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Janet Swinchatt

1933 – 2015 TOPSHAM — Jan Swinchatt, beloved wife of Peter and mother of Tom, Karen and Jeff, passed on Friday, April 10, at Mass General Hospital due to a severe case of interstitial lung disease. Jan was born in Lewiston on June 30, 1933, to parents Margaret and Frank Bean. She grew up at […]

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Gunman injures 2 pupils at New Mexico middle school

ROSWELL, N.M. — A gunman opened fire Tuesday at a middle school in the southeastern New Mexico city of Roswell, leaving at least two children injured before being taken into custody. The shooting happened at 8:11 a.m. at Berrendo Middle School, as classes were starting for the day. Brooke Linthicum of Eastern New Mexico Regional […]

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Maine delegation raises concerns about Acadia contract award to New Mexico firm

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — All four members of Maine’s congressional delegation expressed their concerns to federal officials Thursday about a proposed change in companies that handle concessions in Maine’s only national park. Reps. Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree sent a letter Thursday to the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee asking lawmakers on the panel to […]

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Shutdown snags N.M. firefighter’s widow’s benefits

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The widow of a Forest Service firefighter found dead in northern New Mexico says the partial federal government battle has snagged her late husband’s survivor benefits. Hiedi Adams is the widow of 41-year-old Token Adams. He disappeared Aug. 30 while checking on a report of smoke and was found dead Sept. 6. […]