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July 12, 2010

Monday, July 12
Published
July 12, 2010

World Dispatches

BERLIN Trains lose air conditioning, leaving scores sweltering A grueling heat wave shut down the air conditioning in three high-tech trains in Germany, leaving dozens of passengers near collapse trapped in temperatures of up to 122 degrees Fahrenheit, authorities said Sunday. At least 52 people needed medical treatment and about 1,000 had to switch trains, […]
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July 11, 2010

No one injured in crash into Anjon’s

The driver of an SUV that crossed the center line of Route 1 may have been unconscious.
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July 11, 2010

Spain wins World Cup with 1-0 win

Andres Iniesta's goal with four minutes of extra time remaining gives Spain its first World Cup title.
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July 11, 2010

Ortiz, McDonald homer, Red Sox beat Blue Jays 3-2

Daisuke Matsuzaka wins for the first time since June 7, allowing two runs in six-plus innings.

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July 11, 2010

Local Dispatches

BROWNFIELD Police charge man after neighbor is shot in leg, arm Police on Saturday arrested a Brownfield man who they say fled into the woods after shooting his neighbor. Keith Brain, 42, was charged with elevated aggravated assault in connection with the shooting of James Walsh, 38. Both men live on Moore Road. Oxford County […]
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July 11, 2010

Can a trace of DNA change this man’s fate?

In prisoner Dennis Dechaine’s latest bid for a new trial, the key piece of evidence is actually old news. It is a fragment of unidentified male DNA, extracted by scientists in 1994 from a thumbnail clipping of 12-year-old murder victim Sarah Cherry. Dechaine was convicted of the murder in 1989 and is serving a life […]
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July 11, 2010

Photos: Sea shells

Kira Maas of Portland, top photo, helps put away a rowing shell with members of the Portland Community Rowing Association after racing against the Yarmouth Rowing Club in Back Cove in Portland on Saturday. Below, a shell heads for shore.
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July 11, 2010

Editors promoted at two newspapers

Bill Thompson and Tony Ronzio are named editor/publisher in Waterville and Augusta, respectively.
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July 11, 2010

Feature John McLoughlin Birch, 102, willing to try anything

John McLoughlin Birch of Cape Elizabeth wasn’t one to be dissuaded throughout his nearly 103 years. “He was very independent — and pretty stubborn in some ways,” said his daughter, Deirdre Birch Larson. “He would get these ideas and nothing would stop him.” Dr. Birch died Friday, two days before his 103rd birthday. Larson said […]

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