COMMON ACCIDENT SITE: Fairfield police officer Shanna Blodgett, right, and Maine Department of Transportation employees watch as a tow truck pulls a truck upright after it collided with another vehicle at the intersection of U.S. Route 201 and 23 on Thursday injuring two occupants. The intersection has been the site of numerous serious and fatal accidents.
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Penn State Coach O’Brien: Team will stay together
He says the selling points of playing at Penn State include playing in front of huge home crowds and a coaching staff that could help prepare players for the NFL.
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Report: U.S. drought rapidly intensifying
More than 20 percent of U.S. land is now in in extreme or exceptional drought, and more intense heat is on the way.
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NH hepatitis C probe spreads to other states
About 4,700 people in New Hampshire alone have been asked to get tested.
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Google to offer KC ultra-fast Internet for $70/mo.
Bypassing the local cable and phone companies, the service is intended as a showcase for what’s technically possible and as a testbed for the development of new ways to use the Internet.
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US economy looks weaker, business confidence dims
The most alarming sign today was a report from the Commerce Department on business orders for durable goods, items expected to last at least three years.
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Twitter trouble across much of planet today
About an hour after issues were first spotted, service appeared to be restored in parts of the U.S. and Asia, but users elsewhere continued to report problems.
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Mass. court recognizes Vermont civil unions
The Supreme Judicial Court rules that a couple who enters into a civil union in Vermont must dissolve it before either can get married in Massachusetts.
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Officer fired for slur against Red Sox player
John Perrault loses his job in Leominster, Mass., after directing a racial taunt at Carl Crawford. There had allegedly also been other incidents.
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Maine woman charged with terrorizing officer
The Ellsworth officer says he believes the woman is upset because he arrested her 25 years ago on a charge of operating after suspension and can’t let it go.