Attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev claim the U.S. District judge overseeing the bomber’s death sentence legal battle, made public comments on the case during the appeals process.
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Posted inBusiness, New England, News
Weeks after floods, Vermont businesses struggling to get visitors to return
The loss is a domino effect in a state that relies on outdoor recreation as an economic driver.
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Hundreds of miles away, Ernesto still affects U.S. beaches with rip currents, house collapse
The storm’s high surf and swells contributed to damage along the coast, including the collapse of an unoccupied beach house along North Carolina’s narrow barrier islands.
Posted inNew England, Schools & Education
Schools have made slow progress on record absenteeism, with millions of kids still skipping class
Years after the pandemic, nearly every state is still struggling with school attendance.
Posted inNation / World, New England, Religion & Values
Cardinal Seán O’Malley, Pope Francis’ main adviser on clergy abuse, retires as Boston archbishop
Pope Francis has named Richard Henning, the bishop of Providence, R.I., to succeed O’Malley as leader of one of the most important Catholic archdioceses in the country.
Posted inNation / World, New England, News
More flooding hits Vermont with washed-out roads, smashed vehicles and destroyed homes
Vermont has experienced four flooding events in the last year, and the combination of climate change and the state’s mountainous geography are big reasons.
Posted inMaine, New England, News
Two men sentenced in 2021 armed standoff while headed to Maine
The men were part of a movement that believes individual citizens hold sovereignty over and are independent of the authority of federal and state governments.
Posted inNew England, News
Cape Cod is a global hot spot for dolphin mass strandings. Blame its hook-like shape
The cape poses challenges for dolphins that include gently sloping beaches, beaches with fine sand, mud flats, and tides that fluctuate by 9 to 12 feet.
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Massachusetts parents file suit blaming food giant for death of son after ‘One Chip Challenge’
The $10 chip, which was removed from shelves days after Harris Wolobah’s death, was manufactured by the Texas-based company Paqui, a subsidiary of The Hershey Company.
Posted inNation / World, New England
A second person has died in Vermont flooding from Hurricane Beryl’s remnants, officials say
The remnants of Hurricane Beryl dumped heavy rain on Vermont, washing away much of an apartment building, knocking out bridges and cutting off towns, and retraumatizing a state still recovering from catastrophic floods that hit a year ago to the day.