Estimated to be at least 240 years old, the tree stood 100 feet tall with a diameter of more than 7 feet.
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Woman found dead in New Hampshire house fire died of gunshot wound
The woman’s husband, from whom she was estranged, was found unconscious and injured and was dragged from the house by police during the fire.
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Vermont officials want more data on border surveillance plan
U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to build high-powered surveillance towers along the state’s border with Quebec.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, New England
Vast archives at Boston library help bring ‘Hemingway’ to life
A lot of the material in the new documentary has not been seen by the public, according to one of the collaborators.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Births among endangered North Atlantic right whales highest since 2015
Scientists suspect a calving slump in recent years may have been caused by a shortage of zooplankton in the Gulf of Maine and the Bay of Fundy.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, New England
Shakespeare & Company to resume live, in-person performances
The renowned theater group in Massachusetts will stage a production of ‘King Lear’ this summer starring Christopher Lloyd.
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Man who killed UNE student in Massachusetts was mentally ill, judge finds
Deane Stryker, a first-year student at the University of New England’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, was stabbed while she was in a public library.
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New Hampshire could reverse course on student vaccines
Gov. Chris Sununu said last week that only New Hampshire residents would be eligible for the vaccine when eligibility expands Friday.
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New Hampshire woman gives birth at age 57
Barbara Higgins, who lost a child to a brain tumor, gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Jack on March 20.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, New England
Petition criticizes New Hampshire commissioners’ ties to trapping group, event in Maine
An activists’ group says the raffle of a 5-day trip in Maine to trap black bears effectively encourages trappers to go somewhere else to skirt New Hampshire regulations.