Julio Acevedo quietly walked to officers waiting in cars in a Bethlehem, Pa., convenience store parking lot on Wednesday and was arrested in connection with the car crash that killed a pregnant woman and her husband on their way to a hospital.
March 2013
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Senate committee starting votes on curbing guns
The Democratic-led panel has four bills on its agenda today as lawmakers begin shaping their response to the slaughter of 20 first-graders and six staffers in Newtown, Conn.
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Lion kills intern at Calif. exotic animal park
The 24-year-old woman who was fatally attacked when she entered the male African lion’s enclosure was “absolutely fearless,” her father says.
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Storm causes new damage in NJ towns hit by Sandy
In Mantoloking, the Jersey shore town hardest-hit by Sandy, pounding surf broke through a temporary dune today, forcing the closing of a major coastal highway for several hours.
Posted inNews
Gas pipeline construction in Augusta set to begin
When completed, the 10.5-mile pipeline will serve residential, commercial and institutional customers, including the new MaineGeneral Hospital in Augusta.
Posted inBusiness, News
Maine group invites entries for best workplace contest
The competition is open to any company with at least 15 employees in the state.
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Panel reviews spring flooding potential in Maine
The River Flow Advisory Commission is meeting today to look at ice conditions, stream flows and weather forecasts in making their assessment.
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Lobstermen OK with fee hikes to improve marketing
AUGUSTA — Fearing back-to-back seasons of record landings but diminished prices, a majority of lobstermen, processors and dealers told lawmakers Wednesday that they’re willing to pay more to do their jobs if the state will spend more marketing its trademark product.
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Raymond nominated for Teacher of the Year award
FARMINGDALE — Cynthia Raymond, a seventh-grade English/Language Arts teacher at Hall-Dale Middle School is one of 14 teachers nominated to become the Maine Department of Education’s 2014 Maine Teacher of the Year.
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Births: Feb. 7-11
AUGUSTA — A son, Aiden Richard Joseph Pelletier, was born Feb. 11 at MaineGeneral Medical Center, Augusta campus, to Sarah Pelletier of Wayne.