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Officials: Al-Qaida bomber was CIA informant

WASHINGTON — The CIA had al-Qaida fooled from the beginning. Last month, U.S. More...

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Local News

New Unity school steel to go up

The steel frame for the new Unity Elementary School should start going up next week, school architect Scott Vaughn said after last night’s Unity School Board meeting. More...

National/World

Gas price likely won’t set record

NEW YORK — Gasoline prices likely won’t set any records this summer, thanks to a recent drop in the price of oil. The government yesterday slashed its forecast for average gas prices to $3.79 per gallon for the summer driving season. More...

New Border Patrol strategy targeting frequent crossers

SAN DIEGO — With border crossings at a 40-year low, the U.S. Border Patrol announced a new strategy yesterday that targets repeat crossers and tries to find out why they keep coming. More...

Around Town

WEDNESDAY

Networking event NEWPORT — “Coffee with Bacon,” a free business networking event, will be held from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, at Bacon Graphics, 232 North Main St., in Newport. Clothing swap More...

THURSDAY

Genealogy workshop More...

FRIDAY

Mother’s Day Bazaar at Valley Regional More...

State News

Vt. to argue NRC license was flawed

MONTPELIER — The state of Vermont plans to tell a federal appeals court today that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission acted improperly last year when it granted a 20-year license extension to the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant because the plant di More...

Advice

Attention chocolate lovers: prepare to start swooning

DEAR ABBY: I have heard that your dessert recipes are fabulous and I’d like to have them. Would you print your personal favorite dessert recipe and let me know how to get your cookbooklets? More...

Wear proper shoes to prevent bunions

DEAR DOCTOR K: I have a bunion on my left foot and it hurts! What can I do? More...

Springfield passes new school budget

Springfield finalized its school budget for the upcoming fiscal year after voters passed a second variation yesterday. More...

Maiola ousted in Newport; voters turn down spending

Newport voters were not in a giving mood at yesterday’s Town Meeting Election Day. Almost every article requesting tax support was defeated, including the operating budget of $8.81 million. More...

Obituaries

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
Arvilla I. Strawn - 2013-05-13

Health & Fitness

Spin yoga: Sweat it out, stretch it out

It seems as though we are always struggling for balance in our lives. Work or play? Spend or save? Eat that doughnut or save those calories? The same is true for our fitness regimens. More...

LOCAL HEALTH IN BRIEF

Mt. Ascutney Hospital honored by Vt. council More...

MCT is all you need to lose weight

THE SKINNY

T here have been many supplements claiming fat loss, and most of the time the more they cost the better they work — or so they’d have you think. More...

Opinion

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Thumbnail Thoughts

Thumbnail Thoughts is a weekly feature that appears each Wednesday on the Editorial Page of the Eagle Times. More...

The housing ‘folly’ explained

I ’m just back from the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, where billionaire Warren Buffett and 25,000 of his closest personal friends gather each year to talk money. More...

Sports

Foxborough casino plan halted

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Plans to bring a $1 billion resort-style casino to the New England Patriots’ hometown have been suspended, Las Vegas casino developer Steve Wynn and the team’s owner said yesterday. More...

Bard struggles late in loss to Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Billy Butler hit a mammoth three-run homer in the eighth inning last night, giving the Kansas City Royals a 6-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox. More...

Pierce, C’s can’t close out Hawks in Game 5

ATLANTA — Al Horford scored 19 points in his first start since January, and the Atlanta Hawks held on for an 87-86 victory over the Boston Celtics in a thrilling Game 5 of the Eastern Conference playoffs last night. More...