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Many residents in Maine’s coastal counties are still without power Monday after this past weekend’s storm brought snow and heavy rain through New England, and it could take days for power to be restored. Those counties include Cumberland, York, Lincoln, Waldo, Knox and Sagadahoc, according to Central Maine Power, who said restoration ef...

Maine State Police is urging caution on the roadways as winter-like weather hits the region. According to State Police, troopers have responded to approximately 130 crashes and slide offs across the state. Among the crashes, a truck traveling on Beaver Dam Road in Readfield Saturday afternoon lost control and crashed head-on into a plow truck, rico...

 Vermont’s House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill to severely restrict a type of pesticide that’s toxic to bees and other pollinators. The bill will now go to the Senate. Representatives said Vermont was home to more than 300 native bee species and thousands of pollinator species, but many were in decline and some had disappeared alt...

Like the old saying about March itself, an orchestrated effort to get rid of vote-counting machines in New Hampshire this month came in like a lion and went out like a lamb.

A late season winter storm has delivered snow, ice and heavy rain through New England. Saturday’s winter storm brought nearly a foot of snow to some spots of Vermont and New Hampshire. Saturday Snowfall reports: East Dover, VT: 4.7” Wilmington, VT: 4” Keene, NH: 4.4” Hillsborough, NH: 7.8” Concord, NH: 6.7” Barre, VT: 15” Burlington, VT: 8.5” Water...

Four students at a Providence, Rhode Island, high school were arrested this week after a fight, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The incident occurred at around noon Wednesday at Mount Pleasant High School, Providence police said. The students were between the ages of 16 and 18, according to police. The principal was injured while trying to stop th...

UPDATE (April 17, 2024): Barbone’s body was found off a trail in New York in mid-April, authorities said. Police are looking for a Massachusetts woman who has been missing since last week. Fae Barbone, 40, of Hanson, was last seen Thursday in the area of Williamstown, authorities said. Her car, a black Ford Fiesta with Massachusetts plates re...

Vermont State Police are investigating a suspicious death in Pownal, a town with about 3,200 residents in the southwestern part of the state. The investigation began around 3 p.m. Tuesday when police received a report of an altercation in Chickadee Drive. Responding state police troopers found a man dead at the scene. No arrests have been made, and...

The Boston Playoff Hub is returning to Canal Street for the Bruins and Celtics home playoff games at the TD Garden. Canal Street will go car-free, allowing approved restaurants and bars to extend their outdoor patios onto the sidewalk on Canal Street, Mayor Michelle Wu and the Downtown North Association announced Friday. “We’re thrilled...