2012
Posted inNation & World, News
Three dead, 40 still missing after cruise ship crashes in Italy
Passengers described a scene reminiscent of ‘Titanic,’ saying they escaped the ship by crawling along dark hallways, as water filled the ship and plates and glasses crashed around them.
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Posted inSports
NBA: Rose lifts Bulls past Celtics
BOSTON (AP) — The Chicago Bulls let a 20-point lead drop to one before Derrick Rose decided to take control, sore toe and all.
Posted inSports
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Morang paces Ramblers
MONMOUTH — Freshman Taylor Morang scored 12 points, including a crucial 3-pointer, to lead Winthrop to a 35-31 win against Monmouth in Mountain Valley Conference boys basketball action Friday night.
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POLICE
Two women injured in Chelsea crash CHELSEA — Two women were injured a car crash that was reported at 2:05 p.m. Thursday on Town House Road, police said. Driver Stephanie Haskell, 35, of Augusta, and front seat passenger April Austin, 25, of Chelsea, were both taken to a hospital by Augusta Rescue with what appeared […]
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SNAPSHOT: Even colder
A car splashes through a large puddle on Bangor Street in Augusta as temperatures warmed above the freezing mark Friday afternoon, a day after a storm dumped several inches of snow, followed by sleet and rain. Today’s forecast calls for much colder temperatures with, highs in the teens.
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Man dies in Sugarloaf ski accident
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — A 41-year-old Canadian man who was visiting Sugarloaf ski resort with his wife and two children died Thursday after he skied into a tree.
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LePage: Hope for Kestrel deal
Gov. Paul LePage said he is still hopeful that Kestrel Aircraft will move forward with a manufacturing plant in Brunswick.
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Demolition of church nears
WATERVILLE — A plan to raze St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church on Elm Street and replace it with housing for the elderly is moving closer to reality, with officials estimating the demolition will be in spring or early summer.
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45 years for mom who left dead son on Maine dirt road
BRENTWOOD, N.H. — A Texas woman was sentenced Friday to 45 years in prison for suffocating her 6-year-old son in a New Hampshire motel room and leaving his body along a dirt road in Maine.