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4 men busted in drugs sting...

Raymond Trainor bought the drugs from the undercover officer, while King and the fourth person arranged for the deal to take place, Carignan said. Kevin Trainor drove them to the deal and acted as a lookout during the transaction, he said.

“This was a quick investigation for us,” Carignan said. “You can only do it once. It was a one-shot deal with these guys for us.”

The Nashua man ...

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Ruined Fairy Tale Ends With Prison...

On Wednesday in District Court in Hartford, Judge Alfred V. Covello sentenced Muska, 46, and his wife, Cheryl, 39, to federal prison terms for their parts in the conspiracy to trade guns for drugs. David Muska was sentenced to 101 months and Cheryl Muska to 21 months.

"We hope the severe terms of imprisonment imposed today send the very strong deterrent message that exchanging guns for dr...

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From the start, eyes were on the son...

PLANT CITY -- Michael White faced detectives in the gray-walled interrogation room.

The night before his father's murder, he said, the two of them worked till dawn in the family's strawberry field to keep their plants from freezing.

Across the table, Detective Charles Keene stared at him.

"No," Keene said. "Your last memory should be you ringing the doorbell, him openi...

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Everything Old Under the Sun...

“Think of the worst song you ever heard in your life … . Somewhere somebody got drunk for the first time, lost their virginity – or both – while that song was playing, so that's their favorite song,” my old pal Emmis always used to say whenever I'd be goin' on about the latest, back-from-the-dead and (inexplicably) bigger-than-ever act currently selling now-stalgia for a used-to-be-that-neve...

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UD junior charged with being a drug dealer...

I don't understand why you all are suprised by this. Do you know how many college kids deal? Why do they do it? Because some kids don't have time to work, and with their environment they live in, it's a quick and easy way to make some cash while having time to still take care of school work, etc.

When I was in college, I worked full-time, worked part-time, and carried over a full load ...

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Police arrest student for drug possession...

New biotech company to commercialize novel UD gene-repair technology

Participants sought for breast cancer online support study

Public Safety unit provides support for victims of crime

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5:12 p.m., April 25, 2007--After a lengthy investigation, Newark Police arrested Jonathan M. Coe, a junior at the University from Ronk...

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’Oxy Moron’ gets smart: Charlestown native turns druggie past into ......

ome recovering OxyContin addicts pay it forward by volunteering at rehab facilities.

Johnny Hickey, a 28-year-old Charlestown native, had a different philanthropic vision: to write a feature-length autobiographical screenplay titled "Oxy Morons."

Set in Charlestown’s Bunker Hill projects circa 2000, Hickey’s story is based on the lives of the friends and family members h...

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Mistrial declared in Buckingham case...

A Newfoundland Supreme Court judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in a closely monitored case involving narcotics.

Justice James Adams made the decision Wednesday in the trial of St. John's physician Sean Buckingham, over concerns that proceeding further with the case — in which four jurors and two alternates were excused — may trigger an appeal.

Dr. Sean Buckingham faces charges...
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Man held on $20g bail: Threatened paramedic with knife at hospital...

PORTSMOUTH — The man who allegedly held a paramedic at knifepoint during a disturbance at Portsmouth Regional Hospital early Tuesday remains in jail on $20,000 cash bail.

Jason L. Fuller, 39, of Newmarket was arraigned at Portsmouth District Court on charges of felony criminal threatening and misdemeanor counts of resisting arrest and simple assault.

Police responded to Portsm...

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Danger at hospital...

PORTSMOUTH — After a night of drinking and taking Oxycontin, a Newmarket man was left by friends at the local hospital, where with a slashed wrist he held a paramedic at knifepoint and asked officers to shoot him, allege police.

Police were called at 2:25 a.m. Tuesday by an employee of the Portsmouth Regional Hospital emergency room, who reported a man walked in with a laceration to...

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