Boston to remove statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln

Boston’s arts commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to remove the Emancipation Memorial, which depicts a freed slave kneeling at Abraham Lincoln’s feet.

Cape Cod officials warn of white sharks ahead of July Fourth

Great whites have been coming to the Cape in greater numbers each summer and officials say they're coming close enough to the shore to be a concern.

Lisbon man dies in New Hampshire motorcycle crash

Democrats take lead in voter registrations in Maine

The Maine Democratic Party has added more than 40,000 new voters to its ranks since 2016 and now have a more than 90,000-voter edge over their Republican rivals.

UMaine System earns accreditation from regional commission

The New England Commission of Higher Education grants the designation to the system, as opposed to individual institutions.

Portland artist Jill Osgood awarded a Baxter residency

She joins a long tradition of artists who have made the long trek into the woods.

More than 50 Maine lawmakers ask PUC to protect ratepayers from pandemic increases

Legislators want to make sure Central Maine Power can't pass on all of its coronavirus-related expenses to customers.

Pro-police rally, counterprotesters face off in Boston

The dueling demonstrations were among several events held across Boston.

Lobster prices falling in New England, and they could fall further

With restaurants slowed or shuttered, consumers are already paying less than $6 per pound in some markets – $2 to $3 dollars less than typical of this month in Maine.

Old Man of the Mountain memorial in New Hampshire is complete

The massive, naturally formed granite profile attracted tourists to Franconia Notch for about 200 years before it crumbled in 2003.