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Freeport officially abandons dubious motto
FREEPORT, Maine (AP) - Freeport is going to have to find a new motto because it’s no longer the ‘‘birthplace of ...
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NH man charged with armed robbery
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire man has been charged with armed robbery and possessing a narcotic drug after police say a gas station was robbed in ...
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Hearing on Vt. health rates Friday
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermonters will get a chance to weigh in on proposed rates to be charged consumers under the Vermont Health Connect health insurance exchange. The Green Mountain Care Board has received recommendations from the Department of Financial Regulation on the proposed rates to be offered by insurers Blue Cross Blue Shield and MVP, and is expected to set the rates by July 8. ...
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Victims relatives to testify in Whitey Bulger trial
BOSTON - After hearing three days of testimony from a hit man who admitted killing 20 people, jurors in the trial of James "Whitey" Bulger will soon get to hear from the families of some of those victims.Prosecutors plan to begin calling relatives Thursday. Judge Denise Casper ruled earlier that their testimony will be limited. They will not be allowed to describe the emotional impact ...
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Paid family leave bill faces first vote in RI
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A proposal to give workers in Rhode Island paid time off to care for a new child or sick loved one is headed to its first legislative ...
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Movie Review
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Crumb [DVD]
Terry Zwigoffs Crumb is an absolutely disarming documentary and one of the very best of its kind. Ostensibly a film about the great counterculture artist Robert Crumb, whose obscenely hilarious and frequently antisocial cartoons both reflected and helped define the ideology of a generation of ... ...
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Maine gets low grade in report on nations bridges
In a new report examining the state of the nation’s bridges, Washington-based Transportation for America ranked Maine ninth in the percentage of bridges classified as ...
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F-15 fighter jets to conduct exercises
BOSTON (AP) - F-15 fighter jets from the 104th Fighter Wing in Massachusetts are scheduled to participate in an exercise over the northern part of the state, as well as parts of New Hampshire and ...
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Jeb Bush to raise money for Maine gov re-election
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is coming to Maine to raise money for Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s re-election ...
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NH agencies museum host travel poster competition
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - The state is teaming up with Manchester’s Currier Museum of Art for a poster competition that highlights what makes New Hampshire ...
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With less than a week left Markey maintains light public schedule
Democratic nominee Edward J. Markey on Wednesday limited his public schedule to a hand-shaking session disclosed less than an hour ahead of ...
Making the news
Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
Hassan Rouhani
Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.
Hotel Review
The Westin Resort & Spa, Whistler, Canada
After getting off the Greyhound bus I trudged through the Whistler Village to the bottom of Whistler Mountain, and there ...
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