NEW YORK (AP) — Maya Angelou’s story awed millions. A childhood victim of rape, she broke through silence and shame to tell her tale in one of the most widely read memoirs of the 20th century. A black woman born into poverty and segregation, she recited the most popular presidential inaugural poem in history. “I’m […]
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Weird Wicked Weird: Now you sea it, now you don’t; Maine’s long history of sea serpent sightings
A little more than 100 years ago, an enterprising Old Orchard Beach businessman charged curiosity-seekers 10 cents each to see the bones of a sea serpent that had washed ashore. The attraction spawned a short book and the not-immodest declaration that said serpent was the “Eighth Wonder of the World” with “eyes as large as […]
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Bashtag: NYPD Twitter campaign backfires
NEW YORK (AP) — To put it in social media terms, the New York Police Department got trolled. The nation’s largest police force learned the hard way that there are legions online devoted to short-circuiting even the best-intentioned public relations campaign — in this case, the NYPD’s Twitter invitation to people to post feel-good photos […]
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Sox, Sizemore put Yankees on hold
NEW YORK (AP) — Grady Sizemore hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox finally gave Jon Lester enough run support for his first win of the year, 4-2 over the New York Yankees on Friday night. Jonny Gomes led off the sixth with another long ball off CC Sabathia, […]
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N.Y. explosion levels 2 buildings, kills at least 2 people
NEW YORK — A thunderous explosion flattened two East Harlem apartment buildings Wednesday as utility workers were on their way to investigate a report of a gas leak, killing at least two people, injuring more than 20 and leaving over a dozen others unaccounted for. The fiery blast rocked the neighborhood about 9:30 a.m., shattering […]
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Maine corrections boss Ponte tapped to lead New York City jails
NEW YORK — Mayor Bill de Blasio has named the head of Maine’s corrections department to head New York City’s jails. Joseph Ponte was presented as the new commissioner of the nation’s second largest jails system at a City Hall press conference Tuesday. “Every resident of this city deserves to be treated with dignity and […]
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Charges stand vs. officer in NYC biker melee
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors said Thursday they have changed their minds about reducing charges against an undercover police detective accused of taking part in a motorcyclists-versus-SUV driver melee that was caught on video. The Manhattan district attorney’s office had said in December that the SUV driver’s facial injuries were healing and might not warrant […]
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Husson football player dies after skiing into woods at Sugarloaf
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — A Husson University student was fatally injured Tuesday morning when he skied off Hayburner trail and into trees at the Sugarloaf Mountain resort. Stephen Colvin, 21, of Hoosick, N.Y., was a sophomore linebacker on the football team last fall at Husson University in Bangor. He was at Sugarloaf on Tuesday with three […]
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Capt. Edward B. Fortin
1927 – 2013 AUBURN — Capt. Edward B. Fortin, 86, of Auburn, passed away on Oct. 21, 2013, at the Androscoggin Hospice House. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was born on Feb. 3, 1927, in Webster to William and Anna (Demers) Fortin. After several years in the military, he moved […]