The measure also would prohibit the state from increasing total elementary school time to provide for required recess periods.
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Russian boy, 6, dies after being pulled from ocean in Massachusetts
Authorities say the cause of death appears to be a ‘medically related event.’
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Vermont’s bear hunting season gets underway
Officials are reminding successful hunters to submit a bear tooth so the state can collect information on the bear population.
Posted inNew England
Age to buy cigarettes, vape pens rises to 21 in Vermont
Maine’s law took effect last July after the Legislature overrode a veto by then-Gov. Paul LePage.
Posted inNew England
Hookah lounge in Providence closed after altercation, stabbing
Mark Daniel, 31, is charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct
Posted inNew England
Police say Massachusetts man baited wildlife with peanut butter – and razors
Brian McGrath, 65, of Falmouth is facing animal cruelty charges.
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List of towns opposing CMP transmission corridor grows
It’s a largely symbolic move, but critics of the 145-mile transmission line hope that rallying more municipalities around their cause will slow the project’s momentum.
Posted inNew England, Politics
Massachusetts Democrats eye possible Kennedy challenge to Markey
U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy is planning to attend two Labor Day breakfasts Monday – one in West Boylston and another in Boston.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
N.H. governor intervenes to allow woman to keep 15-year-old vanity plate
A Rochester woman doesn’t have to turn in her vanity license plate showing a common parental phrase.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, New England, News
Gov. Sununu promises reforms following crash that killed 7 in New Hampshire
The state’s Division of Motor Vehicles plans to suspend the licenses of nearly 4,000 drivers as part of a review following a collision that killed seven motorcyclists in June.