The driver told police he was looking for an eyeglasses store at the shopping center when his right foot became stuck on the accelerator.
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Pamela Smart’s latest bid to reduce life sentence is dismissed
The former high school staffer is serving life in prison for plotting with her teenage lover to have her husband killed in 1990 in New Hampshire.
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Panel given more time to study replacing Massachusetts seal
The emblem, which dates to the late 19th century, has been condemned by many as racist for its depiction of the state’s Indigenous peoples.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Rhode Island soldier who died during Korean War accounted for
An examination of remains disinterred from a national cemetery confirmed the identity of Lawrence J. Robidoux, who starved to death in a POW camp.
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Elizabeth Warren running for 3rd U.S. Senate term in 2024
It’s unclear who might challenge Massachusetts Democrat U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren for the Senate seat.
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War over CMP corridor enters new phase – a jury trial
A lawsuit involving more than 2 million pages of evidence will confront jurors, who must decide whether Central Maine Power’s parent has vested rights in the project Mainers voted to kill in 2021.
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The CMP corridor battle: Where does the money come from?
The fight over the proposed New England Clean Energy Connect hydropower transmission line has become a multimillion-dollar industry of its own.
Posted inNation & World, New England
U.S., Canada end loophole that let asylum-seekers cross border
Asylum seekers without U.S. or Canadian citizenship who are caught within 14 days of crossing anywhere along the 3,145-mile border will be sent back.
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Airline passenger honored for tackling man in flight attack
EXETER, N.H. — An airline passenger who helped tackle a man trying stab a flight attendant with a broken metal spoon was honored Friday by his hometown police department in New Hampshire. Jeff Neil, a former bouncer who now works for a software company, received the “Citizen Award” for his actions earlier this month, which were […]
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Abortion-rights supporters prevail in New Hampshire House
The Republican-controlled chamber rejects multiple bills to further restrict abortion access.