1947 – 2015 BOSTON, MASS .— Gordon A. Flint, 68, of Wilton, passed away in the presence of his loving family on Sunday, April 26, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Mass. Gordon was born on Jan. 9, 1947, to Louise A. (Lund) and Gordon E. Flint in Cohasset, Mass. He spent his […]
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Missouri police officer kills armed 18-year-old near Ferguson
BERKELEY, Mo. — Violent protests broke out again in suburban St. Louis after another black 18-year-old was fatally shot by a white police officer. St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said the officer was questioning the 18-year-old and another man about a theft late Tuesday at a convenience store in Berkeley when the young […]
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Maine poet laureate writes poetry collection about the Ozarks of Missouri
FARMINGTON — Sometimes sad, sometimes humorous, Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair’s latest poetry collection, “The Lost Child: Ozark Poems,” has an understory — one of grief and reconciliation with his mother. McNair, a resident of Mercer, will share poems from the piece during a local launch of the book at 7 p.m. Oct. 2 at […]
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Police deploy tear gas to impose Ferguson curfew
FERGUSON, Mo. — The first night of a state-imposed curfew in Ferguson, Missouri, ended with tear gas and arrests of some protesters, but it wasn’t the curfew violation that precipitated the confrontation. A team of officers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, St. Louis city and county police moved armored vehicles down the street of […]
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Police, protesters clash again in Ferguson
FERGUSON, Mo. — Anger spurred by the death of a black teenager at the hands of a white police officer boiled over again when protesters stormed into a Missouri convenience store — the same store that Michael Brown was accused of robbing. Police and about 200 protesters clashed in Ferguson, Missouri, late Friday after another […]
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Maine man found guilty of murdering federal inmate in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two federal inmates are awaiting word on whether they’ll be sentenced to death for the slaying of a fellow prisoner at a Missouri medical center. A federal jury in Springfield on Wednesday found 34-year-old Wesley Paul Coonce Jr., from Texas, and 43-year-old Charles Michael Hall, from Maine, guilty of murder for […]
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College football: Missouri All-American says he’s gay
Missouri All-American Michael Sam says he is gay, and the defensive end could become the first openly homosexual player in the NFL.In interviews with ESPN, The New York Times and Outsports that were published Sunday, Sam said his teammates and coaches at Missouri have known since August.“I am an openly, proud gay man,” he said.The […]