NEW YORK (AP) — A would-be suicide bomber’s rush-hour blast in the heart of the New York City subway system failed to cause the bloodshed he intended, authorities said, but it gave new fuel to President Donald Trump’s push to limit immigration. Hours after Monday’s explosion in an underground passageway connecting two of Manhattan’s busiest […]
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Police: 1 dead, 3 wounded in shooting at NYC concert venue
NEW YORK — One person was killed and three others wounded in a shooting inside a concert venue in New York City, where hip-hop artist T.I. was scheduled to perform, police said. It happened around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday at Irving Plaza, near Manhattan’s Union Square. Police said a 34-year-old man was shot in the chest […]
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Elaine Janet Libbey Holman
1922 – 2015 FALMOUTH — On the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 29, Elaine Libbey Holman, 93, passed away at her home in Falmouth, attended by family. Elaine was known for her sharp mind and her welcoming generosity. She was a woman who lived by her principles and always treated others with dignity and respect. She […]
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Gail J. Groomes
1948 – 2015 BOSTON, Mass. — Gail J. Groomes, 66, died Sunday, April 5, at Massachusetts General Hospital. She was born to Joseph M. and Evelyn A. (Rich) Groomes on April 18, 1948, in Lowell, Mass. She grew up in Livermore Falls and graduated from Livermore Falls High School, Class of 1966. She was a […]
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Photos & Video: More than 12 injured in Manhattan building collapse
Social media coverage of the collapse Watch early #FDNY units operating at 123&121 2nd Avenue in the East Village http://t.co/8o7qlaVldw — FDNY (@FDNY) March 26, 2015 NEW YORK (AP) — An apartment building on fire near New York University collapsed on Thursday, two nearby buildings began burning and several people were injured, firefighters said. Orange […]
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Diana M. W. Connell
1935 – 2015 SCARBOROUGH — Diana M. Wiedemann Connell of Norway and Cape Elizabeth passed from this life on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. She was born in Bridgton on Feb. 16, 1935, to Lawrence and Edna (Bradford) Lord, and grew up in Bolsters Mills. She was a graduate of […]
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Paul B. Chenard
1953 – 2015 ORLANDO, Fla. — Paul B. Chenard, 61, of Kissimmee, Fla., passed away on Saturday, Feb. 7, of cardiac arrest. Born in Lewiston on June 6, 1953, a son of Roger S. and Rita G. (Beaulieu) Chenard, Paul attended St. Peter’s School and was a 1971 graduate of St. Dominic High School. He […]
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Protests erupt after cop cleared in chokehold death
NEW YORK (AP) — A grand jury cleared a white police officer Wednesday in the videotaped chokehold death of an unarmed black man stopped for selling loose, untaxed cigarettes, triggering protests in the streets by hundreds of New Yorkers who likened the case to the deadly police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri. As the demonstrations mounted, […]
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Health officials attempt to calm public fears about Ebola
PARIS — The director of the Oxford County Emergency Management Agency said Friday that although residents should be aware of developments in the spread of Ebola, they should be more focused on how to prevent contracting the flu. “All eyes are on Ebola, but the bigger worry right now is the flu,” Director Allyson Hill […]
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N.Y. doctor back from Guinea has Ebola, 1st in city
NEW YORK (AP) — An emergency room doctor who recently returned to the city after treating Ebola patients in West Africa has tested positive for the virus, becoming the first case in the city and the fourth in the nation. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday urged residents not to be […]