2012: A Month-by-Month Look at What Made the News

2012: A month-by-month look at what made the news

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Joe Paterno, the former Penn State football coach whose legacy was tarnished by the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal, dies at age 85 from lung cancer complications. In July, the … State chemist Annie Dookhan is placed on administrative leave after …
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Police look for young, missing Ellsworth man

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Police say 28-year-old Jonathan Spinney was last seen at an ex-girlfriend's house in Bangor. Ellsworth Police Chief John DeLeo said a cellphone that Spinney is carrying has been disconnected. DeLeo said Spinney has a history of drug abuse and was …
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2012 wasn't Tebow's time

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"It's either a soccer match, or the finals of the International Drug Cartels Championship." – Greg Cote of the Miami Herald, on a friendly in Miami between teams from Mexico and Colombia. ? "It would seem the team's fans have Porto potty mouths." – The …
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