Police are holding a suspect identified as Jared Loughner, 22, described by a former classmate as a loner.
2011
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Brash lawmaker energized by ‘writing’ wrongs
The Cape Elizabeth Democrat defends her online musings that one Republican official calls ‘bombastic.’
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Girls’ Roundup: Waynflete pulls away for a win over Calais
PORTLAND – Martha Veroneau scored 18 of her 25 points in the second half Saturday as Waynflete pulled away to a 56-48 victory against Calais in a schoolgirl basketball game. Lydia Stegemann added 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Flyers (5-2), who trailed 18-10 after the first quarter before rallying to a 26-26 halftime […]
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Snow squall leads to N.H. pileup
CONCORD, N.H. – A snow squall caused a chain-reaction pileup Saturday of about 40 vehicles, including two buses, that shut down southbound Interstate 93 in Canterbury, N.H. At least nine people were hurt, but no fatalities were reported, N.H. State Police said. None of the injuries were life-threatening, a Concord Hospital nursing supervisor said, and […]
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Dispatches
WASHINGTON House suspends vote on health care reform The House of Representatives is postponing a vote on repealing the recently enacted health care law because of the shooting spree in Tucson, Ariz. that killed a federal judge and wounded Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said all legislative action “is being postponed […]
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Organic farmers push for larger role
The association criticizes a state agency for not including it in trade show sustainability workshops.
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Giffords among threatened lawmakers
The congresswoman also criticized Sarah Palin’s ‘cross hairs’ approach to targeting political foes.
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Black Bears ‘outclassed’ in 7-1 loss at Merrimack
UMaine takes a 1-0 lead, then fails to keep up with the Warriors and suffers an ‘absolute embarrassment.’
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A new level of terrific
Tom Brady’s abilities as a leader and a winner have gone from good to superlative to legendary.
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U.S. overfishing will end this year, leading fishery scientist concludes
New England harvesters say the cost was too high, and they fear for the future of the region’s fleet.