As part of the plea agreement, Columbia Gas of Massachusetts will pay a $53 million fine.
New England
First recreational pot shop in a major East Coast city opens
Pure Oasis opens in the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester, chosen under a provision of the state’s law designed to help groups who were harmed by the war on drugs.
Workers at Massachusetts’ largest power plant go on strike
Dozens of employees at Mystic Generating Station in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood cite public safety issues and concerns about working conditions.
Tributes, protest mark 250th anniversary of Boston Massacre
The event at Boston’s Old Granary Burial Ground is the first of several expected in the coming years to mark seminal events in the war for independence.
Henry Cobb, architect of Boston’s Hancock Tower and Portland Museum of Art, dies
The 800-foot-tall glass Hancock Tower, now an icon of Boston, wasn’t immediately accepted.
New Hampshire joins legal fight to keep ‘Obamacare’
Republican Gov. Chris Sununu says New Hampshire will join 17 other states in defense of the Affordable Care Act in Supreme Court case.
Mortgage brokers are hiring like mad to handle demand as rates plunge
Some brokers predict rates for a 30-year fixed loan could drop to 3.5 percent and stay there much of the year.
In Massachusetts, 250 remain in coronavirus quarantine
The governor and others stress the state’s stepped-up measures are precautionary and that the risk of contracting the virus in Massachusetts remains low.
New Hampshire man attends party after being told to self-quarantine
The state epidemiologist says more than 100 people attended the private party, but only a handful had close enough contact with the the man who tested positive to warrant being quarantined.
Man sentenced to prison for fatally shooting woman outside New Hampshire bar
Justin Moura was sentenced to at least 12 years in prison, with a chance to shave off some time.