Among other legislation, the House has passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, to require employers to make reasonable accommodations for workers who are affected by pregnancy or childbirth.
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Bull Moose management, employees at odds over closure of store
The music store chain’s location in Salem, N.H., abruptly closed on Friday, with company employees claiming the workers there were fired for protesting the end of mask requirements.
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Old records shed new light on Boston smallpox outbreaks in 1700s
Newly digitized records from the 18th century are shedding fresh light on devastating outbreaks of smallpox that hit the Boston area starting in 1721
Posted inMaine, New England
Maine man who spoke of ‘zombies’ in shooting is sentenced to prison
The Mount Desert man pleaded guilty to firing a gun at a New Hampshire shopping plaza.
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Death of Massachusetts teen found in woods is ruled a suicide
The 16-year-old girl, who is Black, was involved in an altercation with five white teens the day before her body was found, according to the girl’s mother.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the House has passed the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act, which would enact various measures that regulate debt collection and restrict collection practices.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Police: 9 injured in shootout recovering; charges expected
Multiple guns were used and it involved an ‘ongoing feud’ between 2 groups known to authorities, police say.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Onetime wunderkind Massachusetts mayor guilty of corruption
Throughout the trial, prosecutors portrayed Jasiel Correia as a serial liar, who they said misled voters in order to get elected just like they said he duped investors.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Nine people wounded in Providence, R.I., shooting, police say
No arrests have been made in what authorities believe is the largest shooting in the city’s history.
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Two die when sailboat sinks off Rhode Island
The victims were described as a man and a woman in their 60s.