States push jobless from virus recession to return to work
STOWE, Vt. — Eduardo Rovetto is hoping the state of Vermont's reinstated requirement that people who are collecting unemployment benefits must seek work to...
Big venues set to expand capacity as state eases limits
BOSTON — Large event venues including TD Garden, Fenway Park and Gillette Stadium will be allowed to double their current capacities starting on Monday,...
Big venues set to expand capacity as state eases limits
BOSTON — Large event venues including TD Garden, Fenway Park and Gillette Stadium will be allowed to double their current capacities starting on Monday,...
In a small New Hampshire town, the 2020 election still rages
WINDHAM, N.H. — Meetings of the Windham Board of Selectmen are usually as sleepy as they sound — a handful of residents from the...
Boston’s iconic Swan Boats return after a year off
BOSTON — Boston's famous Swan Boats are again offering rides after being sidelined last year because of the pandemic.
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Court hears challenge to topless ban at Maryland beach
RICHMOND, Va. — A ban on bare-chested women at the beach in Ocean City, Maryland, violates the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection and should...
Arrested youth detention center worker was fired, rehired
CONCORD, N.H. — A former worker at a New Hampshire youth detention center recently charged with holding down a teenage boy during a rape...
GOP lawmaker: Three-Fifths Compromise was to end slavery
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee Republican falsely declared Tuesday that an 18th century policy designating a slave as three-fifths of a person was adopted...
New England states encouraging COVID vaccination
BOSTON — After an initial surge in vaccinations against COVID-19, the number of people receiving the shots in Massachusetts has been declining for nine...
Maine ends COVID-19 visitor testing and quarantine needs
PORTLAND, Maine — Effective Saturday, all states will be exempt from Maine’s COVID-19 travel requirements.
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