New England

Published
September 28, 2017

Ex-lawyer behind $46 million scheme fights restitution

The Rhode Island man used information from terminally ill people to collect their money.
Published
September 28, 2017

Worcester program will let drug buyers choose between arrest and treatment

Massachusetts officials aim to push lower-level offenders toward recovery.
Published
September 28, 2017

Woman says she kidnapped heroin-addicted daughter to get her treatment

She's sentenced in a Massachusetts court to a year's probation for trying to restrain her daughter and take her to Florida.
Published
September 27, 2017

Rhode Island town challenges state pot law

Smithfield wants to reduce the number of legal pot plants licensed growers can have from 12 to 2.
Published
September 27, 2017

Mount Washington beats record for hottest Sept. 26

Just a few weeks ago it was snowing at the 6,288-foot summit,
Published
September 26, 2017

Federal judge puts hold on deportation of Indonesians in New England

Most in New Hampshire and Massachusetts are Christians who fled religious persecution.
Published
September 26, 2017

Northern New England sweats through some record-hot days

Even Caribou, not known for its high temperatures, hit 88 degrees Monday.
Published
September 22, 2017

New Hampshire leaders urge early education to head off drug abuse

The goal is to give children who witness violence or trauma the same kind of support that crime victims receive.
Published
September 22, 2017

Pumpkin festival makes comeback in Keene, N.H., 3 years after melee

The annual event in Keene was canceled after violence broke out in 2014.
Published
September 22, 2017

Two Maine-Vermont drug ring leaders sentenced to lengthy prison terms

They used local addicts to serve as hosts for out-of-state suppliers, providing safe harbor for the drugs.

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