The pair were using frisbees to dig a 10-foot hole in the sand when it collapsed on both of them, the town’s mayor said.
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Once a retail giant, Kmart down to 3 stores after New Jersey closing
When the Kmart in Avenel, New Jersey, closes its doors on April 16, it will leave only three remaining U.S. locations for the former retail powerhouse
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New Jersey bill would remove local control of wind power lines
The measure appears to be an effort to head off any local objections to at least 1 wind power project envisioned to come ashore at 2 former power plants, and run cables under 2 of the state’s most popular beaches.
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Ann Sparrow Williams
MORRISTOWN, Vt. — Ann Sparrow Williams died Aug. 27 in Morristown, Vt., having lived an “unremarkable, but delightful life,” according to an entry in one of her journals. She was 89. Some might take issue with her dismissive descriptor, noting her successful efforts aimed at helping preserve the Vermont State House as well as her athletic […]
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Agnes 'Claire' Bray
AUBURN — Agnes Bray, 84, of Auburn passed away Tuesday, Sept. 4, at The Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice House with her family by her side. She was born the fourth of six children in Elizabeth, N.J., May 9, 1934, a daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Walsh) French. She attended Elizabeth, N.J., schools, graduating […]
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Sarah M. Paione
LEWISTON — Sarah M. Paione, 82, of Lewiston died Monday, July 2, at her home with her husband by her side, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Known to her family and friends as “Sugar” or simply “Sug,” she was born in Elizabeth, N.J., on March 5, 1936, the daughter of Stanley E. and Ruth […]
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New Jersey police say woman drove with sign stuck in car roof
SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey say a woman was drunk when she continued driving with a mass transit sign sticking out of the roof of her car. The 52-year-old was pulled over Saturday on Route 46 in South Hackensack when police noticed something odd. Police say the woman had a New […]
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Patricia M. Mathieu
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Patricia M. (Levesque) Mathieu, 69 years old, of Lewiston, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Oct. 28, 2017, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Pat was born in Lewiston on Sept. 18, 1948, to Bernadette (Turcotte) Levesque and Roland “Joe Pete” Levesque. She graduated from Lewiston High School in 1967, married her high […]
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Raymond A. Buckminster
LEWISTON — Raymond A. Buckminster, 84, of New Vineyard, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at CMMC in Lewiston, surrounded by his wife, Debbie Martin and family. Raymond was born on Nov. 30, 1932 in Sunshine, Deer Isle, Maine, the son of Emery and Ethna (Shepard) Buckminster. He graduated from Stonington-Deer Isle High School in the […]
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No clean getaway for suspects in soap theft
ABSECON, N.J. — Police say twin brothers stole 180 bars of soap from a New Jersey supermarket but weren’t able to make a clean getaway. Absecon police say Kenny and Lenny Stewart dumped 30 six-packs of Dove soap into a large bag and bolted for an exit with employees in pursuit Friday. The twins were […]