LEBANON — A Vermont man has been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly driving to Lebanon Christmas night and stabbing three family members. Alton Britch, 44, of Wheelock, Vermont, allegedly showed up at the home of his cousin, Beverly Duquette, 58, of 188 West Lebanon Road, according to Maine Public Safety Spokesman Steve McCausland. Beverly […]
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Police arrest NH man after high-speed chase
YORK (AP) — Police have arrested a New Hampshire man after a high-speed car chase and brief foot chase. WCSH-TV reports that Christopher Archambault of Farmington, New Hampshire, is being held at the York County Jail on $6,000 bail. He is charged with attempting to elude police, receiving stolen property and reckless conduct. Authorities say […]
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Snow on the way to Northern New England
CONCORD, N.H. — After a stretch of mild weather, some areas of Northern New England are about to face the first major snowfall of the season. Snow is expected to start falling in southern New Hampshire after midnight Monday and gradually spread into Maine by daybreak Tuesday. It’s expected to mix with or change to […]
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Biddeford committee wants city to clean downtown streets
BIDDEFORD — As the city continues to focus its efforts on downtown revitalization, the Downtown Development Commission is asking city officials to not only consider economic development in the area but to also ensure it is kept clean. The DDC voted at its November meeting to recommend the City Council take action to increase street […]
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Kids’ asthma rates quiet down after earlier increase according to study
CHICAGO — Asthma rates in U.S. children have quieted down after a decades-long increase, a government study found, and researchers are trying to pinpoint reasons that would explain the trend. A possible plateau in childhood obesity rates and declines in air pollution are among factors that may have helped lower cases in kids, the 2001-13 […]
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NYC may fit more ‘micro’ apartments into housing picture
NEW YORK — The apartments in a new Manhattan building boast little balconies, tall ceilings, dishwashers and storage space. All in 360 square feet or less. It’s micro-living in the nation’s biggest city, and New Yorkers could be seeing more of it. Planning officials are proposing to end a limit on how small apartments can […]
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Report: US planning immigration raids early next year
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department is planning nationwide raids aimed at deporting adults and children who have already been ordered removed by an immigration judge. The Washington Post reported in Thursday’s editions that the operation from Immigration and Customs Enforcement would begin as soon as next month and would likely affect hundreds of […]
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Municipal Meetings Calendar
Here is a list of regularly scheduled upcoming meetings for area councils, boards of selectmen and school boards. Meetings are public. Acton: Selectmen meet 7 p.m., 2nd and 4th Tuesday, Town Hall, 35 H Road; next meeting Jan. 12. School Board, 6 p.m., 2nd Tuesday, school library, 700 Milton Mills Road. Alfred: Selectmen meet Tuesdays […]
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Snow, and lots of it, was Massachusetts’ top story of 2015
BOSTON — Blame Mother Nature – or, if you prefer, Old Man Winter – for Massachusetts’ top story of 2015: the relentless blizzards that pummeled the state. Back-to-back storms dumped a total of 110.6 inches of snow – more than 9 feet – on Boston. That shattered the previous season record of 107.6 inches set […]
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Turnpike’s Exit 1 to be closed today for repairs
KITTERY (AP) — Maine Turnpike’s Exit 1 on the northbound side of the interstate will be closed for nearly eight hours today for emergency guardrail repairs. Officials say Exit 1 leading to Kittery and Elliot was to have been closed between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Message boards will notify drivers and direct them to […]