Canada recently began letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens enter the country but the U.S. has extended its ban until Sept. 21.
New England
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30 years after last hurricane, Maine and New England brace for Tropical Storm Henri
It’s exactly 30 years since a hurricane last made a direct hit on New England — and now the region is bracing for the possibility of another.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
Schoolchildren lead effort to pardon wrongly convicted Salem ‘witch’
Twenty people from Massachusetts were killed and hundreds of others accused during a frenzy that began in 1692, stoked by superstition, fear of disease and strangers, scapegoating and petty jealousies.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Billionaire gives former New Hampshire hermit ‘River Dave’ money to build a cabin
In the meantime, the location of David Lidstone’s temporary winter housing is being kept secret to protect his privacy.
Posted inMaine, New England, News
Judge dismisses lawsuit brought by armed group stopped on their way to Maine
The self-described leader of the group said they were a militia traveling from Rhode Island to Maine for training.
Posted inNew England
Boston’s Old North Church set to integrate its slavery ties
A $75,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities will be used to acknowledge the church’s connection to the slave trade as well as the American Revolution.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Eunice C. Lee to serve as a judge on the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Former Vermont ski resort executive pleads guilty to 1 charge in fraud scheme
He was 1 of 3 men indicted over a failed plan to build a biotechnology plant in Newport, Vt., using millions raised through the EB-5 visa program.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Instances of lead poisoning in Rhode Island children rose during pandemic
No level of lead in the blood is safe and lead poisoning in children can contribute to lifelong cognitive problems that can manifest in lowered attention levels and academic achievement.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
N.H. man, evicted from his cabin, doesn’t think he can go back to being a hermit
David Lidstone’s cabin burned down while he was in jail for failing to comply with an eviction notice.