Judge dismisses lawsuit over slave portraits at Harvard

New England

Published
March 4, 2021

Judge dismisses lawsuit over slave portraits at Harvard

The photos were commissioned by Harvard biologist Louis Agassiz, whose theories on racial difference were used to support slavery in the U.S.
Published
March 4, 2021

New Hampshire woman to start paying nearly $2 million in Great Danes neglect case

A judge rules a Wolfeboro woman who housed dozens of filthy and sick dogs in her mansion must reimburse the Humane Society for their care.
Published
March 4, 2021

Malcolm X’s boyhood home in Boston gets historic designation

The 2 ½-story house is the only surviving residence associated with the slain civil rights leader’s formative years in the city.
Published
March 1, 2021

Hundreds claim decades of abuse by 150 New Hampshire youth detention staffers

Abuse allegations against New Hampshire’s state-run youth detention center have grown to include 230 men and woman who say they were physically or sexually abused between 1963 and 2018.
Published
March 1, 2021

Former Massachusetts officer to face charge in alleged beating of Black man

A court official rules there was probable cause for the case to move forward.
Published
March 1, 2021

‘We turn a blind eye’: Boston’s police remain largely white

City leaders have vowed for years to work toward making the police force look more like the community it serves.
Published
February 28, 2021

How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week

The House has passed the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act to bar the Justice Department from monitoring privileged electronic communications between an incarcerated person and that person's lawyer.
Published
February 26, 2021

Owners of truck involved in New Hampshire crash that killed 7 motorcyclists are charged

The allegations of falsifying records are not directly linked to the 2019 crash, in which the driver of the Westfield Transport truck awaits trial.
Published
February 26, 2021

Could pandemic further erode the New England town meeting?

In Maine, the pandemic eliminated town meetings last year for more than 400 of the state’s 486 municipalities that hold meetings during the spring.
Published
February 25, 2021

Massachusetts to ease virus restrictions, allow limited crowds at sports and performance venues

The changes include indoor and outdoor stadiums, arenas and ballparks, including Fenway Park, Gillette Stadium and the TD Garden.