The robot, manufactured by a Massachusetts company, was deployed during an armed standoff in Barnstable.
New England
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dead at 82
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 but dropped out after a weak showing in the early primaries.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
Appeals court orders judge to probe claims of juror bias in Boston Marathon bomber’s case
The ruling from the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals keeps Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence intact – for now.
Posted inNew England
New Hampshire brings first murder charge in the death of a fetus
A man is facing charges in the death of a woman who was 35 to 37 weeks pregnant.
Posted inAnimals, Nation & World, New England
Massachusetts moves to protect horseshoe crabs during spawning
Horseshoe crabs predate the dinosaurs, but their populations have been depleted for decades.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade marred by drunken fights, destruction and arrests
Residents of South Boston, where the parade is held, have filed hundreds of complaints since Sunday and a city councilor called for ‘major changes.’
Posted inNation & World, New England
Massachusetts family helps return Japanese artifacts looted during World War II
The items, taken after the Battle of Okinawa, were discovered by a family sifting through the personal effects of their late father.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, New England
New Hampshire diner fight leads to charges against former police officer from Maine
Aaron Goodwin, a former Portsmouth police officer, insists that the incident was not racially motivated.
Posted inNation & World, New England
A Massachusetts town built a giant sand dune for storm protection. It lasted 3 days.
Salisbury trucked in 14,000 tons of sand at a cost of $600,000 to protect homes and infrastructure. It was all washed away in the first storm.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Vermont man pleads not guilty to killing couple after his arrest at grisly scene
The couple’s daughter says she has known the suspect her whole life and her parents were wary of the man’s visits because of his mental health issues.