HANCOCK, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York man trying to jump-start his car was greeted by an unusual sound coming from his engine — the rattle of a venomous timber rattlesnake. The man says the snake slithered across the engine block and curled up on the battery as he opened the hood of the […]
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Irma E. Scheffel
BUCKFIELD — Irma E. Scheffel, 92, of Buckfield left this life to continue her journey with the love of her life, Ted ( Sonny ) Scheffel, who passed in 2002, on Saturday, June 9, peacefully at her home. She was born in Mannheim, Germany, and had traveled to America on a war bride plane in 1948, […]
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Ice cream maker, brewery team up to create "Fudgie the Beer"
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — A brewing company in New York has joined with an ice cream maker so consumers can have their cake in a beer. Captain Lawrence Brewing Company’s “Fudgie the Beer” is a take on Carvel’s “Fudgie the Whale” ice cream cake that’s formed in the shape of a whale. The stout beer […]
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Man killed in Sanford confessed to 1968 fatal hit-and-run
The man who was killed by a hit-and-run driver at a Babe Ruth baseball game at Goodall Park in Sanford on Friday night confessed to an unsolved hit-and-run death of a 4-year-old girl in Fulton, New York, 44 years after the girl’s death. Douglas Parkhurst, 68, of West Newfield, a Vietnam War veteran and grandfather, […]
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This 30-year-old went to court to fight eviction from his parents’ house
Michael Rotondo refuses to move out of his parents’ house. So much so that the 30-year-old argued for a half-hour with a judge in Upstate New York on Tuesday, saying that while he knew his parents wanted him out of their split-level ranch, he was entitled — as a family member — to six months’ […]
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ECHL: Maine Mariners partnering with New York Rangers
The Maine Mariners will begin play in the ECHL this fall as an affilate of the National Hockey League’s New York Rangers. Portland’s new minor league professional hockey team made the announcement Monday afternoon. “It’s a classy organization,” said Danny Briere, vice president of hockey operations for the Mariners, who are scheduled to take the […]
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Kimetha M. Blubaugh
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — It is with great sadness that Kim left this loving world on March 9 at the Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. She resided at Painted Post, N.Y. She was born Feb. 18, 1959, the first-born child of Gordon and Joan Morgan. She attended the Greenwood City one-room schoolhouse which was also attended […]
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Doris E. Ford
WEST PARIS — Doris Elizabeth Ford (Johnson), 95, died peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris, with her loving family close by. Doris was born in Long Island, N.Y., the daughter of Ida and Albert Johnson. She graduated from Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park, N.Y. and was employed by Richard […]
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Dog show’s young handlers take a grown-up sport in stride
NEW YORK — Fenric Towell isn’t nervous about his first time competing at the nation’s top dog show. After all, he’s heading to the Westminster Kennel Club ring this week with 100-plus shows under his belt, a record of wins and a champion Lakeland terrier. So what if he’s only 11? “I’m going to try […]
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New York authorities say Trump Tower fire under control
Authorities in New York said Monday that emergency crews had responded to a fire at Trump Tower in Manhattan. A New York Police Department spokesman said a call came in at around 7:30 a.m. about a one-alarm fire on the roof the 68-floor luxury building on 5th Avenue. There were no evacuations, the spokesman said, […]