Weatherman Al Roker and co-host Craig Melvin report on their New England adventures from the sleepy town for the NBC program’s Great Outdoor Series.
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Two immigrant children and their parents are reunited
The mother of a girl from El Salvador and the father of a boy from Honduras are brought to Connecticut from Texas.
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New England’s sticky heat should break – but not today
By Saturday, temperatures in northern New England should drop into the 70s.
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Three lawmakers ask Kittery Trading Post to stop selling assault-style rifles
The group says boycotts and protests are planned if the store doesn’t respond to their letter.
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Gas prices stay about the same in northern New England
Prices average $2.83 per gallon as Maine heads into the July Fourth week.
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Cannabis legalization in New England a slow burn
In Massachusetts, retail sales can start July 1 but no stores have been licensed yet due to community resistance and lack of marijuana testing facilities.
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Emerging energy model in New England shies away from cooperation
The Avangrid-CMP plan for hydroelectric power from Canada to Massachusetts abandons the market-based era when private companies worked to generate the lowest-cost power.
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Food comes fast as robots whip up the meals at Boston restaurant
Although the new eatery’s system may be more a high-tech novelty than a machine with artificial intelligence, more such automation is likely headed for the fast-food sector in coming years.
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Rhode Island anti-porn bill revoked over its ‘dubious origins’
A man with a history of outlandish lawsuits has pushed similar legislation across the country.
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Connecticut mayor, an ex-con, officially joins governor’s race
Bridgeport’s Joe Ganim, who served seven years in prison on corruption charges, seeks the Democratic nomination.