New England

Published
November 5, 2017

MIT student’s suicide stirs question of school liability

Massachusetts' highest court may decide whether schools can be held responsible when students take their own lives.
Published
November 5, 2017

Ed Flanagan, first openly gay state lawmaker, dies at 66

He served in several positions in Vermont and is remembered as a pioneer.
Published
November 3, 2017

Massachusetts first to ban bump stocks since Vegas

The devices are designed to make semi-automatic rifles mimic the firing action of fully automatic weapons.
Published
November 3, 2017

Boston College plans $150 million science center

The Jesuit school has long been known for emphasis in liberal arts.
Published
November 3, 2017

N.H. doctor, 84, fights for license lost in part because she doesn’t have a computer

The state says it has other issues with Dr. Konopka but part of the problem is that she isn't online.
Published
November 2, 2017

Death of Mass. boy attacked by 2 pit bulls is ruled an accident

Authorities have said the boy entered a fenced area containing the dogs and was attacked on Oct. 21.
Published
November 1, 2017

Massachusetts to keep falling  back each autumn

A commission says a majority of Northeast states also would have to adopt Atlantic time.
Published
November 1, 2017

Braille printing press views new technology as key to future

With Braille literacy rates dropping, the publisher developed and launched a Braille reader, the B2G.
Published
November 1, 2017

Woman accused of trying to take man’s car at school dropoff

The New Hampshire man's children were with him when a woman tried to pull him out of the vehicle.
Published
October 30, 2017

New England wildlife refuge  set for major expansion

But the expansion is now sparking opposition from the timber industry that fears losing potential acreage for logging.