It will join 14 other states with legal adult-use cannabis sales.
New England
Boyfriend of slain New Hampshire boy’s mom gets 22 to 45 years in prison
Authorities discovered the child was missing last October. He was later found dead and had suffered from injuries and malnourishment.
Wayward seal wanders into Massachusetts pond, evades police, turns self in
The seal quickly became a local attraction and was even named ‘Shoebert’ after his chosen pond.
Man pleads guilty to dousing ‘Bewitched’ statue in red paint in Salem, Mass.
The statue was erected in the city famous for the 1692 witch trials in 2005, despite protests from some who said a statue based on a TV sitcom trivializes the tragedy of the trials.
Massachusetts panel explores changes to state seal, motto
Critics have decried the current ones as racially insensitive to the state’s Indigenous communities.
In lawsuit, migrants say DeSantis flights ‘cruelty akin to what they fled in’ Venezuela
The lawsuit alleges that migrants were induced to cross state lines under false pretenses, a line that some Democratic officials are using to urge a federal investigation.
Massachusetts sailor who died at Pearl Harbor to be buried at Arlington
Roman W. Sadlowski, of Pittsfield, died when the USS Oklahoma was struck by multiple torpedoes.
Migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard moving to military base
Authorities say the nearly 50 people flown to the island on the orders of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be moved to housing on Cape Cod.
Officials consider extending closure date for New Hampshire youth center
Debate over the Sununu Youth Services Center has come to a boil over horrific sexual abuse allegations.
Surprise is key part of migrant travel from Florida and Texas to Martha’s Vineyard
Republican governors are surprising Democrat-led cities and states with large influxes of migrants. Providing little or no information is part of the plan.