The Oakland Police Department reported the following activity June 26:
June 2012
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Prosecutor shrugs off ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s immunity claim
The Boston mobster said he was given immunity in the 1970s for his 19 murders, and should be released from jail.
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Vacation rentals – huge rents … any profits?
Borrowing from the boat owners’ passel of proclamations, may I suggest: “The best two days of a vacation rental owner’s life are the day he buys it and the day he sells it…” Those who live near the shore often hear rumors about the piles of money that vacation rentals bring in. “The summer months’ […]
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Sleep in a doghouse? Judges handing out more ‘shame’ punishments
Sleep in a doghouse, wear a humiliating sign and cut off a child’s ponytail are some of the punishments judges have meted out recently.
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Man gets happy birthday wish from Obama at NH stop
DURHAM, N.H. — Bob Noble isn’t sure how he’ll top future birthdays after he got special wishes from the president himself in New Hampshire. The 73-year-old Noble and his wife Betty, stopped for lunch at the University of New Hampshire Dairy Bar after listening to President Barack Obama give a campaign speech at Oyster River […]
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Artist replaces Sandusky image on Penn State mural
It its place, artist Michael Pilato paints an image of a poet and activist draped with a blue ribbon – a symbol for awareness of child sexual abuse.
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Feds: For-profit training programs could lose student aid
The Education Department reports that students in 193 programs at 93 schools were unable to meet standards for a new “gainful employment” rule.
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Facebook draws user ire with email switcheroo
Facebook has replaced the email address users chose when they signed up and changed it to an @facebook.com address.
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New US quarter honors Acadia National Park
The new quarter to be unveiled today at the park depicts a view of the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse.
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Oscar-winning editor getting Maine film fest award
Thelma Schoonmaker is best known for editing the films of director Martin Scorcese, with whom she has worked for more than 40 years.