The mother of a girl from El Salvador and the father of a boy from Honduras are brought to Connecticut from Texas.
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New England’s sticky heat should break – but not today
By Saturday, temperatures in northern New England should drop into the 70s.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Three lawmakers ask Kittery Trading Post to stop selling assault-style rifles
The group says boycotts and protests are planned if the store doesn’t respond to their letter.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Gas prices stay about the same in northern New England
Prices average $2.83 per gallon as Maine heads into the July Fourth week.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, New England
Cannabis legalization in New England a slow burn
In Massachusetts, retail sales can start July 1 but no stores have been licensed yet due to community resistance and lack of marijuana testing facilities.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Emerging energy model in New England shies away from cooperation
The Avangrid-CMP plan for hydroelectric power from Canada to Massachusetts abandons the market-based era when private companies worked to generate the lowest-cost power.
Posted inNation & World, New England
New England Mafia boss found guilty of killing nightclub owner
Francis ‘Cadillac Frank’ Salemme’s conviction in a 1993 killing is a reminder of the days when the mob ruled the region’s organized crime.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Food comes fast as robots whip up the meals at Boston restaurant
Although the new eatery’s system may be more a high-tech novelty than a machine with artificial intelligence, more such automation is likely headed for the fast-food sector in coming years.
Posted inNation & World, News
Rhode Island anti-porn bill revoked over its ‘dubious origins’
A man with a history of outlandish lawsuits has pushed similar legislation across the country.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture
Howard Frank Mosher is a regional writer you need to know
His final ode to his beloved Northeast Kingdom in Vermont, published one year after his death, brings closure for himself and his colorful characters.