Today is Wednesday, Dec. 30, the 364th day of 2015. There is one day left in the year. On this date: In 1853, the United States and Mexico signed a treaty under which the U.S. agreed to buy some 45,000 square miles of land from Mexico for $10 million in a deal known as the […]
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Today’s Highlight in History:
On Dec. 30, 1940, California’s first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena, was officially opened. Ten years ago President George W. Bush, unhappy with Congress for not permanently extending the USA Patriot Act, signed a bill renewing the anti-terrorism law for a few weeks. Tropical Storm Zeta formed in the eastern […]
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Holidays present hard road for recovering drug addicts
BOSTON — The holidays can be a tough time for addicts in their first year of recovery. Kylee Moriarty’s family should know. When the Massachusetts native resolved to kick her heroin addiction this summer, her relatives held out hope she could rejoin them for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Moriarty’s journey started in July, when she became […]
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Vermont community rallies to save 130-year-old store
UNDERHILL CENTER, Vt. — In this rural town tucked into a valley at the base of Vermont’s tallest mountain, the 130-yearold Underhill Country store is more than a place to pick up staples. It’s the community’s social hub, where residents can order a turkey, avocado and bacon sandwich from the deli, get a cup of […]
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Man denies charges in VT bank robbery
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) — A 31-year-old Vermont man has denied charges stemming from the robbery of a People’s United Bank in Brattleboro earlier this month. Matthew Martin pleaded not guilty to charges of assault and robbery, larceny and possession of a hoax explosive device Monday in White River Junction. Martin allegedly confessed to […]
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1 dead in NH crash with Secret Service agents
WAKEFIELD, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire say four on-duty Secret Service agents have been involved in a head-on collision that killed the driver of the other car. The accident happened at about 7 p.m. Tuesday in Wakefield, near the Maine state line. Police said the agents were passengers in a Ford Taurus heading […]
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Historic duplex leveled 8 years after fire
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The owner of a historic duplex in western Massachusetts has demolished the structure almost eight years after a severe fire and a lengthy court battle. The Springfield Republican reports Long Wharf Financial, owners of the home on State Street in Springfield, recently obtained an elusive demolition permit from the city and […]
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This year’s predictions for the new year
Every year about this time, we hear predictions of things that might happen in the new year. Most of them are far-fetched and silly. As you might recall, the world did not end this year, despite some predictions that it would. I’m pretty sure I would have remembered something like that. Nor did Prince Harry […]
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Obama’ DOJ fights judge on actual justice reform
I n a July 30 Huffington Post op-ed, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch argued that “in order to truly make our communities safer, we must make sure that people who have served their time are able to fully and productively engage in our society … and lead law-abiding lives.” Lynch echoed these sentiments last week […]