Sens. Collins and King are supporting the MAPLE and SAP acts to promote U.S. maple syrup producers.
New England
Massachusetts teen detained by ICE at Cumberland County Jail released
Zeneyda Barrera Hernandez, an 18-year-old resident of Lynn, Massachusetts, had been held without bail since Monday.
Delays to NECEC project in Maine will cost Massachusetts ratepayers more than $500M
Bay State regulators approve the higher costs caused by political and legal opposition to the 145-mile transmission line in western Maine that is expected to come on line in 2026.
US border patrol agent fatally shot in Vermont, authorities say
The FBI says a suspect in the shooting was killed and a second suspect was injured and taken into custody.
Dazzling Ice Castles draw tourists to New Hampshire, other states
NORTH WOODSTOCK, N.H. — An annual architectural celebration of ice is up and running again in New Hampshire and several other states. Ice Castles, which are both temporary art installations and tourist attractions, feature towers, tunnels, archways and caves, all created by growing, harvesting and arranging thousands of icicles and then blasting them with sprinklers. […]
Gov. Mills to attend state funeral for Jimmy Carter
The celebration of the 39th president’s life will be held at the Washington National Cathedral.
Retired Supreme Court Justice Breyer to hear First Circuit appeals in Boston
One major case he will hear is arguments for the appeal of Alan Howell Parrot of Maine, who was sentenced and fined in connection to kicking and pushing an FBI agent executing a search warrant.
4 in N.H. die on Christmas from suspected carbon monoxide
Police responded to a home in Wakefield after four adults did not show up as expected at a family gathering.
Endangered whales found entangled in rope off Massachusetts, and 1 is likely to die
The critically endangered North Atlantic right whales number less than 400, and the species faces existential threats from entanglement in gear and collisions with ships.
Small winter catch set for New England’s long-closed shrimp industry, a climate casualty
New England shrimp will come back to seafood counters in small amounts next year under a research fishing program