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• Land Trust screens AT doc at Colonial

  20-02-2018 22:59
  Coastal Mountains Land Trust will launch a stewardship fund campaign in honor of Skip and Jo Pendleton with an Appalachian Trail documentary film screening Monday, March 5, at the Colonial Theatre, 163 High St. Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m.; at 6:15 p.m., "The Long Start to the Journey" will be shown. Admission is by suggested donation of $10 .
  
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• Older people in deprived areas more likely to develop dementia

  20-02-2018 21:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Older people living in deprived areas are more likely to develop dementia, new research from Ulster University has found.
  
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• Draft abortion referendum law agreed by Irish cabinet

  20-02-2018 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland is to hold a referendum on whether to change the abortion laws, which are among Europe's strictest.
  
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• Government to 'decide shortly' on salaries of MLAs: Karen Bradley

  20-02-2018 18:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's Secretary of State Karen Bradley has said the Government will "decide shortly" on the salaries of MLAs.
  
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• Cleaner tied up and held in burglary

  20-02-2018 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  A cleaner, who was working in a house when it was burgled, was tied up using 'some sort of wire'.
  
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• Rugby rape trial: Doctor can't say if intimate injuries from consensual or non-consensual sex

  20-02-2018 18:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A doctor who carried out a medical examination on a young woman who claimed she was raped by two international rugby players confirmed on Tuesday it was not possible to determine whether intimate injuries she sustained were caused by consensual or non-consensual sex.
  
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• Upcoming Belfast Regional Job Fair at UMaine Hutchinson Center on March 20

  20-02-2018 18:07
  A group of several Belfast- and Waldo County-area organizations are again collaborating to put on a regional job fair, with the goal of connecting job seekers with the many area businesses that are currently looking to hire both seasonal and permanent employees. The City of Belfast, the Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce, the Belfast Creative Coalition, the Maine Department of Labor at the Rockland CareerCenter, Our Town Belfast, the University of Maine Hutchinson Center, and Workforce Solutions w
  
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• Matinees for students from Belfast to Damariscotta

  20-02-2018 18:07
  On Thursday, March 1, Bay Chamber Concerts plays host to the Peking Acrobats at the Strom Auditorium of Camden Hills Regional High School, off Route 90. In addition to two school outreach matinees, the famous troupe will offer a public performance at 7 p.m. Featuring China's most gifted tumblers, contortionists, jugglers and gymnasts, this internationally acclaimed company performs spellbinding feats and daring maneuvers steeped in 2,000 years of folk tradition.
  
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• Sinn Fein should remove 'Tiochfaidh Ár Lá' Armalite rifle badge from website, says DUP

  20-02-2018 15:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has called on Sinn Fein to remove a “Tiochfaidh Ár Lá” badge in the shape of an Armalite rifle from its bookshop website.
  
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• 12-week-old puppy 'thrown from van' onto side of road in Enniskillen

  20-02-2018 15:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 12-week old puppy is thought to have been thrown from a van after it was found abandoned at the side of the road in Enniskillen.
  
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• Lagan Construction Group: Firms set to enter administration

  20-02-2018 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Up to 200 jobs at risk as four companies within a major construction business are set to go into administration.
  
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• Rape claim woman asked Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding to get condoms, court told

  20-02-2018 14:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The woman at the centre of a rape trial involving two Ireland rugby players provided police with differing accounts about a sex act involving one of the accused, a court has heard.
  
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• Three billboards

  20-02-2018 14:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The London-born director's long connection with County Galway leads to tribute inspired by hit film.
  
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• Man in court after van crashed through wall of pensioner’s home

  20-02-2018 14:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Annie Burrell, 73, had been watching television when the Citroen Berlingo ploughed into her kitchen.
  
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• Lotto shop shuts

  20-02-2018 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The second luckiest shop in Ireland sells its final lotto ticket as it ceases trading.
  
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• Northern Ireland could see same-sex marriage through Westminster free vote

  20-02-2018 13:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley said while it should be a matter for the Stormont Assembly, if the matter was to be raised at Westminster it is the Government’s policy to allow a free vote on matters of conscience.
  
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• Drunk patient accused of throwing bowl of vomit at nurse during 'appalling assault'

  20-02-2018 13:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man accused of throwing a bowl of vomit over a nurse trying treat to his injuries must remain in custody, a High Court judge ruled on Tuesday.
  
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• KFC disruption to affect some stores for rest of the week

  20-02-2018 13:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 500 of the chain’s nearly 900 stores are still closed, while many of those that are open are offering limited menus or have cut their hours.
  
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• Irish government outline north west city region plan

  20-02-2018 12:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The Irish government outlines plans for cross-border city region aimed at boosting north west economy.
  
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• Irish Foreign Minister hits out at criticism of Good Friday Agreement

  20-02-2018 12:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Simon Coveney, the Republic’s Foreign Affairs Minister, tweeted that the 1998 accord was being undermined in some political circles.
  
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• Tories among four parties fined for breaching election finance rules

  20-02-2018 11:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four political parties have been fined by the Electoral Commission for failing to comply with party finance rules.
  
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• Matt LeBlanc and rumoured Ulster girlfriend Aurora Mulligan step out for Top Gear screening

  20-02-2018 10:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Top Gear host Matt LeBlanc has stepped out in public with his rumoured girlfriend, Enniskillen woman Aurora Mulligan.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: M2 collision cleared

  20-02-2018 09:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Crash of High Street to junction of Corn Market, knock on delays in the area

  20-02-2018 09:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow our feed for the latest traffic updates from across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Lord Mayor welcomes All Ireland Champion Basketball team to City Hall

  20-02-2018 09:30 via youtube.com
  
  
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• I've been struggling to sleep while thinking about threat of Barca and Messi, admits Conte

  20-02-2018 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has revealed he has suffered sleepless nights plotting the downfall of Barcelona and Lionel Messi.
  
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• Campaign to save arts funding from 'death by a thousand cuts' gathers momentum at Stormont

  20-02-2018 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  ARTS and business leaders have joined MLAs in demanding protection for arts funding in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Nursing shortage across Northern Ireland as over 1,400 posts remain unfilled

  20-02-2018 08:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 500 nursing jobs are unfilled in Belfast, as health trusts struggle to fill medical positions across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Eugene Boyle death stuns Derry community

  20-02-2018 08:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The sudden death of a young Dungiven man has left the local community stunned.
  
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• Disabled man tied up and set on fire in his living room says he’s too afraid to stay in house

  20-02-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A disabled Co Tyrone man says he no longer feels safe in his own home after two men broke in, wrecked his house, tied him to a chair and set his trousers on fire.
  
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• Burglars tied woman up and then set fire to her home in Clough

  20-02-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman "could have been burned alive" after being tied up by two masked men who started a fire during a burglary, an MLA has said.
  
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• Northern Ireland police sergeant who shoplifted from Asda jailed for six months

  20-02-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A PSNI sergeant has been sentenced to total of six months in custody after her convictions for shoplifting.
  
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• Dissidents plan paramilitary-style Easter parade in Belfast

  20-02-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Several thousand dissident republicans are to hold their Easter parade in Belfast this year - which is expected to be led by a colour party in paramilitary-style clothing.
  
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• Five sex crimes against Northern Ireland children reported daily

  20-02-2018 08:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Five child sex offences are recorded every day in Northern Ireland, shocking figures reveal today.
  
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• Hundreds of Lagan Construction Group jobs at risk in Northern Ireland

  20-02-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There are fears that hundreds of construction jobs in Northern Ireland are at risk, as a series of companies in one of the province’s biggest construction firms are expected to go into administration.
  
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• Four Lagan Construction Group firms go into administration - 200 jobs at risk in Northern Ireland

  20-02-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Administrators have been appointed to a number of companies within Lagan Construction Group, putting hundreds of jobs at risk in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Modest 'Florence Nightingale of the Mournes' will be honoured with blue plaque in her birthplace

  20-02-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman known as the 'Florence Nightingale of the Mournes' is being honoured with a blue plaque in the heart of the picturesque countryside where she was born and raised.
  
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• Los Angeles millionaire wants to buy Northern Ireland football club's ground

  20-02-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A millionaire estate agent will put a bid in for a Northern Ireland football club's ground as it goes on the market today.
  
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• David Power

  20-02-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  AN article stated, incorrectly, that a former PSNI officer, David Power, pleaded guilty to obstructing a constable (“PSNI trio admit obstruction”, News, February 17).
  
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• Ex-prisoners unite for Belfast Lenten walk against violence - Irish Times

  20-02-2018 07:00
  Irish Times
  Ex-prisoners unite for Belfast Lenten walk against violence
  Irish Times
  Former loyalist and republican prisoners are taking part in “39+1 Cross Walks” in Belfast during Lent to send a message to Northern society that violence and drugs are not the answer. Former Ulster Defence Regiment pastor Jack McKee said the ...
  
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• Midcoast photogs make the MPS grade

  20-02-2018 03:49
  This has been a record-breaking year for entries into the Maine Photography Show, presented every spring by the Boothbay Region Art Foundation. Juror Peter Ralston has selected 123 image to be show.
  
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