The most power outages are reported in Massachusetts and New Jersey.
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Suspect in medical student’s stabbing death had dozens of run-ins with police
Jeffrey Yao, accused of stabbing University of New England student Deane ‘Kenny’ Stryker to death last month, had also been to the hospital for several psychological evaluations, The Boston Globe reported.
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New Hampshire Republicans block gun control bill
The House votes to prevent the introduction of a measure that would bar firearms sales to anyone under 21 and prohibit bump stocks.
Posted inLocal & State, New England, News
Nor’easter packs high wind gusts, life-threatening coastal flooding
Across the East Coast, authorities tell residents of coastal communities to be prepared to evacuate in advance of Friday morning’s high tide.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, New England, News
Mother of slain UNE medical student recalls her daughter’s warmth
Deane ‘Kenny’ Stryker wanted to be a doctor since she was a small child, her mother says.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Nation & World, New England, News
Suspect in fatal stabbing of UNE medical student has ‘severe mental illness,’ his attorney says
Jeffrey Yao, 23, has been hospitalized multiple times, according to his lawyer, and Yao’s neighbors in Massachusetts say they felt terrorized by him.
Posted inNew England, News
Like Bernie Sanders did, stepdaughter is running for mayor of Burlington
Taking on a two-term Democratic incumbent, Carina Driscoll says the city has drifted too far from its progressive values.
Posted inNew England, News
Massachusetts officials skeptical of safe injection sites
They spoke at a forum in Boston that is part of The Washington Post’s ‘Addiction in America’ public discussion series.
Posted inLocal & State, New England, News
Vermont teenager charged in plot to shoot up high school there had recent ties to Maine
Jack Sawyer, 18, was living at a residential treatment facility in Morrill, near Belfast, and also was taking a class at York County Community College in Wells.
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Scientists say new buoy-less lobstering technology could save right whales
But lobstermen attending a recent hearing say the technology is too pricey and wouldn’t clearly mark fishing territories.