Authorities said there was no threat to the local population or to homes near the Newburyport building, but fire officials told employees who work in the industrial park where the facility lies to stay away.
New England
Posted inNew England
Gone 20 years, New Hampshire’s Old Man of Mountain lives on
The Old Man became the state’s most recognizable symbol – the Legislature adopted it as the state emblem in 1945, and it still appears on the state quarter, highway signs, license plates and souvenirs.
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Posted inNew England, News
Vermont allows out-of-staters to use assisted suicide law
Vermont is 1 of 10 states that allow medically assisted suicide.
Posted inNew England
Massachusetts gang enforcer gets more than 12 years in prison
Authorities say Orlando Santiago-Torres committed violent crimes for the Latin Kings in New Bedford.
Posted inNew England
Man accused of placing explosive devices on roads in New Hampshire
Two suspected pipe bombs went off in the town of Weare last week.
Posted inNew England, Outdoors, Sports
Hiking: These hikes offer a chance for a cold brew after the journey
Here’s a sample of six hikes near craft breweries – one from each New England state – featuring different natural landscapes.
Posted inNation & World, New England
EPA: Machine gun range could harm Cape Cod drinking water
The Massachusetts National Guard has proposed the 138-acre range at its Joint Base Cape Cod.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England
Maine herring fishers get money after decline of fish, quota cuts
The government has appropriated $7 million for fishermen in Maine’s struggling herring fishing business to help cope with a decline in the fish population.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Longtime Concord Monitor editor, Pulitzer administrator Mike Pride dies at 76
He led the New Hampshire paper to national acclaim and is the only person to serve as a juror, board member, board co-chair and administrator for journalism’s top awards.
Posted inAnimals, New England
Black bear attacks 74-year-old woman in Connecticut
A wildlife official says the state’s bear population is growing and the animals “are getting a little too comfortable” around populated areas.