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.
New England
Posted inNew England
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.
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World, New England, News, Politics
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.
Posted inNew England
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.
Posted inBusiness, New England
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.
Posted inNew England
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.
Posted inNew England
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.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
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
Posted inNew England, News, Politics
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.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
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.