The Associated Press predicts that the New York Giants will beat the New England Patriots 33-30 in overtime to win their second Super Bowl in five years.
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Stocks rise on manufacturing data
U.S. stocks had a big January, and they’re starting February strong, too.
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Chimney fire in Monmouth
MONMOUTH — Firefighters are responding to a working chimney fire at 61 Neal Lane, a camp road. The emergency call came in at 5:30 p.m. this evening. Dispatch said all four people who were in the residence are safe and out of the building. No further information is available at this time.
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Manufacturing expands at fastest pace since June
Consumers are buying more cars, while businesses are ordering more machinery. It’s the 30th straight month manufacturing has expanded.
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Thursday’s Calendar — February 2
GOVERNMENT LISTINGS BELGRADE Belgrade Library board of trustees meeting, 7 p.m., library; 495-3508. Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office. CHESTERVILLE Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office. EMBDEN Assessors, 7 p.m., Town Office. MOSCOW Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Hall. NORRIDGEWOCK Water district, noon, district office. WATERVILLE Kennebec Water District Board of Trustees, 7:30 a.m., KWD business office, […]
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Friday’s Calendar — February 3
COMMUNITY BELGRADE Belgrade Community Center for All Seasons, open gymnasium 5:30-7 p.m.; 495-3481. BINGHAM Old Canada Road Historical Society, 1-5 p.m., 16 Sidney St. Genealogy resources, photographs, maps and more; 672-3440 or oldcanadaroad.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 13 Murray St. All are welcome. CHINA Community Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Lakeview Drive. DETROIT Bingo, […]
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Unlike most Republicans, Romney supports hikes in minimum wage
Mitt Romney renewed his support Wednesday for automatic increases in the minimum wage, a position sharply at odds with the GOP’s business allies, conservatives and the party’s senior leaders.
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SLIDE SHOW: Don Cornelius and “Soul Train”
“Soul Train” aired nationally from 1971 to 2006. Its creator, Don Cornelius, died Wednesday morning.
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Feds declare Atlantic sturgeon endangered
The ruling includes the Delaware and Hudson rivers, and the Chesapeake, Carolina and South Atlantic populations. The sturgeon population in the Gulf of Maine was declared threatened.
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House GOP bill would cut small business taxes
The tax cut would apply to every business with fewer than 500 employees, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said in a memo released to reporters.