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 […]
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Double reward in Gardner Museum art heist ends Dec. 31
It’s been 27 years since 13 masterpieces worth $500 million were stolen from the Boston museum.
N.H. town hosts Eastern Snowmobile Racing Hall of Fame
The effort aims to keep alive Lancaster’s heritage as the birthplace of snowmobile racing.
Son pushes search for B-17 missing since World War II attack
The plane was on a mission over New Britain in the Pacific in 1943 when it was attacked by enemy fighters.
New Hampshire woman fined $800,000 in dog cruelty case
Christina Fay avoids jail time, but is allowed to get back only one of the 84 dogs taken from her home.
Dartmouth says nearly half of incoming class will be early enrollees
The college says 13 percent of the group are the first in their family to attend college and 33 percent are Americans of color.
Massachusetts attorney general a leader in states’ efforts to sue Trump
Maura Healey is up for re-election in 2018, and some think she’s too much a crusader on the federal front.
Newtown families turning tragedy into advocacy
From lobby groups to fun runs for scholarships, the shooting victims are being remembered.
Show about viral video judge gets national deal
The local Rhode Island show features a folksy judge ‘dispensing justice without being oppressive.’
New political frustrations to be aired in Boston Tea Party re-enactment
Some of the more than 200 submissions of tea leaves to be dumped into the harbor come from people dissatisfied with today’s partisan climate.