Horseshoe crabs predate the dinosaurs, but their populations have been depleted for decades.
Nate Thompson
Posted inNation & World, New England
Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade marred by drunken fights, destruction and arrests
Residents of South Boston, where the parade is held, have filed hundreds of complaints since Sunday and a city councilor called for ‘major changes.’
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine meat producers frustrated by slaughterhouse backlogs
With demand for local meat on the rise, some livestock producers are finding it hard to get animals processed in a timely manner.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, New England
New Hampshire diner fight leads to charges against former police officer from Maine
Aaron Goodwin, a former Portsmouth police officer, insists that the incident was not racially motivated.
Posted inNation & World, New England
A Massachusetts town built a giant sand dune for storm protection. It lasted 3 days.
Salisbury trucked in 14,000 tons of sand at a cost of $600,000 to protect homes and infrastructure. It was all washed away in the first storm.
Posted inNew England
Man arrested in California after Massachusetts shooting deaths of woman and her 11-year-old daughter
The victims were sitting in a parked SUV in Worcester when they were killed last week.
Posted inNew England
Massachusetts appeals denial of federal disaster aid for flooding
Gov. Maura Healey said the state has done ‘all that we can’ to help communities recover from a September storm.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Schools and Education
All Maine students now get free school lunches. What does that mean for poverty data?
A number of schools have adopted the Community Eligibility Provision, which looks at reliance on public benefits such as SNAP and TANF.
Posted inLocal & State
Coastal Maine towns, businesses question whether to rebuild or retreat after January storms
In Machias, officials still haven’t returned to the town office and aren’t sure if they ever should.
Posted inNation & World, New England
New Hampshire woman whose husband killed his 5-year-old daughter granted parole for perjury
Kayla Montgomery, who lied about where she was when the child was last seen, is expected to be released in May.