SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts mayor is calling for an end to refugee resettlement in his city, saying Somali families are putting pressure on already strained services in Springfield, a onetime industrial center where nearly a third of the population lives below the poverty line. Mayor Domenic Sarno is the latest mayor to decry […]
June 2014
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Police charge man after accident injures woman, 87
SACO — Saco police say they have charged a 45-year-old man with leaving the scene of a crash that sent an 87-year-old woman to the hospital. Police say they have charged Leo Paul Bedard of Saco with leaving the scene of an accident. The accident sent Jewell Friedman to the hospital in critical condition. Police […]
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Maine company admits producing counterfeit sports apparel, faces possibility of hefty fine
BANGOR — A Maine company that sold counterfeit Red Sox, Celtics and Patriots apparel faces a fine of up to $5 million for trafficking bogus goods. Robert Berg Enterprises Inc., which did business as Berg Sportswear in Corinna, entered a guilty plea Monday in federal court. No sentencing date was set. Prosecutors say the screen-printing […]
Posted inNew England, sj-web
Police identify New Hampshire man killed in Maine
CONCORD, N.H. — Authorities have identified the 18-year-old New Hampshire man who was reported missing Saturday and found stabbed to death that day in Maine. The victim has been identified as Aaron Wilkinson of Madbury, about 20 miles from Lebanon, Maine, where his body was discovered Saturday afternoon. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office says […]
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Defense expert: Murder suspect’s girlfriend wrong in describing strangling mark on neck
DOVER, N.H. — A defense expert in the case of a man charged with killing a 19-year-old University of New Hampshire student on Monday disputed the key witness’s testimony about how she died. Dr. Ira Kanfer was the second defense witness to testify for 31-year-old Seth Mazzaglia, who is charged with first-degree murder in the […]
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Obama to award Medal of Honor to Army sergeant from Nashua, N.H.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will award Sgt. Ryan J. Pitts, 28, the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony on July 21, the White House announced Monday, for his actions during a deadly battle in Afghanistan six years ago. Just before dawn on July 13, 2008, nine U.S. soldiers were killed and 27 […]
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NHL free agency: Bruins will keep it simple
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins don’t expect to make a major signing in free agency. A player drafted from a mediocre crop this week likely won’t make an immediate impact. So general manager Peter Chiarelli plans some small changes to improve the team that exited the playoffs earlier than expected. “We had a very […]
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Magnitude-7.9 Alaska quake spawns small tsunami
ANCHORAGE — A strong earthquake near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands triggered a tsunami warning Monday, but only small waves measuring several inches hit coastal communities. The National Tsunami Warning Center canceled all tsunami warnings late Monday afternoon, about four hours after the earthquake struck. The magnitude-7.9 earthquake was centered about 13 miles southeast of Little Sitkin […]
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Funeral Notices for Tuesday, June 24, 2014
CHAMBERLAIN — Charles Willard, 68, of Twentynine Palms, Calif., died Sept. 9, 2012. Per his request, there were no visiting hours. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 28, at Gracelawn Memorial Park in Auburn. CROSSLAND — Lloyd B., of Mexico, died Thursday, June 19. Family and friends will gather at […]
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Lewiston firefighters extinguish second blaze of the night
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Fire Department was called out for a second time in three hours Monday evening as an air conditioner was reported to be engulfed in flames at the corner of Birch and Bates streets. At around 7:50 p.m., Lewiston firefighters, some just returning from a structure fire on Trident Drive, were called […]