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  • Homeland Security Secretary To Visit Boston Marathon Bombings Memorial

    BOSTON (CBS) – Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will be in Boston Friday. She will visit the memorial for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings and meet with state and local officials including State Police Superintendent Colonel Timothy Alben, Mayor Tom Menino, and Police Commissioner Ed Davis. Napolitano's office says they’ll talk about training and ...

  • Acushnet man dies in ATV crash in Vermont

    CONCORD, Vt. - Vermont State Police say a Massachusetts man has died in an ATV crash in the town of Concord.Police said 42-year-old Frank Baker Jr. of Acushnet, Mass., lost control of the ATV about 10 p.m. Thursday. The ATV went off the trail and Baker was thrown from the vehicle.Police said Baker was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. He was given CPR at the scene but was not able ...

  • US Marshals search for man in NH Mass. assaults

    CONCORD, N.H. - The U.S. Marshals are looking for a man wanted on arrest warrants concerning assaults in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.The marshals said Friday 28-year-old Shaun Springer of Portsmouth is wanted on suspicion of second-degree assault by strangulation in Portsmouth and assault with intent to murder/discharge a firearm in Lynn, Mass. He is considered armed and dangerous.The ...

  • Some Vt. roads flooded closed after heavy rain

    A flood warning was in effect in parts of Chittenden, Franklin, Caledonia and Lamoille counties. Eleven schools were closed in Chittenden ...

  • Maine energy costs bill considered

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A Maine legislative committee is expected to vote on a proposal aimed at lowering the state’s high electricity and heating ...


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Movie Review

Island of Lost Souls [Blu-Ray]

Island of Lost Souls [Blu-Ray]

Released at the height of the classical era of Hollywood horror, a few years after Universals blockbuster one-two punch of Dracula (1930) and Frankenstein (1931) and the same year as MGMs Freaks (1932), RKOs The Most Dangerous Game (1932), and t ... ...

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  • RI Supreme Court upholds Ponas murder conviction

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The state Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a Providence man in the killing of a 15-year-old girl who was gunned down the day before she was to testify against him in another murder ...

  • US Magistrate McCafferty nominated for NH judge

    CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - President Barack Obama has nominated U.S. Magistrate Judge Landya McCafferty to the federal district court bench in New ...

  • Maine sports star guilty on child porn charge

    Wilson, who averaged an NCAA Division III leading 35 points per game during his senior season at Husson College in 1973-74, was inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame in ...

  • Hop Chef comes to Boston as matchmaker for beer and food

    Ommegang and Saveur are combining efforts on "Hop Chef," a reality TV-style competition coming to Boston to promote beer and food pairings. Brewers like Ommegang of Cooperstown, N.Y., would like to see more restaurants offering beer as a good match with dishes on their menus. Hence, "Hop Chef," a reality TV style competition the Belgian-owned craft brewery is undertaking with ...

  • Howard considering five teams MAY 24

    Dwight Howard 's struggles have been well-documented and parsed for the better part of 2012-13, a season in which he averaged his lowest scoring and rebounding averages since 2006-07. None of this dampens [Mitch Kupchak's] belief that Howard will return to ...

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