Sule Kangangi was among hundreds competing in the Vermont Overland, a 59-mile dirt road bicycle race.
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‘Free Staters’ roil New Hampshire politics in ski area spat
A recent power struggle at a New Hampshire ski area illustrates the growing influence of a 20-year-old political experiment that promotes a mass migration of 20,000 libertarians to the state.
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Low fuel inventories cause special concern in U.S. Northeast
In New England, the immediate concern in the late summer is diesel fuel, but the winter heating season looms not far behind.
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Father, son clinging to cooler rescued from Boston Harbor
The pair, whose lobster boat sank, were rescued by the Boston Police Department’s harbor patrol unit in the nick of time.
Posted inNew England
Hiker dies after collapsing at Mount Washington summit
Authorities say a hiker on the Northeast’s highest peak collapsed and died despite the efforts of nearby staff and medical personnel.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, New England, News, Outdoors
Crying wolf? Disagreement persists over presence of wolves in Northeast
Critics claim wildlife officials are slow to acknowledge wolves in their midst because they would have to accommodate the presence of a federally protected species.
Posted inNew England
Suspect identified in 1986 killing of Massachusetts college student
A 63-year-old man, who’s already behind bars, is indicted in a 20-year-old’s long unsolved death.
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Electric worker suffers fatal injury at wastewater plant in New Hampshire
The Hamblet Electric employee was working on a backup generator when the accident occurred.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, New England, News
Woman sues Vermont over residency requirement for assisted suicide
Vermont’s law allowing some terminally ill patients to end their own lives shouldn’t apply only to residents, says a Connecticut woman with cancer.
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Massachusetts tribe seeks to repair lands damaged by colonization
The Wampanoag Common Lands project is part of a growing movement to preserve and reinvigorate Native culture and identity.