New England

Published
September 12, 2022

Second trial set to begin for Infowars’ Alex Jones in Sandy Hook hoax case

Last month, a Texas jury ordered Jones to pay $49.3 million to the parents of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, one of 26 students and teachers killed in the 2012 shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Jones' lawyer has said an appeal is planned.
Published
September 11, 2022

Stepmother of missing New Hampshire girl arrested

Kayla Montgomery did not show up for a court hearing on charges related to the disappearance of 5-year-old Harmony.
Published
September 11, 2022

How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of John Z. Lee to be a judge on the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Published
September 10, 2022

Advocates make push for Montreal-to-Boston passenger rail

Hundreds of travelers would ride a privately operated, overnight train each day, according to a ridership study.
Published
September 9, 2022

New England displaces South among hottest housing markets

Hottest Zip codes list includes several Maine locations, and a few areas farther afield: Ohio, Tennessee, Pennsylvania. Affordability drives the market activity.
Published
September 9, 2022

Spotty fall colors likely in New England amid drought

Leaf peeping is big business in places like New England, where millions of visitors from around the country and world bring in billions of dollars.
Published
September 9, 2022

New Hampshire agrees to upgrade fish hatchery over pollution fears

The state will take action to reduce phosphorus in its discharges from the Powder Mill State Fish Hatchery to the Merrymeeting River.
Published
September 7, 2022

Boston Globe’s top editor says he is stepping down

Brian McGrory, under whose leadership The Boston Globe won three newsroom Pulitzer Prizes, is stepping down after 10 years at the helm to become chair of Boston University’s journalism department
Published
September 6, 2022

Healey could make history as 1st openly gay Massachusetts governor

Attorney General Maura Healey has won the Democratic primary and Geoff Diehl, a former state representative endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has won the Republican nomination for Massachusetts governor.
Published
September 6, 2022

More rainfall after downpours flooded Rhode Island streets

The two-day rainstorm that dropped more than 11 inches of rain in one Rhode Island community.

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