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- 50 years later, speedboat races return to Merrimack River - Eagle-Tribune
HAVERHILL — It hasn't been seen on this stretch of the Merrimack River in half a century. The last time speedboats raced on the river in Greater Haverhill, skipping across the surface at 70 mph or more, was 1960. The races will make a comeback this ...
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:09:00 GMT
- Electric Boat victim identified - WPRI
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) - Police have identified the Electric Boat worker fatally injured in an industrial accident at the company's Quonset Point plant. Police said North Kingstown resident Ritchie Morse, 31, got caught between machinery he was ...
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:31:00 GMT
- Three local women picked for national dragon boat teams - Pittsburgh Tribune Review
The ancient sport of dragon boating isn't as popular in Pittsburgh as it is in other parts of the country, let alone the world. There are just two competitive teams in town, the Paddlefish and the Steel City Dragons, plus a handful of club and youth ...
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:01:00 GMT
- Now a marine commando unit to guard waters - Times of India
PANAJI: In an apparent knee-jerk reaction to the recent intelligence inputs of a Lashkar-e-Taiba threat to Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat, the state police is in the process of setting up a Marine Commando Squad to guard its 105-km coastline. "We will ...
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:21:00 GMT
- UN Expert Criticizes Seizure Of Aid Boat By Israel - Scoop
An independent United Nations human rights expert today denounced what he described as “the unlawful naval seizure” by an Israeli gunboat of a ship carrying medicine and reconstruction material for the people of Gaza. Richard Falk, the UN Special ...
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:01:00 GMT
- Island Girl, Mississippi Explorer to provide river cruises in Winona - Winona Daily News
Two boats that aided commuters during the Interstate Bridge closure now may boost Winona’s tourism industry in river cruises from Levee Park this summer. The Island Girl — a La Crosse, Wis.-based luxury yacht — will give public and private ...
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:11:00 GMT
- Edward Figueiredo, longtime lobsterman, 70 - Boston Globe
Edward Figueiredo, a longtime lobsterman, died in his Hingham home Tuesday after a nine-month battle with intestinal cancer. He was 70. Mr. Figueiredo grew up on Cohasset Harbor, his childhood home looking out on the many fishing boats - several ...
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:40:00 GMT
- Taliban Slip Away From Afghanistan Surge Battle - Wall Street Journal
The offensive was led by 4,000 Marines who were sent to Afghanistan as part of the new U.S. troop surge. The move is seen as an early test of the Obama administration's efforts to restructure the foundering U.S.-led war effort. The Marines faced ...
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:33:00 GMT
- Alma seeks return of $200K for dredging project - Winona Daily News
The city of Alma, Wis., wants back about $200,000 it paid an engineering company for a dredging project in the Mississippi River backwaters, says Mayor Corey Hanson. The Buffalo River and Beef Slough dredging and boat landing project cost about $750 ...
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:11:00 GMT
- Officers implore drivers to be safe in Fourth of July travel - Ledger-Enquirer
Local law officials are stepping up their traffic and boating enforcement this holiday weekend. In addition to the typical weekend complement of Columbus patrol officers, there will be a contingent of officers devoted strictly to dealing with traffic ...
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:01:00 GMT
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