The bathrooms at an elementary school in Epping, New Hampshire have a state representative upset. Rep. Sean Morrison, R-Epping says that an image on restroom doors is confusing, and leaves parents out of an important conversation.

Boston police arrested a man they say was carrying a handgun with 24 live rounds of ammunition on an illegal gun possession charge Monday. The Boston Globe has reported that Dedrick served a lengthy prison sentence for shooting two state troopers in 1988.

A former pharmacy technician who was charged with stealing thousands of pills when she was working at Beverly Hospital will continue working as a school bus driver as she waits for her trial. Salem News reports 50-year-old Lisa Tillman pleaded not guilty in October to larceny of drugs after she allegedly stole approximately 18,000 pills that include OxyContin, Percocet and...

A Massachusetts principal has been placed on administrative leave and an independent investigation has been commissioned regarding the allegations of the alleged sexual misconduct by a teacher in August. Cohasset Middle/High School Principal Carolyn Connolly was placed on leave Wednesday, according to Cohasset Superintendent of Schools Louise L. Demas.

Two Massachusetts parents have been indicted in the death of their 6-year-old daughter after she was found unresponsive in the family’s Fitchburg home back in April.

One person is dead after a tree fell on a house Monday in Agawam, Massachusetts. NBC affiliate WWLP reports that the tree crashed onto a home on Pineview Circle. The incident impacted traffic Monday night. Drivers were urged to avoid the area.

The NHSPCA in Stratham, New Hampshire, has taken in dozens of dogs and is now in need of help.

A man died Monday after going into the water in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood.

Police in Bath, Maine, say a school bus driver took upskirt photos of young children he was transporting.

Police in Massachusetts had to decontaminate a station cell after a prisoner apparently smuggled the powerful opioid fentanyl inside.

Massachusetts officials on Monday began weighing the pros and cons of legalized sports betting after the U.S. Supreme Court gave states the green light to consider it.

The Penobscot County Sheriff’s says a man was killed and two others hurt in a single-car crash in the town of Hudson, Maine.

Vermont State Police are looking for a woman in connection with the shooting death of a man whose remains were found in the woods, and her mother has been arrested. Police say the victim has been tentatively identified as 35-year-old Troy Ford of Highgate. Two women walking their dogs found the remains Saturday. Police say he was shot several months…

Police in New Hampshire say a young boy riding in a dump truck has died in a crash.

For bicyclists crossing the Longfellow Bridge between Boston and Cambridge, the ride can be challenging and dangerous.

An investigation is underway after a two-car crash in Wilmington, Massachusetts, sent both drivers to the hospital.

About a dozen people are vying for contention to replace retiring Rep. Niki Tsongas.

Biotech and higher education reporter Max Stendahl joins necn to discuss his story, “Mount Ida, set to close, would have survived under Lasell takeover proposal.”

Managing editor Don Seiffert joins necn to discuss his publication’s story, “Cisco, Dell back Woburn firm aiming to disrupt computer memory.”

The Brandeis University men’s basketball coach Brian Meehan has been fired following allegations of discrimination and harassment, according to president Ronald Liebowitz.