The rate of dead seal strandings in Maine is about three times the normal rate for the summer and is close to 60.
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Posted inLocal & State, New England
Coast Guard suspends search for missing Massachusetts fisherman
The man, believed to have fallen overboard, was reported missing near Martha’s Vineyard.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
Mother and son who ran New England drug ring get lengthy prison terms
It is estimated the Massachusetts pair generated millions of dollars that were then laundered by conducting cash transactions through sports bets at a New Hampshire casino.
Posted inNew England
Crewless robotic Mayflower ship reaches Plymouth Rock
The boat, which traced the 1620 voyage of the Mayflower, set off from the southwest coast of England in April.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
U.S. Sen. Leahy of Vermont in hospital for surgery on broken hip
The 82-year-old Democrat suffered the break Wednesday night in a fall at his home in McLean, Va.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, New England, News
Federal task force to crack down on overprescription of opioids in the region
Four additional federal prosecutors will help local and federal law enforcement bring criminal cases against doctors and medical providers who are diverting opiates for profit.
Posted inNew England, Schools and Education
Boston avoids state takeover of public school system
Officials stave off an “underperforming” designation for the city’s troubled public school system.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Rhode Island off-duty officer charged with assault at abortion protest
A woman seeking the Democratic nomination for a state Senate seat says she was punched in the face at least twice by him.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Harvard can be sued for distress over slave photos, court rules
The judges said the university failed to contact a Connecticut woman before it published the images even after she reached about her ancestral ties.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Harvard returns Standing Bear’s tomahawk to Nebraska tribe
The chief’s victory in an 1879 court case made him one of the first Native Americans granted civil rights.