The law will establish a commission of experts on treatment and prevention.
New England
MIT student’s suicide stirs question of school liability
Massachusetts’ highest court may decide whether schools can be held responsible when students take their own lives.
Ed Flanagan, first openly gay state lawmaker, dies at 66
He served in several positions in Vermont and is remembered as a pioneer.
Massachusetts first to ban bump stocks since Vegas
The devices are designed to make semi-automatic rifles mimic the firing action of fully automatic weapons.
N.H. doctor, 84, fights for license lost in part because she doesn’t have a computer
The state says it has other issues with Dr. Konopka but part of the problem is that she isn’t online.
Death of Mass. boy attacked by 2 pit bulls is ruled an accident
Authorities have said the boy entered a fenced area containing the dogs and was attacked on Oct. 21.
Massachusetts to keep falling back each autumn
A commission says a majority of Northeast states also would have to adopt Atlantic time.
Braille printing press views new technology as key to future
With Braille literacy rates dropping, the publisher developed and launched a Braille reader, the B2G.
Woman accused of trying to take man’s car at school dropoff
The New Hampshire man’s children were with him when a woman tried to pull him out of the vehicle.
New England wildlife refuge set for major expansion
But the expansion is now sparking opposition from the timber industry that fears losing potential acreage for logging.