to qualify for the ballot Thursday when election officials verified that he had submitted signatures from at least 3,000 registered voters. The Election Commission must still certify the final count. Sixteen people submitted a substantial number of nomination papers to run in the Sept. 24 preliminary election. Three other ...

  • NH refueling wing gets visit from Shaheen Hassan

    NEWINGTON, N.H. (AP) - Members of the 157th Refueling Wing at the Pease Air National Guard Base are being congratulated for being picked to receive a new generation of air refueling ...

  • Maine state police gear up for busy weekend

    Col. Robert Williams, state police chief, says Memorial Day weekend sets the tone for the summer season and that the state police goal ‘‘is to make it a safe one.’’ He says troopers will be looking for speeders and drunken and aggressive drivers, and that they’re also enforcing seat belt and texting ...


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Movie Review

The Fifth Element

What an exhilarating, visual feast is Luc Besson's "The Fifth Element." And what a mess. Combining hokey science fiction, quasi-religious sentiments, and a garish French new wave fashion sensibility, "The Fifth Element" is a tumultuous cinematic experience to say the least. It veers from being passably interesting to insulting to exciting to downright stupid. Writer/director Besson ("La Femme Niki ... ...

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  • Welch backs bill to support energy efficiency

    MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont Congressman Peter Welch is joining Republican Rep. David McKinley of West Virginia to back legislation designed to promote more energy efficiency in homes and other buildings. 1 of the bills, The Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act, would provide rebates to homeowners who invest in energy efficiency improvements. Homeowners who demonstrate a 20% energy savings ...

  • Bill would honor dream of slain MIT officer

    BOSTON - A bill that would posthumously honor the dream of slain MIT officer Sean Collier to be appointed to the Somerville Police Department is moving quickly through the legislature.The Massachusetts Senate unanimously approved the bill Thursday a day after the House also backed the bill.The legislation would allow Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone to make the appointment.Collier was the ...

  • Maine officials warn of vacation scams

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine Attorney General Janet Mills is advising consumers to be leery of vacation deals popping up this time of the year. Mills says if the deal sounds too good to be true, it probably ...

  • Memorial ceremony set in Maine State House

    Brig. Gen. James Campbell, Adjutant General of Maine, says the ceremony will be held Friday afternoon. Memorial Day is Monday, but state government will be ...

  • Vt.s Washington Electric co-op names new manager

    For the past three years Richards has been a senior consultant for a company the co-op has relied on since 1997 for power supply planning, contracting and management, renewable energy development analysis, rate design and other regulatory ...

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