Politicians had to pull some strings to help the groom get to Italy on time.
Nate Thompson
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
As opioid settlement funds reach Maine, debate arises over how to use them
A nationwide coalition urges support for community-based organizations while some municipalities already plan to expand existing programs.
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Posted inNew England
New gas pipeline rules floated following 2018 blasts in Massachusetts
Regulators want tougher safety requirements after a string of gas explosions killed one and injured about two dozen.
Posted inNew England
New Hampshire plant blamed for PFAS water contamination to close
French company Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics will shut down its plant in Merrimack and work with the state in its ongoing environmental investigation.
Posted inNew England
Block Island, Rhode Island, reopens to vacationers after hotel fire
Firefighters from around the state were flown and shipped in to fight the blaze at a historic hotel Saturday.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine State Police end patrols in Washington County, leaving communities scrambling
Dozens of vacancies and a policy of troopers being reassigned to speciality units creates a rural policing void.
Posted inNew England, News
Coast Guard plucks 3 fishermen from waters off Nantucket
They were found clinging to a buoy without life jackets.
Posted inNation & World, New England
New Hampshire sued over removal of marker dedicated to Communist Party leader
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union and women’s voting rights advocate who also joined the Communist Party.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Massachusetts State Police must reinstate seven troopers who refused to be vaccinated
The troopers have been on paid leave, but an arbitrator’s ruling means they can return to their jobs with retroactive pay.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England
Man accused of cheating Home Depot stores out of $300,000 with door-return scam
Police say the Connecticut resident managed to return doors he never purchased for credit at stores in several states, including Maine.