Harvard University’s freshman class will be invited to live on campus this fall, while most other undergraduates will be required to learn remotely from home.
New England
Cape Cod officials warn of white sharks ahead of July Fourth
Great whites have been coming to the Cape in greater numbers each summer and officials say they’re coming close enough to the shore to be a concern.
Democrats take lead in voter registrations in Maine
The Maine Democratic Party has added more than 40,000 new voters to its ranks since 2016 and now have a more than 90,000-voter edge over their Republican rivals.
More than 50 Maine lawmakers ask PUC to protect ratepayers from pandemic increases
Legislators want to make sure Central Maine Power can’t pass on all of its coronavirus-related expenses to customers.
Pro-police rally, counterprotesters face off in Boston
The dueling demonstrations were among several events held across Boston.
Lobster prices falling in New England, and they could fall further
With restaurants slowed or shuttered, consumers are already paying less than $6 per pound in some markets – $2 to $3 dollars less than typical of this month in Maine.
Old Man of the Mountain memorial in New Hampshire is complete
The massive, naturally formed granite profile attracted tourists to Franconia Notch for about 200 years before it crumbled in 2003.
Boston symphony plans a July Fourth Pops broadcast
This year’s broadcast-only show will honor front-line and essential workers as well as those who have died during the ongoing pandemic.
Suspect accused of leaving man naked, tied to tree in New Hampshire
The accused man apparently was trying to get money he said was owed him by the man he left tied up in Manchester.
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The Senate has passed a substitute amendment sponsored by Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., to the Taxpayer First Act. The amendment, known as the Great American Outdoors Act, would fund deferred maintenance programs at the national parks and provide for the purchase of land and waterways to expand public lands.