Increased shark sightings off Cape Cod have been a source of discussion in recent years, and there have been two fatal shark bites off New England since 2018.
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Panel recommends replacing Massachusetts seal, motto
The current seal that appears on state flags features a Native American beneath a colonist’s arm brandishing a sword.
New Hampshire got a record 4.3 million visitors last fall
In the last year, the state has expanded its advertising beyond its core markets of New England and New York to include destinations within a 600-mile radius.
Feds: National Guard members on state duty can join unions
A Connecticut lawsuit challenged whether a federal law barring military personnel from unionizing applies to state duty.
Bobcat that attacked Vermont man tests positive for rabies
An elderly man was bitten by the animal in his house after it chased a cat through an open door.
Sacha Baron Cohen drops lawsuit over cannabis dispensary billboard
The actor and his California-based company Please You Can Touch LLC were seeking $9 million in damages.
Wife denies shooting co-worker in New Hampshire beheading case
Britany Barron says her husband, Armando Barron, who is on trial for the killing, choked and punched her and eventually put his gun into her mouth that night.
K-9 featured in Netflix’s ‘Rescued by Ruby’ euthanized
Sate Police in Rhode Island say the rescue dog who ‘became a symbol of hope’ died at age 11 following an untreatable illness.
‘Wrong person on trial’ in death, beheading of New Hampshire man, attorney says
The lawyer for a New Hampshire man accused of killing his wife’s co-worker told jurors his wife is the one to blame for the man’s death.
‘Wrong person on trial’ in death, beheading of New Hampshire man, attorney says
Britany Barron told police her husband forced her to drive Jonathan Amerault’s car, containing his body, for several hours to a campsite in northern New Hampshire.