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Wanted Maine man arrested after nearly causing several crashes during wild chase © Rochester, NH Police benjamin ball A wild chase in Rochester, New Hampshire, ended with two people from Maine in custody. Police say an officer spotted a car leaving Cumberland Farms on Knight Street Wednesday night without its headlights on. When the officer started following the car, they noticed it appeared to have a hand-written license place. The driver refused to stop when the officer turned on their eme...

ROCHESTER — A Maine man and his passenger are facing a slew of charges after a police pursuit in downtown Rochester ended with a crash and a foot chase, according to police.  The driver, Benjamin Ball, 25, of Shapleigh, Maine, was arrested and charged with three counts of reckless conduct with a deadly weapon for nearly causing several motor vehicle accidents during the incident, conduct after an accident, disobeying an officer, felon in possession of a dangerous weapon, three counts of pos...

The Shangaan 90s: Disco or Kwaito? What’s in a name? Well, when it comes to emerging and evolving genres of popular music, it turns out, quite a lot. Terms like “jazz,” “rock,” “r&b” and even “hip-hop” have been around long enough to be widely understood as big umbrellas with countless sub-genres in their shadows. But in the heat of creation, artists, labels, DJs and journalists can be very protective, even territorial, in their advocacy for particular labels. Sometimes these ...

‘We do not want to be baby-sat’ by Princeton administrators To those who believe free speech advocacy is just for straight white men, Rebekah Adams has a message: Look at me. The student is leading the newly revived Princeton Open Campus Coalition, which just received an “Open Inquiry” award from the viewpoint diversity group Heterodox Academy. “When you are Black, queer and a woman, and you stand against the norm, you have to expect condemnation from your own group or race who will c...