Northern New England towns to get outdoor recreation boost
FARMINGTON, Maine — Communities and organizations around northern New England will benefit from more than $300,000 in grants that are designed to help more...
About half fully vaccinated in MA; NH gets ready for beach
BOSTON — Coronavirus developments around New England:
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After an absence, ticks are back, and they’re hungry
PORTLAND, Maine — A late-summer drought virtually eliminated ticks in parts of New England but they're back with a vengeance this spring.
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Goodwill stores have a message: Please stop donating trash
Broken furniture. Flashlights with leaking batteries. Disfigured Barbie dolls.
Across the...
Defense contractor’s Senate campaign donations investigated
HONOLULU — U.S authorities are investigating allegations that a Hawaii-based defense contractor illegally donated $150,000 to the reelection fund of a Maine senator who...
Tiny bats put kibosh on power line tree-cutting for 2 months
PORTLAND, Maine — Tree-cutting on a key stretch of a power line in western Maine is going to stop almost as soon as it...
Sharks use Earth’s magnetic field as a GPS, scientists say
PORTLAND, Maine — Sharks use the Earth's magnetic field as a sort of natural GPS to navigate journeys that take them great distances across...
Pandemic-hit oyster farmers turn to conservation to survive
DURHAM, N.H. — When the pandemic struck last year, oyster farmer Chris Bertis soon realized the restaurants that bought his oysters had mostly closed....
UMass assistant to become new head hockey coach at UMaine
ORONO, Maine — The associate head coach at the University of Massachusetts hockey program is jumping from a national championship to a head coaching...
Detroit police chief plans retirement, may discuss future
DETROIT — Police Chief James Craig on Monday plans to announce his retirement as head of the city's police department and possibly discuss his...