With summer winding to a close, the cranberry bog harvest can’t be far behind.
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Posted inNew England, Schools and Education
Massachusetts bill would ensure recess for kids
The measure also would prohibit the state from increasing total elementary school time to provide for required recess periods.
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Posted inNew England
Russian boy, 6, dies after being pulled from ocean in Massachusetts
Authorities say the cause of death appears to be a ‘medically related event.’
Posted inNew England, Outdoors
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England, News
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.