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  • Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled note in boat as munhunt was on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled note in boat as munhunt was on

    NEW YORK - Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled a note in a boat he hid in while the manhunt was on, saying the attacks were retribution for U.S. military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, and described the victims as "collateral damage". Tsarnaev wrote the note with a marker in the boat, describing the Boston victims "collateral damage" in the same way Muslims have been ...

  • Brewery develops new beer dedicated to slain cop

    A Massachusetts brewing company is creating a beer in the honour of a hero cop, Sean Collier, who was allegedly gunned down by the Boston Marathon bombers. According to the Cambridge Brewing Company, 'Collier Stout' -a dry Irish stout- will hit bars by mid June and 1 dollar from every sale will go to Collier's memorial fund, the New York Post reported. Collier's friend Travis Dixon told the ...

  • 60 hurt as US trains collide New York-Boston corridor closed

    Two passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour in southwestern Connecticut, injuring 60 people, five of them critically, and closing the key corridor between New York and Boston. A Metro-North train heading from New Haven to New York City derailed around 6:10 p.m. Friday, hitting the other train in Bridgeport, Connecticut, about 60 miles northeast of New York City ...

  • Woman adjusting to life after losing leg in crash

    The 18-year-old Amesbury resident has endured a hard road riddled with surgeries and setbacks, but within the past several weeks her injuries have healed to the point where she could be fitted with a prosthetic, and now she's able to walk for the first time since the accident. Fortin was first fitted with her new prosthetic leg more than a month ago, but wasn't wearing it consistently ...

  • Samaritan charged with running over pedestrian

    DURHAM, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire police say a motorist who presented herself as a good Samaritan who drove an injured pedestrian to the hospital is the same person who caused the ...


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  • Vt. AG urges Congress to combat elder fraud

    MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell wants Congress to do more to combat what he calls ‘‘elder ...

  • EMS memorial to go up in Maine

    A groundbreaking ceremony is being held in Augusta on Saturday for the new EMS Memorial, which will be located between the law enforcement and firefighters’ memorials along State ...

  • Busy weekend for college commencements in Maine

    U.S. Sen. Angus King is the keynote speaker at the University of New England’s 178th Commencement at the Biddeford campus on Saturday. The university will award 1,450 degrees at the event. Included are 26 students who make up the inaugural graduating class from UNE’s College of ...

  • NH Vt. communities share Founders Day

    HAVERHILL, N.H. (AP) - Two Connecticut River communities, one in New Hampshire and the other in Vermont, are celebrating the 250th anniversary of their ...

  • Thousands of dollars in cigarettes taken from business

    Along with the cigarettes, $1,000 in cash was also taken. Police said the burglars showed up in a van, and the three worked together to pry open the ...

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