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April 27, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

Filmmaker Burns discusses history at Vt. student lecture

Distinguished filmmaker Ken Burns drew parallels from the Prohibition-era to modern day while speaking to students at Vermont Academy, noting human nature does not change regardless of the period in history. More...

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Local News

Odell honored for animal rights work

Special to the Eagle Times More...

Report: Shots fired in robbery

CORNISH — Police were in Cornish last night investigating a shooting and robbery at the 12 Percent Solution convenience store on Route 12A, according to WMUR TV. The station reported a man entered the store with a shotgun at around 6:30 p.m. More...

WINDSOR POLICE LOG

Monday, April 16 12:51 a.m. — Suspicious activity at 19 Coolidge St. 3:19 a.m. — Noise disturbance on Main Street. 11:08 a.m. — Parking problem on State Street. 11:12 a.m. — Parking problem on Fairview Avenue. 10:10 p.m. More...

Opinion

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Swamp the swaps  Free Access 

“Everybody knows the dice are loaded. Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed.” — Leonard Cohen “Everybody Knows” There are unmistakable signs that the economy is turning around. More...

Confidence and the court

I n 1966, the Supreme Court set a convicted rapist free because the police didn’t offer him a lawyer before he confessed to the crime. The confession was not coerced, and the police had otherwise acted properly under existing law. More...

State News

Senate votes for cash in utility merger

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Senate voted yesterday to direct the state Public Service Board to refund money to customers of a utility involved in a merger proposal, a payback for extra money ratepayers paid a decade ago to bail Vermont’s lar More...

Bill outlaws taxing Internet in N.H.

CONCORD. — The Senate Finance Committee unanimously voted yesterday to outlaw taxing Internet access in hopes of clearing up confusion over how a tax is being applied 22 years after it was created. More...

Advice

Facebook thank-yous are no substitute for individual notes

DEAR ABBY: I recently attended a baby shower for a dear high school friend and his wife. The day after the shower, she posted a slideshow on Facebook titled “Thanks for All Our Gifts” with a picture of each gift and who gave it. More...

A ministroke is a very serious warning sign

DEAR DOCTOR K: My husband’s doctor said that he had a ministroke. What does this mean? DEAR READER: Most strokes occur when blood flow to a part of the brain is blocked. These are called ischemic strokes. More...

Superintendent: School didn’t follow proper discipline policy

The Springfield School District admitted yesterday that some of its employees failed to follow proper disciplinary rules regarding the use of seclusion rooms and vowed to make the necessary changes through new training and policies. More...

Croydon tuition discount comes at a huge price

Charges to increase $65,481

The Croydon School District will continue to get a $100 discount for each of its tuition students attending Newport schools in 2012-13 but that $5,900 savings came at a huge cost. More...

With Damren retiring, SAU 6 makes restructuring change

SAU 6 will replace an assistant superintendent position with a director of business and finance when Allen Damren retires this summer, school officials said. More...

Obituaries

Madeline E. Kane - 2013-05-18
Nancy A. McHugh - 2013-05-18
Shirley H. Noyes - 2013-05-18
Brony Budzik - 2013-05-18
Harry Blish Jr. - 2013-05-18
Shirley H. Mitchell - 2013-05-18
John R. Grady Sr. - 2013-05-17
Lawrence H. West - 2013-05-16
Melvyn V. Mitchell - 2013-05-15
Eleanor McDermott - 2013-05-15
Merton H. Bascom - 2013-05-14
Camille Childs - 2013-05-14
Phyllis Spaulding - 2013-05-14
Natalie Beauregard - 2013-05-14
Yolande L. Cleary - 2013-05-14

National/World

Judge denies release of Bin Laden pics

WASHINGTON — A federal judge yesterday denied a request to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos last year. More...

US to move 9,000 Marines from Japan

WASHINGTON — About 9,000 U.S. Marines stationed on the Japanese island of Okinawa will be moved to the U.S. territory of Guam and other locations in the Asia-Pacific, including Hawaii, under a U.S.-Japan agreement announced yesterday. More...

Report: Florida troopers erred before fatal January crashes

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. More...

Around Town

FRIDAY

Open house NEWPORT — Cinnamon Street Early Education & Childcare Center will host a Touch a Truck event, an open house, and the grand opening of Cinnamon Street’s Little Pick’ens Thrift Store from 3 to 6 p.m. More...

SATURDAY

Benefit breakfasts ACWORTH — A Pancake Breakfast will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, April 28, at the Acworth Meetinghouse. Donations are accepted. This breakfast is sponsored by the Friends of the Acworth Meetinghouse. More...

SUNDAY

Penny sale CLAREMONT — A Penny Sale will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at St. Joseph Church Hall on Elm Street on Claremont. The doors open at noon. Refreshments will be available. More...

Sports

Homers lift Boston past White Sox

CHICAGO — Kevin Youkilis hit a grand slam, Jarrod Saltalamacchia homered twice and the Boston Red Sox roughed up Philip Humber in a 10-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox last night. More...

Sunapee bounces back with big win

CONFIDENCE BOOST

SUNAPEE — If the Sunapee baseball team was struggling with its confidence after suffering back-to-back losses for the first time since 2010, it sure didn’t look like it yesterday. More...

Pierce leads C’s to win in season finale

BOSTON — Paul Pierce scored all 12 of his points in the first half despite missing most of it with a sprained toe and Rajon Rondo had 15 assists as the Boston Celtics closed the regular season with an 87-74 win over the Milwaukee Bucks last nig More...