French company Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics will shut down its plant in Merrimack and work with the state in its ongoing environmental investigation.
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Cape Cod strands more dolphins than anywhere else. Now they’re getting their own hospital
A new hospital for stranded dolphins is opening on Cape Cod this month and is expected to improve survival rates and enhance research.
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Man dies trying to rescue mother and child from New Hampshire river
The mother and child reached shore safely, but bystanders had to bring the father to the riverbank.
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Block Island, Rhode Island, reopens to vacationers after hotel fire
Firefighters from around the state were flown and shipped in to fight the blaze at a historic hotel Saturday.
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Rare New England tornado lifts car off highway
Tornadoes were reported in several spots in the same general area of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, but officials said it wasn’t yet clear whether it was one or multiple.
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Mother drowns trying to rescue son at popular New Hampshire waterfall
The child slipped and fell into a pool and could not escape the fast, circulating current, police said.
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Bacteria found in raw shellfish linked to 3 deaths in Connecticut, New York
Precautions for avoiding the potentially deadly bacteria include protecting open wounds from seawater and, for those with compromised immune systems, forgoing raw or undercooked shellfish.
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Former Brazilian police officer convicted in 2015 massacre arrested in New Hampshire
He was arrested Monday in Rye, New Hampshire, without incident, and will remain in custody pending a hearing before a federal immigration judge.
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Books banned in other states fuel Vermont lieutenant governor’s reading tour
As some states ban or restrict certain books in schools and libraries, Vermont’s lieutenant governor is on a statewide banned book reading tour, highlighting what he calls the importance of representation, free speech, open dialogue and exchange of ideas.
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‘Wounded Indian’ sculpture given in 1800s to group founded by Paul Revere is returning to Boston
The Boston-area organization cofounded by the Boston patriot thought it had been destroyed decades ago.