As beach towns open, businesses are short foreign workers

New England

Published
July 12, 2020

As beach towns open, businesses are short foreign workers

Companies also face the challenge of convincing unemployed Americans to take a job in hospitality amid a pandemic.
Published
July 8, 2020

Bar Harbor cancels cruise ship visits through end of year

The Town Council acted after rejecting a plan from a small ship line to make port calls.
Published
July 6, 2020

Harvard invites freshmen to campus, but classes stay online

Harvard University’s freshman class will be invited to live on campus this fall, while most other undergraduates will be required to learn remotely from home.
Published
June 29, 2020

Cape Cod officials warn of white sharks ahead of July Fourth

Great whites have been coming to the Cape in greater numbers each summer and officials say they're coming close enough to the shore to be a concern.
Published
June 28, 2020

Democrats take lead in voter registrations in Maine

The Maine Democratic Party has added more than 40,000 new voters to its ranks since 2016 and now have a more than 90,000-voter edge over their Republican rivals.
Published
June 27, 2020

More than 50 Maine lawmakers ask PUC to protect ratepayers from pandemic increases

Legislators want to make sure Central Maine Power can't pass on all of its coronavirus-related expenses to customers.
Published
June 27, 2020

Pro-police rally, counterprotesters face off in Boston

The dueling demonstrations were among several events held across Boston.
Published
June 27, 2020

Lobster prices falling in New England, and they could fall further

With restaurants slowed or shuttered, consumers are already paying less than $6 per pound in some markets – $2 to $3 dollars less than typical of this month in Maine.
Published
June 26, 2020

Old Man of the Mountain memorial in New Hampshire is complete

The massive, naturally formed granite profile attracted tourists to Franconia Notch for about 200 years before it crumbled in 2003.
Published
June 26, 2020

Boston symphony plans a July Fourth Pops broadcast

This year's broadcast-only show will honor front-line and essential workers as well as those who have died during the ongoing pandemic.