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Faulty flue pipe led to carbon monoxide leak at New York mall restaurant

by Associated Press February 23, 2014

HUNTINGTON STATION, N.Y. (AP) — A faulty water heater flue pipe caused the carbon monoxide leak that killed a New York restaurant manager and sent more than two dozen people to hospitals, a fire official said Sunday. Huntington Chief Fire Marshal Terence McNally said the fumes were circulated in the basement by the ventilation systems […]

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Casco Bay Lines christens new ferry during snowstorm

by Seth Koenig and Troy R. Bennett, Bangor Daily News February 14, 2014

PORTLAND — After waiting nearly 22 months since its keel-laying, Casco Bay Lines officials weren’t going to reschedule the christening of their new ferry for any reason. So on Thursday afternoon, when schools, businesses and government buildings across the state were closed because of what forecasters labeled the biggest snowstorm of the season thus far, […]