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Project conserves 3,700 acres of forest in northern New Hampshire
Environment The forests will be managed for multiple objectives, including habitat protection, scenic value, and for public recreation and education. This photo taken Sept. 24, 2023, shows a view of Middle Mountain in Shelburne, N.H., and part of the Androscoggin River. The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests has completed a long-term effort […]
New York stunned and swamped by record-breaking rainfall
Weather Some 8.65 inches of rain had fallen at John F. Kennedy Airport by nightfall Friday, surpassing September records. Residents watch as workers attempt to clear a drain in flood waters, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A potent rush-hour rainstorm has swamped the New York metropolitan area. The deluge […]
The Harvard professor and the bloggers
Local News When Francesca Gino, a rising academic star, was accused of falsifying data — about how to stop dishonesty — it didn’t just torch her career. It inflamed a crisis in behavioral science. By Noam Scheiber, New York Times Service September 30, 2023 | 9:08 AM The day almost two years ago when Harvard […]
Powerball jackpot nears $1 billion after long drought of winners
National News The estimated $960 million prize is the world’s ninth-largest lottery jackpot, behind earlier Powerball and Mega Millions prizes that all topped $1 billion. A person shows his scan card for their personal selection numbers for a ticket for a Powerball drawing on Nov. 7, 2022 in Renfrew, Pa. An $835 million Powerball jackpot […]
Dad who won an appeal in college admissions bribery case gets 6 months home confinement for tax offense
Local News John Wilson, 64, of Lynnfield, was also ordered to complete 250 hours of community service and pay a $75,000 fine. John Wilson, left, and his wife leave federal court after he was found guilty of participating in a fraudulent college admissions scheme, Oct. 8, 2021, in Boston. The former Staples Inc. executive Wilson, […]
What would a government shutdown mean? Impacts explained.
Politics If spending measures aren’t passed by Saturday night, millions of federal employees will be furloughed and many others will be forced to work without pay until the shutdown ends. The Capitol is seen late Tuesday night, Sept. 26, 2023, in Washington, as lawmakers work to advance appropriations bills on the House floor. The Republican-controlled […]
Police: Boy, 13, arrested with loaded handgun
Local News Police said the boy allegedly had a firearm in his jacket pocket that was loaded with seven rounds of ammunition. A 13-year-old boy is facing gun charges after his arrest in Dorchester Thursday, according to Boston police. Around 6 p.m., officers responded to reports of a person with a gun near Columbia Road and Washington […]
One dead in Weymouth car crash
Local News A 40-year-old man was killed Friday in a three-vehicle collision on Route 3. Massachusetts State Police are investigating after a man was killed in a three-vehicle crash in Weymouth early Friday morning. Around 5:10 a.m., troopers assigned to the Norwell Barracks responded to a report of a three-vehicle crash on Route 3 southbound, […]
Second man arrested over felling of much-loved tree near Hadrian’s Wall
Environment Hours after a 16-year-old was freed on bail, Northumbria Police said a man in his 60s was arrested and is being questioned in custody. A forensic investigator from Northumbria Police photographs the felled Sycamore Gap tree, in Northumberland, England, Friday Sept. 29, 2023. A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal […]
Embattled former Methuen police chief is indicted
Crime Former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon was once among the highest-paid police leaders in the nation. Former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon. Methuen Police Department Former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon — a controversial figure once likened to the “don of an organized crime family” — has been indicted alongside an officer he hired […]