A helicopter picked up the fishermen 85 miles east of Cape Cod.
New England
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Driver in crash that killed 7 motorcyclists appeals to New Hampshire supreme court
Volodymyr Zhukovskyy of Massachusetts is being held without bail. His trial is scheduled for November.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
Statues to hatchet-wielding colonist reconsidered in New Hampshire, Massachusetts
Critics say the story of Hannah Duston was first used as propaganda against Native Americans in New England and then served the same purpose as the U.S. expanded west in the 1800s.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Man rescued from abandoned Vermont copper mine shaft
He suffered serious injuries and was considerably hypothermic after the 150-foot fall, according to rescuers.
Posted inBusiness, New England
Help Wanted: In pandemic, worry about finding summer workers
American embassies and consulates remain closed or severely short-staffed in many countries and there are myriad reasons why U.S. citizens aren’t rushing to respond to the job boom.
Posted inNew England, Politics
Judge tosses suit that sought to block transgender athletes in Connecticut
Conservative lawmakers in more than 20 states have introduced legislation to ban or limit transgender athletes from competing on teams or sports that align with their gender identity.
Posted inNation & World, New England, Politics
Minority legislators sense moment to pass ‘bold’ legislation
They are seizing on the nation’s reckoning with racial injustice to insist equity be considered in a range of bills.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the House passed the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, to require the Labor Department to make a new occupational safety and health standard for preventing workplace violence in the health care and social services sectors.
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Vermont officials warn foragers of poisonous plant lookalike
Vermont officials are warning people who like to forage in the state for wild leeks, or ramps, to beware of a poisonous lookalike plant.
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Arrested New Hampshire youth center workers described as ‘hit squad’
Eleven men have been arrested this month as part of an ongoing investigation into the Youth Development Center in Manchester.