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Monday, December 1, 2008

N.H. hunter bags burglary suspects

EFFINGHAM, N.H. - He didn’t get a deer, but a hunter in Effingham, N.H., stopped two burglars in their tracks. Police...

Survey: Cheating rampant among students

NEW YORK - In the past year, 30 percent of U.S. high school students have stolen from a store and 64 percent have cheated on a test, according to a survey suggesting...

Late workers get excuse notes from NY subway

NEW YORK - If the dog ate your homework, you’re still out of luck, but a late subway train is now a legitimate excuse in New York City. People late...

NH companies rethink holiday party plans

MANCHESTER, N.H. - The holiday season is in full swing, but the economic downturn has some New Hampshire companies changing...

Man reported missing in NH dies in NY

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. - An elderly New Hampshire man reported missing when he failed to arrive at a friend’s home has died in a crash in New York. Richard...

Be prepared: The Twelve Days of Christmas will run you $86G

PITTSBURGH - Given the unfestive economy, even the most romantic might balk at the $86,609 price tag for the items in the carol, “The Twelve Days...

Music group alleges copyright violations at RI pub

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence tavern is facing a federal lawsuit for allegedly not paying for songs played at the pub. The...

NH gov cuts tree for military family

CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch chopped down a Christmas tree to help a military family and to promote the state’s agri-tourism industry. Lynch...

Unitil completes purchase of Northern Utilities

PORTLAND, Maine - Unitil officially closes its $160 million purchase of Maine-based Northern Utilities and Massachusetts-based Granite State Gas Transmission...

New York Fed launches search for new president

WASHINGTON - Timothy Geithner, President-elect Barack Obama’s pick to be Treasury secretary, will soon step down from his current post as president of...

Philly race car museum is pit stop for auto fans

A visitor admires a Porsche 917, left, on display in the ‘pit road’ section at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008 in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA - For more than 20 years, Fred Simeone kept his priceless collection of vintage racing cars in a nondescript...

Lawyer: Trampled NY worker lacked crowd training

MINEOLA, N.Y. - A family attorney says a temporary worker trampled to death by customers at a New York Wal-Mart store had...
Sunday, November 30, 2008

Vt. Christmas tree farms donate to military

MONTPELIER, Vt. - Vermont Christmas tree growers are participating again in a nationwide effort to provide fresh Christmas trees to troops on military bases...

Cops scour Wal-Mart video to ID tramplers

NEW YORK - Police were reviewing video from surveillance cameras in an attempt to identify shopperswho trampled to death...

Refugees from Bhutan settle in Pittsburgh

Chitra Gautam, right, introduces his mother, Jamuna Gautam, to Catholic Charities representative Clare Kushman, left, as his father Dina Gautam,  stands behind him after their arrival at the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport. CASTLE SHANNON, Pa. - Chitra Prassad Gautam and his family watch in awe as water...

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