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Flower Shop Founded in 1871 Closes

Matthew McDonald

A flower shop in Exeter, New Hampshire founded nearly 150 years ago has closed.

Dot's Flower Shop was an institution in southeastern New Hampshire, but grocery stores that sell flowers and Internet floral retailers have eaten into the business of local flower shops, according to The Union Leader.

Priest Who Preached Sermon At Ted Kennedy’s Funeral Suspended
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Priest Who Preached Sermon At Ted Kennedy’s Funeral Suspended

Matthew McDonald

The parish priest who preached the sermon at U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy's 2009 funeral Mass has been suspended by the Diocese of Fall River.

Bishop Edgar da Cunha placed Father Mark Hession on leave "based on complaints he received about inappropriate communications that Father Hession had sent to several adult parishioners" at a parish in Seekonk where he served as pastor, the diocese said in a written statement.

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