Data curated by PointAfter BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on Monday’s 120th running of the Boston Marathon (all times local): UPDATED 12:20 p.m.: Lemi Berhanu Hayle of Ethiopia has won the Boston Marathon in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 12 minutes, 45 seconds. The 21-year-old pulled away from defending champion Lelisa Desisa as they crossed […]
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Rumford lawyer sues NFL over ‘Deflategate’ loss of draft picks
LEWISTON — More than a year after the controversial AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts that launched “Deflategate,” seven East Coast Patriots fans have filed a federal lawsuit to get back their team’s first-round draft pick. The fans are being represented by Rumford attorney Seth Carey. Carey filed the […]
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Light snow reduces travel visibility in Maine
WGME weather map BOSTON — The calendar may say spring, but winter struck the Northeast hard on Monday, delivering a snowstorm that could end up dropping as much as 10 inches of snow in some places. In Maine, snow showers were reported. The Maine Turnpike reduced speed limits to 45 MPH from the New Hampshire […]
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Less snow + Less plowing = More cash for transportation projects
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Scarce snow this winter required fewer hours of snowplowing and less use of sand and salt leaving northern New England communities with extra money for road maintenance and other transportation projects this summer. The Maine Department of Transportation said it’s looking at a savings of millions of dollars. But the head of […]
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Video shows how parachute saved father, teen in plane crash
Hard Plane Landing Caught on Cam SCARY: It was a shocking landing for a father and daughter returning from a New England college visit. –> http://trib.al/2qenPvR Posted by NECN on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — The New York teenager whose visit to the University of Rhode Island ended when her small plane crashed […]
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Argument over reptile care turns into pet shop brawl
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Three people were hospitalized and two people were arrested following a brawl in a Massachusetts pet store police say was prompted by an argument over proper reptile care. The Herald-News reports that James Dugan-Weeks, and his brother, Allen Weeks, were held without bail after pleading not guilty to assault and kidnapping […]
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Maine gas prices rise 3.2 cents
CONCORD, N.H. — Gas prices are starting to rise in parts of northern New England. The price-tracking website GasBuddy.com says the price in Maine has risen about 3.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.81 a gallon. It’s also gone up 2.5 cents a gallon in New Hampshire, to $1.70. In Vermont, the […]
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Snow squall, about 40 cars involved in I-93 pile up
DERRY, N.H. — Authorities say multiple cars have been involved in accidents along southbound Interstate 93 near Derry after a snow squall caused slippery roads and whiteout conditions. It was not known exactly how many cars were in accidents along that part of the interstate Friday morning. Derry fire officials said its communications center received […]
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N.H. police say lawmaker tried to meet teen for sex
CANDIA, N.H.— A New Hampshire state representative has been accused of trying to lure a 14-year-old girl into a sexual encounter. Kyle Tasker, a 30-year-old Republican from Nottingham, was arraigned Wednesday on three drug charges and one count of using a computer to lure who he thought was the teen. It was actually police working […]
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Massachusetts murder suspect may be hiding in Maine
Authorities say a suspect in the killing of a Malden, Mass., woman could be in Maine. Kenneth Manning of Malden has been charged with murder in the death of 36-year-old Colleen Russell. An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for the 35-year-old Manning, who remains at large. Authorities are seeking the public’s help in finding him. […]