LYNN, Mass. (AP) — A Lynn man is scheduled to face a judge on murder charges in the slayings of his mother and grandmother, whose bodies were found Tuesday near a Saugus elementary school. Authorities say 23-year-old Joseph Wright is being arraigned Thursday in Lynn District Court. He arrived in Massachusetts early Thursday from Maine, […]
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Storm washes away Maine potato farms’ topsoil
PORTLAND (AP) — U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe say the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a $400,000 emergency grant to 50 Maine potato farmers. The farmers suffered crop damage during recent storms that in some cases completely washed away topsoil, dramatically reducing yields. The grants come from the USDA’s Farm Services Agency. […]
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