With summer winding to a close, the cranberry bog harvest can’t be far behind.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inNew England, Schools and Education
Massachusetts bill would ensure recess for kids
The measure also would prohibit the state from increasing total elementary school time to provide for required recess periods.
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Posted inNew England
Russian boy, 6, dies after being pulled from ocean in Massachusetts
Authorities say the cause of death appears to be a ‘medically related event.’
Posted inNew England, Outdoors
Vermont’s bear hunting season gets underway
Officials are reminding successful hunters to submit a bear tooth so the state can collect information on the bear population.
Posted inNew England
Age to buy cigarettes, vape pens rises to 21 in Vermont
Maine’s law took effect last July after the Legislature overrode a veto by then-Gov. Paul LePage.
Posted inNew England
Hookah lounge in Providence closed after altercation, stabbing
Mark Daniel, 31, is charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct
Posted inNew England
Police say Massachusetts man baited wildlife with peanut butter – and razors
Brian McGrath, 65, of Falmouth is facing animal cruelty charges.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
House Democrats in Trump districts resist liberal pressure on impeachment
Much of the Democratic Party base, most of the 2020 presidential candidates and more than half the House Democratic Caucus endorse impeachment against Trump, casting the president as unfit for office.
Posted inNation & World
Cease-fire brings temporary calm to Syria’s Idlib
A Syrian war monitor says government airstrikes and artillery attacks have stopped following a unilateral cease-fire declared by the government in the northwestern province of Idlib.
Posted inNation & World
Anger over alleged Moscow election tampering spurs protest
Thousands march in Moscow to protest exclusion of some opposition and independent candidates from city council election.