A hospital employee who recently traveled to Italy is the first person in the state to test positive for the new coronavirus.
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N.H. students told to stay home after return from Italy
None of the students are showing any symptoms of illness, but the Superintendent says the choice was made ‘out of an abundance of caution.’
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Posted inNation & World, New England
2 cases of COVID-19 virus confirmed in Rhode Island
Rhode Island public health officials say they’ve identified two positive cases of the new coronovirus, COVID-19.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
The key to New York’s green dreams may be turning Quebec into a mega-battery
Power grids on both sides of the border could slash their emissions by sending electricity back and forth, MIT researchers say.
Posted inNew England
Lawsuit related to motorcycle crash can proceed, judge rules
The suit is against a Massachusetts company that employed the driver accused of causing a collision that left seven dead in New Hampshire.
Posted inNew England
Not asleep on the job? Lawyer’s sleep apnea claim rejected
The New Hampshire Supreme Court says a lawyer who blamed his professional misconduct on a sleep disorder was appropriately punished.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
Costs, delays scuttle 124-mile Constitution Pipeline project
The nearly $1 billion pipeline project had been designed to take natural gas from Pennsylvania to New York and New England.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, New England, News
Case shows testing for impaired motorists has flaws
A wrongfully accused bus driver in Biddeford was an aberration, police say. But critics argue an unscientific drug recognition process is stacked against drivers.
Posted inNew England
Investigation finds sexual, physical abuse at Connecticut school for the deaf
Students say they were slapped and punched, forced to eat until they vomited and were confined in clothes hampers as punishment.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, New England
New Hampshire bay communities express doubts about EPA cleanup plan
Officials from communities around one of the largest estuaries in the Northeast are expressing concerns about the cost and effectiveness of a federal plan to reduce nitrogen in the watershed.