The Northwest Passage, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through the Arctic Ocean in Canada, has lacked ice in the summertime in recent years, enabling gray whales to travel through it.
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Posted inNation / World, New England
Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira expected to plead guilty in federal case
The Massachusetts Air National Guard member is accused of leaking highly classified military documents on a social media platform.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Nation / World, New England, News
Four Mainers among 41 charged in Boston drug and racketeering sweep
The dozens of people charged are described as members and associates of a notorious Jamaica Plain gang.
Posted inNation / World, New England, News
Judge dismisses lawsuits from families over theft of body parts at Harvard
A former morgue manager is accused of stealing and selling dissected portions of cadavers that were donated to the medical school in the scheme that stretched from 2018 to early 2023.
Posted inNation / World, New England
Massachusetts state troopers arrested, accused of taking bribes to pass commercial drivers on test
Troopers are accused of falsifying records for at least 17 drivers who took their CDL test between 2019 and 2023.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, New England, Schools & Education
Teachers strike in Boston suburb hits 8th day, with tensions fraying
The Newton Teachers Association, which is prohibited by law from striking and faces hefty fines, said it’s seeking living wages for all employees.
Posted inNation / World, New England, Politics
Massachusetts voters become latest to try and keep Trump off ballot over Jan. 6 attack
The State Ballot Commission must rule on the challenge, which was filed late Thursday, by Jan. 29.
Posted inNew England
Massachusetts police officer and utility worker killed in hit-and-run crash
Police say a New Hampshire man struck the two men with his pickup truck Wednesday in Waltham and attempted to escape in a stolen cruiser.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England, News
Massachusetts to allow utilities to recoup added cost of Maine hydropower corridor
The budget adopted Monday allows transmission service agreements to be renegotiated and additional costs to be passed along to Massachusetts ratepayers.
Posted inNation / World, New England
OSHA finds fatal Massachusetts plant explosion could have been prevented
An investigation into the blast that killed a 62-year-old man in Newburyport last spring found 11 violations.