Scientists suspect a calving slump in recent years may have been caused by a shortage of zooplankton in the Gulf of Maine and the Bay of Fundy.
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Man who killed UNE student in Massachusetts was mentally ill, judge finds
Deane Stryker, a first-year student at the University of New England’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, was stabbed while she was in a public library.
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New Hampshire could reverse course on student vaccines
Gov. Chris Sununu said last week that only New Hampshire residents would be eligible for the vaccine when eligibility expands Friday.
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New Hampshire woman gives birth at age 57
Barbara Higgins, who lost a child to a brain tumor, gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Jack on March 20.
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Boston turns historic page with Kim Janey, city’s first female and first Black mayor
Fellow Democrat Marty Walsh resigned Monday to become President Joe Biden’s labor secretary.
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Massachusetts high school fires football coach after anti-Semitic play calls
Duxbury High dismisses the coach after reports that his team used anti-Semitic language in its on-field play calling during a recent game.
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Maine’s baby eel fishermen hope for normalcy in 2021
Maine has the only significant fishery for the eels in the U.S., and they sometimes fetch more than $2,000 per pound.
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Two hikers found dead after apparent fall in Acadia National Park
Officials say a man and woman from Massachusetts appear to have fallen about 100 feet along ice-covered cliff bands on Dorr Mountain.
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New Hampshire to offer vaccines to all adults within weeks
The state hasn’t figured out whether New Hampshire college students from other states will be eligible to get vaccinated.
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Boston mayor apologizes for proclamation like one that stirred anger in Portland
Both Mayor Martin Walsh and Portland Mayor Kate Snyder have apologized, saying proclamations that inflamed tensions between Armenian and Azeri communities had not been sufficiently vetted.