Nineteen of the 20 guests who attended the late July gathering at an undisclosed location were sickened, authorities said. Seventeen were from Massachusetts.
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Posted inLocal & State, New England
Researchers livestream exploration of shipwrecked SS Portland off Massachusetts
The steamship that ran between Boston and Portland sank in 1898, killing 190 people.
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Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Game on? Prospects for fall sports vary widely in U.S.
Several states won’t be playing tackle football at high schools this season; in Maine, guidelines will likely become more clear this week.
Posted inLocal & State, New England
Lawsuit challenges use of checkpoints miles from Canadian border
A federal lawsuit filed by ACLU affiliates in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont challenges the use of checkpoints by the U.S. Border Patrol nearly 100 miles from the Canadian border, saying they are beyond the patrol’s authority
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England, Uncategorized
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Uncategorized
Plenty of power this summer, but is Maine looking at higher rates down the road?
Energy demand is down because of the pandemic, but utility bills unpaid by tens of thousands of people left jobless by the pandemic could drive electricity prices upward in some places in coming months
Posted inNation & World, New England
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.
Posted inCommunity
Modern Woodmen of America give more than $800,000 in contributions
Organization also introduced COVID-19 Relief Program for community organizations.
Posted inNation & World, New England, Outdoors
‘North Woods Law’ returns to Animal Planet on Sunday
This season again focuses on New Hampshire’s Fish and Game conservation officers.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Vermont man charged in human smuggling case on Canada border
Six passengers being driven by a Vermont taxi driver admitted they had crossed illegally into the United States from Canada, a court document says.