The Planning Board has given the green light for construction of a mosque with parking for 60 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Islamic Society of the Seacoast received the unanimous approval last week of its site plan and conditional use permit.

Officials in a Rhode Island city have introduced a measure to allow the large scale indoor cultivation of medical marijuana.

Construction crews tearing down a former middle school in Massachusetts have found a 124-year-old time capsule.

One of the most popular attractions in midcoast Maine is fighting to expand and could be taking the town of Boothbay to federal court. The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens has been planning a major construction project, but the garden’s growth has been controversial.

A Rhode Island town council is set to consider a proposal for a 46,000 panel solar farm – the largest solar energy project proposed in the region.