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Garment salesman held in 3 NY merchant deaths
Study: Pregnant teens need better school support
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Boston travel agent arraigned on larceny charges
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Conn. lawyer with gun at Batman movie due in court
NH anticipates more Canadian holiday shoppers
Vehicle crash kills 1 in Maine
Key developments in 1-year-old Mass. casino law
Developers seeking Mass. casino licenses
Westerly DMV closed on Friday
Report: Driver followed procedures before crash
Conn. warns against plant used in decorations
Mass. casino process slow, deliberate in 1st year
Mass. museum seeks help for Moby-Dick Marathon
Conn. researches expanding municipal utilities
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Vt. town gets rid of fluoride in water
Police cruisers in Vt. town burned
2 pets die in NH house fire

Garment salesman held in 3 NY merchant deaths

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 02:51 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — A garment salesman accused of systematically shooting three shopkeepers to death as they worked alone in their New York City clothing stores is denying the charges against him.

Study: Pregnant teens need better school support

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 02:59 PM PST

MIAMI (AP) — When 15-year-old Kali Gonzalez became pregnant, the honors student considered transferring to an alternative school. She worried teachers would harass her for missing class because of doctor's appointments and morning sickness.

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Posted: 22 Nov 2012 09:13 AM PST

Boston travel agent arraigned on larceny charges

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 07:33 AM PST

BOSTON (AP) — The owner of a travel agency in Boston's Chinatown neighborhood has pleaded not guilty to charges that she stole nearly $90,000 from immigrants she had promised to help secure U.S. citizenship even though they did not meet the English language requirement.

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Posted: 22 Nov 2012 07:33 AM PST

Conn. lawyer with gun at Batman movie due in court

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 07:33 AM PST

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut attorney arrested in August after he brought a handgun to a movie theater showing the Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises" is due back in court.

NH anticipates more Canadian holiday shoppers

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 07:30 AM PST

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Pat Laplante barely had time to unpack from her latest cross-border shopping trip before hopping on another bus. A week after hitting the outlets in North Conway, she was heading from her home in Canada to northern Maine in search of Black Friday deals.

Vehicle crash kills 1 in Maine

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 06:57 AM PST

PERU, Maine (AP) — Authorities say at least one person has died in a vehicle crash on Route 108 near the Peru-Rumford town line in Maine.

Key developments in 1-year-old Mass. casino law

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 06:51 AM PST

Here is a chronology of the key developments that occurred in the year since Massachusetts' gambling law was expanded.

Developers seeking Mass. casino licenses

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 06:51 AM PST

A look at the current status of casino gambling proposals in Massachusetts one year into the state's expanded gambling law.

Westerly DMV closed on Friday

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 06:51 AM PST

WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's Division of Motor Vehicles office in Westerly is taking an extra day off for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Report: Driver followed procedures before crash

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 06:50 AM PST

OWLS HEAD, Maine (AP) — A preliminary report of a small plane that hit a truck on the runway during takeoff and crashed near the Knox County Regional Airport indicates the truck driver followed proper safety procedures.

Conn. warns against plant used in decorations

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 06:49 AM PST

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut environmental officials are warning people to be on the lookout for an invasive plant that is sometimes used in wreaths and other holiday decorations.

Mass. casino process slow, deliberate in 1st year

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 06:42 AM PST

BOSTON (AP) — When Gov. Deval Patrick ended years of contentious debate over expanded gambling by signing a bill authorizing up to three resort-style casinos and a slots parlor, he warned against expecting any quick economic windfall.

Mass. museum seeks help for Moby-Dick Marathon

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 06:33 AM PST

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — The New Bedford Whaling Museum is seeking the help of Herman Melville fans around the world to ensure that the 17th annual Moby-Dick Marathon goes on as planned.

Conn. researches expanding municipal utilities

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 06:24 AM PST

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — For decades, conventional wisdom has held that when it comes to electric utilities, bigger is better. But after the widely criticized response to two major storms last year, Connecticut is exploring whether small, municipal utilities should take on more of the work done by investor-owned companies.