Variable clouds and showers forecast for New England
Maine reports variable cloudiness with a chance of showers across the north through Saturday as highs near 70 today and in the 70s by Saturday. lows in the 50s. New Hampshire shows partly cloudy skies with showers possible Saturday and highs in the low 70s. Vermont, partly cloudy to day through Saturday with scattered conditions.
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Beach To Seek Road Paver Bids For Town Work
Old Orchard Beach plans to bid for a self propelled paving machine to let the town DPW repair streets itself. Town engineer Robert Toulouse says buying the machine around 13000 dollars could cut long term costs versus contractor hot topping and moving equipment, with paving done in-house when time allows.
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Mardi Gras in July Parade Lights Up New Orleans
Celebration continues as New Orleans plans a Mardi Gras in July parade starting Saturday and ending after midnight at the Superdome. Fireworks displays are slated nationwide Sunday night with major showings in New York City and Seattle. NRD aims to expand Maine counties with a data base, hiring UMaine students Carol Chipman and Cindy Thompson to build the information bank.
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York County Coast Star
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Alive man claims death mix up in Miami grave
In Miami, 62 year old Alex Monroe emerges alive after relatives mourned his funeral for a man buried as him. Police say another man named Alex Monroe, also 62, was buried. both shared height, weight and a facial scar. The alive Monroe returned from North Carolina to face confusion and a halted funeral bill dispute.
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Injunction blocks Army buy of Belgian machine guns
U S District Court Judge June L Green froze the Army's $55 5 million Belgian MAG58 gun sale at Maine congressional request The GAO report on the sale is due in about 25 days and the contract cannot be signed until five days after the study ends Maremont Corp of Saco Maine argues the M60 gun is comparable The Army cites tests showing Belgian weapons superior and plans to buy them, with current estimates placing American made options at 41 8 million Judge Green postponed the contract pending the GAO report and a court fight continues
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Biddeford police uproot 100 marijuana plants on Pool Road
Biddeford Police Department reports seizing 100 marijuana plants from a hush hush Pool Road location. They invite the owner to visit the station to claim them as part of a neighborly exchange, while drying plants for burning. Earlier seizures from a Biddeford apartment continue to dry in egg carton beds under detective division care.
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Death ruled suicide by quinidine poisoning in Saco
Robert Chapman Jr., 21, formerly of Pennsylvania, was found in his apartment at 331 Main St in Saco. State Medical Examiner Dr Henry Ryan ruled the death an intentional overdose of quinidine taken for a rapid heartbeat. Preliminary tox results indicated vomiting and an accidental excess of heart medication. Police had delayed publishing final results.
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Giant historical cake to feature presidential statues
A large cake will be assembled and frosted in the stadium with one foot statues of Ben Franklin George Washington Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson. Replicas of the Liberty Bell flags and eagles decorate it and a skydiver will land at dusk to light the candles.
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Explosions and threats spur armory security sweep
After a plane incident and a second blast, three men fled as a fuel tank exploded. FBI agents oversee the armory probe of possible terrorist action. Damage is pegged at 30 000 dollars. Officials urge searches of courthouses and National Guard armories amid heightened security.
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