Foliage peak forecast sweeps Northern New England weekend
The Associated Press reports foliage colors will peak in Northern New England this weekend and move south toward Massachusetts. Vermont expects up to 750000 visitors this season, while New Hampshire and Maine foresee peak colors by early October. Columbus Day tolls in New Hampshire set records, and Massachusetts aims for mid October peak with tourism from multiple states.
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Lyons
New Hampshire
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Ew Department
Hooksett
Carlson
Maine Bureau of Forestry
Maine
Frank Shaw
State Department of Commerce and Development
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Carter Campaigns in Hartford Area as Ford Leads CT Polls
Carter planned a Hartford rally and fund dinner after landing at Bradley Airport as Dole visits New Haven and Bridgeport with Reagan slated for a Saturday breakfast. A Connecticut poll shows Ford ahead 45 percent to 38 percent with 17 percent undecided, signaling a shifting campaign in the state.
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Dole
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New England
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Reagan
Kansas
Frederick Biebel
Biebel
Georgia
Groton
Thornton Academy students earn National Merit commendations
Five Thornton Academy seniors Timothy Leary Scott LeClair Linda Mondon Elizabeth O Neil and Daniel Turgeon were named Commended students by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation Headmaster James A Jortberg announced the NMSC president Edward C Smith praised the national recognition and encouraged continued education Merit students rank among the top two percent of this year's high school seniors based on test performance and promise.
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Timothy J. Leary
Scott R. LeClair
Linda A. Mondor
Elizabeth J. O'Neil
Daniel N. Turgeon
Edward C. Smith
Convicted witness ties Saxe to 1970 bank holdup
A witness on the Valeri murder bank robbery case testified that Susan E. Saxe helped rob State Street Bank in 1970. He identified her as the woman in a purple dress with a carbine rifle at the bank, while other employees had seen a woman in purple but not named her.
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Brighton
Walter Schroeder
Albany, N.Y
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Gilday
Saxe
Illinois
Massachusetts
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Nancy Gertner
Leominster Fitchburg
Norfolk State Prison
Asst. Dist. Atty
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FBI
Brandeis
Michael Fleisher
McLaughlin
National Strike Information Center
Fleisher
New England first private alcohol rehab center opens in Connecticut
Eagle Hill, a 56 bed residential center in Sandy Hook Newtown, plans a 2.7 million build as a first in New England for alcoholics. Open by next summer, it offers a three week AA based program with recovered staff and plans to cost 65 dollars per day with Blue Cross coverage.
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