Maine is among 43 states whose unemployment rate fell in November, the most states to report such declines in eight years . . .
December 2011
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Stocks soar on Europe hopes, strong housing starts
The Commerce Department says builders broke ground on 685,000 new homes last month, a 9.3 percent jump from October.
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Winthrop home damaged by fire
WINTHROP FIRE: Firefighters ventilate the roof of a Winthrop home that
burned this morning.
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Seal deaths linked to bird flu virus
Since Sept. 1, 162 seals have been found dead from northern Massachusetts to Maine.
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Ex-girlfriend: arson suspect threatened me, my horse
AUGUSTA — One of Raymond Bellavance’s former girlfriends testified today that he confessed to her several times to setting the fire that destroyed the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop on Route 3 in Vassalboro.
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Investment bankers die in plane crash on NJ highway
They are among five dead in the crash on one of the New York City area’s busiest highways.
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Fairfield police log Dec. 20
The Fairfield Police Department reported the following activity Dec. 20:
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Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office log Dec. 20
The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity Dec. 20:
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Kim Jong Il’s body displayed; media glorify son
State media begin to feed a budding personality cult around Kim’s youngest son and heir, hailing him as a “lighthouse of hope.”
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Winslow police log Dec. 20
The Winslow Police Department reported the following activity Dec. 20: