The state is working to fully atone for its witch trial legacy nearly 400 years after the first person was executed there for witchcraft.
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Boston councilor wants hearing to consider renaming Faneuil Hall due to slavery ties
The downtown meeting house was where American colonists made some of the earliest speeches urging independence from Britain.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
Rhode Island seeks answers to explain decline of state’s signature quahog clam
The quahog clam has been in steep decline in Rhode Island since the 1980s. Everything from oxygen deficiency to changing aquatic life and climate change are possible explanations.
Posted inNew England
Massachusetts police search for armed man in connection with his wife’s shooting
Police say they found the suspect’s car in the woods about 15 miles from the New Hampshire line.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
A man living in the woods is found guilty of murdering a New Hampshire couple
A man living in a tent in the woods has been convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of a New Hampshire couple who were out for a walk in Concord.
Posted inMaine, New England, News
14 Maine cows killed, others survive truck rollover crash in Connecticut
Connecticut officials say a tractor-trailer carrying 44 dairy cows crashed on a highway exit ramp, killing eight of the animals while another six had to be euthanized because of their injuries
Posted inNation & World, New England
New Hampshire sharply increasing patrols along Canadian border
Gov. Chris Sununu plans to use $1.4 million in state funding to create the Northern Border Alliance Task Force.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Massachusetts governor warns state’s shelter system is nearing capacity
As a ‘right-to-shelter’ state, Massachusetts is legally required to provide shelter to eligible families.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
Reese’s $25,000 promotion may violate sweepstakes laws
‘As with all of our promotions, we place great care and diligence to ensure they are compliant with all regulations,’ Hershey Co., that Pennsylvania candymaker that owns the Reese’s brand, said in a statement.
Posted inNation & World, New England, Politics
Led by long shots, New Hampshire primary opens filing period
This year, the first candidate to sign up is a Connecticut man who paid his filing fee in cash.