A study finds chilly fall and winter temperatures can heighten the intensity of attacks in the spring, but white pines like those in Maine are usually spared.
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Massachusetts students facing suspension to be offered tutoring, counseling instead
A pilot program in four districts will provide support services that also try to address the underlying problem as an alternative to a wasted day outside of school.
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Posted inNew England, Schools and Education
Former Smith College president Jill Ker Conway dies at 83
She was the first woman president of the Massachusetts school.
Posted inNation & World, New England
High school dean-turned-drug dealer gets up to 26 years for maiming student
The judge says the defendant acted as an ‘assassin’ and viewed the student’s life as ‘worthless.’
Posted inNew England, News, Politics
New Hampshire court asked to review bill refining residency law for voters
Gov. Chris Sununu wants to know whether aligning the definitions of domicile and residency would be lawful.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England, News
Wind farm will create 800 jobs, Rhode Island firm says
Deepwater Wind says the $1 billion farm will displace 650,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide each year.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Boston’s Memorial Day flag garden idea spreads across U.S.
The Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund tribute – with tens of thousands of flags– started in 2010.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England, News, Schools and Education
Leaders of embattled Massachusetts college may face subpoenas
A panel of lawmakers wants answers on whether Mount Ida College tried to conceal its financial woes.
Posted inLocal & State, New England, Outdoors
White Mountain National Forest an ‘incredible conservation success story’
The national forest in New Hampshire and Maine marks its centennial with an exhibit celebrating its history.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, New England, News
Robert Kennedy Jr. says court ruling exonerates cousin in 1975 slaying
The Connecticut Supreme Court this month reversed its earlier decision upholding the conviction of Michael Skakel in the killing of Martha Moxley.