Built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, the first-in-class fast-attack submarine sank off Cape Cod in 1963, killing all 129 aboard.
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Neighbors of Seabrook nuclear plant want better monitoring of cracks in foundation
Regulators extended Seabrook’s operating license through 2050 earlier this year, despite calls to delay.
Massachusetts temporarily bans sale of all vaping products
The governor of Massachusetts is declaring a public health emergency and ordering a 4-month ban on the sale of vaping products in the state.
Massachusetts groups sue over fast-tracked deportations
Massachusetts immigrant rights activists are arguing the Trump administration’s expansion of deportation powers violates due process rights.
Investigators say fire at timber company was accidental
A fire at Vermont Timberworks on Saturday evening was caused when waste materials spontaneously ignited in a dumpster because of the warm temperatures and humidity.
Dozens arrested, drugs seized in Merrimack Valley drug probe
Investigators seize 31 pounds of fentanyl, 11 pounds of heroin, 64 pounds of cocaine and arrest 38 people on federal drug offenses and more on state charges.
After Amazon packages found in Massachusetts cemetery, police become delivery drivers
Police are investigating how about 20 packages addressed to Burlington residents turned up in a cemetery.
Over $2 million awarded to Connecticut seaweed, shellfish projects
The funding is part of the National Sea Grant College Program, which focuses on marine research and sustainable development of marine resources.
Transplant recipient’s donor face now failing
A woman who was severely burned in a domestic violence attack in Vermont is being evaluated for a possible second transplant at Brigham and Woman’s Hospital in Boston.
N.H. city has dozen spice overdoses within a few hours
Manchester firefighters say they were overwhelmed with calls involving the synthetic marijuana product.