1934 – 2013 AUBURN — Dr. John H. Gould of Turner passed away on Monday, Oct. 14, at Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice in Auburn. Dr. Gould was born in Portland on Sept. 10, 1934, the first child of Eleanor (Webster) Gould and Richard Gould. He grew up in both Cape Elizabeth […]
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NYPD undercover officer accused of punching SUV window in biker melee
NEW YORK (AP) — An undercover police detective accused of punching out an SUV window during a motorcycle rally that descended into violence was unmasked Wednesday in a courtroom where he was confronted with serious assault charges. But Detective Wojciech Braszczok’s lawyer insisted he would be exonerated by the very video prosecutors say incriminates him […]
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Full service to resume on crippled NYC-Conn. rail
NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Transit Authority says full service will be restored to a crippled line of the nation’s second-largest commuter railroad. The MTA says Saturday that the line running between New Haven, Conn., and Grand Central Terminal in New York City will run at full capacity beginning Monday. The MTA says Monday’s […]
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‘We miss you’: 9/11 families, friends mark 12th anniversary with somber tributes to victims
NEW YORK (AP) — Life in lower Manhattan resembled any ordinary day on Wednesday as workers rushed to their jobs in the muggy heat, but time stood still at the World Trade Center site while families wept for loved ones who perished in the terror attacks 12 years ago. For the families, the memories of […]
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Verizon agrees to buy Vodafone’s 45 stake in Verizon Wireless for $130 billion
NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon will own its wireless business outright after agreeing Monday to pay $130 billion for the 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless owned by British cellphone carrier Vodafone. The buyout, the second-largest acquisition deal on record, would give Vodafone PLC additional cash to pursue its expansion ambitions in Europe. Those ambitions […]
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Roberto Gonzalez
1961 – 2013 SOUTH PARIS — Roberto Gonzalez, 52, of South Paris left this earth and was escorted into God’s hands on Thursday, Aug. 29, at his home after a trying battle with cancer. He was born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, on July 6, 1961, the son of Blanca Nieves Miranda and Onesimo Gonzalez […]
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Houlton native eliminated from ‘America’s Got Talent’
Sam Johnson rides a unicycle on a slack line during his performance at the Bangor State Fair in 2007. Johnson was eliminated from NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” on Tuesday. Houlton native Sam Johnson was eliminated Tuesday night from the “America’s Got Talent” reality TV competition. Johnson, 34, had hinted in an interview late last week […]
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Job seekers sleep on Manhattan street
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of men hunting for work spent several nights on a Manhattan street, lining up Sunday for a chance to get into a carpenters’ union training program. Some brought sleeping bags, tents, lawn chairs and coolers to fill out applications starting Monday at 9 a.m. Others used just cardboard as a […]
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Harold R. ‘John’ McPeek
1945 – 2013 PORTLAND — John McPeek, 68, of Mexico, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Aug. 1, at Maine Medical Center in Portland. John was born in Sydney, N.Y., on June 25, 1945, the son of Robert W. and Vergie M. (Spangenburg) McPeek. He graduated from Guilford High School in New York and attended college […]