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New England

Published
June 19, 2020

Summer vacationers weigh testing, quarantine or staying home

States from Maine to Hawaii try to strike a balance between containing the new coronavirus and encouraging out-of-state visitors to spend their cash on hotels, restaurants and other businesses.
Published
June 16, 2020

New Jersey aims to grab wind energy leadership with turbine facility

The idea is to create a facility where the turbine blades that are essential to offshore wind farms can be built, then put on ships and sent out to sea for deployment.
Published
June 14, 2020

Some tribes reopen their casinos despite state opposition

State and local leaders have no say as tribal nations are recognized as sovereign under the Constitution.
Published
June 14, 2020

How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Charles Q. Brown Jr. to be the Air Force's chief of staff.
Published
June 13, 2020

Massachusetts man charged in machete attacks on hikers declared competent for trial

James Jordan, 31, of West Yarmouth was arrested in May 2019 and charged with murder and assault.

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Published
May 31, 2020

How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week

Among other legislation, the House passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, to impose sanctions on Chinese individuals found responsible for human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in the Xinjiang region of China.
Published
May 22, 2020

New Hampshire beaches to open June 1, but no sunbathing

Massachusetts beaches will reopen Monday with restrictions, including group sizes of no more than 10 people and blankets spaced at least 12 feet apart.
Published
May 22, 2020

New Hampshire could differ from Maine, Vermont on lodging rules

New Hampshire's Economic Reopening Task Force had recommended a May 22 opening date but it was never approved.
Published
May 22, 2020

How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week

Among other legislation, the House passed a resolution authorizing the use of remote proxy voting by House members and remote proceedings by House committees during the coronavirus public health emergency.
Published
May 18, 2020

New Hampshire restaurants resume seated dining – but outdoors

Restaurants, which previously had been restricted to take-out and delivery, can now serve diners outside, with tables 6 feet apart.