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Published
January 14, 2018

Three N.H. women, arrested in 2016, fight anti-topless ordinance

They're hoping the state's high court will find a local rule against going shirtless in public unconstitutional.
Published
January 14, 2018

Vt. governor worried by aging population

He suggests strategies for attracting working-age people to stay in or move to the state.
Published
January 11, 2018

Rescuers come to aid of lost Mount Washington hiker

The New Hampshire woman lost the trail due to high winds and drifting snow.
Published
January 3, 2018

Ex-boxer Vinny Paz appears in court in assault case

Paz, a five-time world champion who broke his neck in a car crash, is known for his comeback story, which was dramatized in the 2016 film "Bleed for This"
Published
January 3, 2018

Connecticut mayor, an ex-con, officially joins governor’s race

Bridgeport's Joe Ganim, who served seven years in prison on corruption charges, seeks the Democratic nomination.

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Published
January 1, 2018

Suppliers of renewable energy woo Bay State

Massachusetts is expected to decide this month among the dozens of proposals it has received.
Published
January 1, 2018

Boston Mayor Walsh sworn in for 2nd term

Former Vice President Joe Biden praises his efforts to create a thriving middle class.
Published
December 30, 2017

Opioid-related overdoses surge in Vermont

Deaths jumped nearly 160 percent between 2010 and 2016, a new report shows.
Published
December 28, 2017

Bitter cold blamed for shark deaths along Cape Cod shore

A conservancy group says the sharks were discovered Wednesday in Orleans and Wellfleet.
Published
December 28, 2017

Mount Washington summit temperature breaks record set in 1933

Weather observers atop the Northeast’s highest peak said the temperature hit minus 34 degrees, a record for Dec. 28. Adam Gill of the Mount Washington Observatory said the previous record of minus 31 degrees was set in 1933. The observatory posted a video on Facebook showing him emptying a pitcher of boiling water into the air, where […]