Regional digest (Worcester Telegram & Gazette) FITCHBURG -- The police and fire departments were busy last night coming to the aid of a driver whose car apparently dropped into the Nashua River from 30 feet above on Water and Nashua streets....more...Island Terrace to host Antique Automobile Show (The Standard-Times) LAKEVILLE ? The Island Terrace Nursing Home will be holding its Fall Open House and Car Show this Sunday. The event will take place rain or shine and is open to the public between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tours of the nursing home, gardens, and grounds... ...more... Model T still has allure after 100 years (Texarkana Gazette) FORT WORTH, Texas?Bill Eads has seen wives come and go. But he still has Henrietta. A beauty even now, at 83, his true love is a Model T Ford. The 1925 touring car was built the year F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby, when Calvin Coolidge was president....more... Luzerne festival showcases merchants (Times Leader) LUZERNE ? The annual Luzerne Fall Festival, held Saturday and Sunday, encountered a little rain on its parade in its 13th year, but the event didn?t lack for organization and the enthusiasm of the vendors and volunteers....more... Model T still has allure after 100 years (ABC 7 El Paso) A Fort Worth man possesses a piece of automotive history....more... Is ethanol to blame for car problems? (Miami Herald) Q. On July 26, when I tried to start my car -- a 2002 Mazda 626 -- it made a strange sound. I called the AAA, which determined that it wasn't the battery, and it towed the car to a mechanic....more... Scrap-metal thefts persist despite falling prices (The Nashua Telegraph) The theft of a large aboveground swimming pool in Connecticut this year has to top any list of unusual crimes. But there are several thefts closer to home that would also fit on such a list. ... - By KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writer...more... Free books to be handed out at the Big Read kickoff (Lahontan Valley News) BY STEPHANIE CARROLL...more... Pippinfest continues today (The Evening Sun) Rainy and humid weather didn't put a damper on the first day of Fairfield's Pippinfest, but it did keep people from coming out in large numbers. The weekend-long Pippinfest is a craft festival, featuring 115 vendors from New Jersey, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania....more... |