Americans are buying record numbers of hybrid and electric cars as gas prices climb and new models arrive in showrooms.
April 2012
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Berwick softball star was female victim in Greenland, N.H., shootout
Donna Tibbetts said her daughter, Brittany Tibbetts, who was the 2004 Maine Gatorade Player of the Year, was found dead inside the Greenland home where the town’s police chief also died.
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Fly Fishing on Sandy River
Nick Nichols, of New Sharon, takes advantage of the warm sunny Friday afternoon as he fly fishes in the Sandy River in Farmington.
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Obama says US can’t afford tax cuts for richest
Obama is using his weekly radio and Internet address to urge Americans to ask their member of Congress to support the “Buffett Rule,” which is named after billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who says he pays a lower tax rate than his secretary.
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Iran nuclear talks to go to a 2nd round in Baghdad
The latest nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers went well and the two sides will meet again in Baghdad on May 23.
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LOCAL ROUNDUP: Spencer sparks Huskies to conference win
BATH — Ben Spencer had four goals to lead Kents Hill to a 9-3 win over Hyde in boys lacrosse action Friday.
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Ballooning size of government focus of debate
AUGUSTA — Four Republican hopefuls for the U.S. Senate appealed to central Maine voters Friday, each saying he is the best candidate to reduce federal spending and borrowing.
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Jury finds Ormsby guilty of triple murder
HOULTON — A man charged with stabbing a 10-year-old boy, the boy’s father and a family friend at a home in northern Maine was convicted Friday of three counts of murder, as well as one count of arson stemming from an attempt to destroy evidence.
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Parents, teens say driving bill would have an immediate effect
PORTLAND — Jerrold Mason’s 16-year-old daughter, Rebecca, was killed in January in a crash in West Paris that police say involved an 18-year-old driver who had been drinking alcohol and texting with friends.
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Officials continue to investigate Gorham-area fires
The investigation continued Friday in a series of arsons in Gorham, with authorities working with evidence gathered from the fire scenes and following up on leads provided by the public.