The federal government requires herring fishing boats to participate in, and pay for, at-sea monitoring programs.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
Wreck in Rhode Island is explorer James Cook’s ship, Aussies say
However, archaeologists in the U.S. say those findings are premature and a breach of contract in their joint research.
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Posted inMaine, New England
Portland man convicted of dealing drugs 8 years ago is shot dead in Rhode Island
Biniam Tsegai, 35, had been released from federal prison in 2020. He and another man were shot after leaving an illegal after-hours club.
Posted inNation & World
Supreme Court justices suggest Boston should have flown ‘Christian flag’
The issue seems to unite justices on the left and the right, and the Biden administration and ACLU also support the man who wanted to fly the flag.
Posted inNation & World, New England, Schools and Education
Fatal fentanyl overdose of Connecticut 13-year-old brings calls for naloxone in schools
After the boy’s death, investigators later found nearly 40 bags of fentanyl stashed in multiple locations within the school.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Winter storm whips East Coast with snow, thunderstorms
A corner of Ohio reports 25 inches of snow and the storm spins up a tornado in Florida with winds of 118 mph.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, New England
In highly vaccinated New England, hospitals are under unprecedented strain as COVID-19 surges
Across New England=, hospitals are struggling with an overwhelming burden of patients amid a surge that has struck harder and faster than experts expected.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Penobscots do not want ancestors’ scalping to be whitewashed
Members of the Penobscot Nation in Maine have produced an educational film addressing how European settlers killed Indigenous people during the British colonial era.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Most Connecticut cities and towns in red-alert zone for COVID-19 infections
As of Wednesday there were 300 COVID-related hospitalizations, the highest number since Sept. 20.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
Interior Department approves 2nd large U.S. offshore wind farm
Seven major offshore wind farms would be developed on the east and west coasts of the U.S. and in the Gulf of Mexico under a plan announced last month by the Biden administration.