The optics of the statue that showed Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing to kneel at his feet drew objections amid a national reckoning with racial injustice.
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Man sentenced in Maine for scheme to defraud New England banks
The Boston man was part of a conspiracy to obtain the personal information of people with good credit scores so he and others could apply for unsecured loans in the names of their victims, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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N.H. House members consider meeting in cars in January
Following the death of its speaker from COVID-19, the 400-member House of Representatives may convene drive-in style.
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New Hampshire governor blasts anti-maskers after House speaker dies: ‘Don’t act like a bunch of children’
Rep. Dick Hinch’s death comes as New Hampshire grapples with its worst surge since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Man who fled to Maine sentenced for 1996 Massachusetts rape
Ivan Keith fled Massachusetts in 2003 and was arrested in Seal Cove, Maine, in August 2019, in a house that belonged to his ex-wife, authorities said.
Posted inMaine, New England
Watch video: Eliot man brings scene from ‘Elf’ to life as he meets his biological father
Doug Henning dressed up as Will Ferrell’s character in the movie to meet his father face to face for the first time at Boston’s Logan Airport last week.
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‘My God, we’re scared’: Serial attacks put Boston suburb on edge
A series of random, brutal assaults on men in Waltham, Mass., has angered city leaders, frustrated police and frightened residents.
Posted inNation / World, New England
New Hampshire joins rest of region with statewide mask mandate
New Hampshire is the last state in New England to require masks in public as the coronavirus pandemic intensifies.
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Report: Massachusetts troopers who commit crime rarely fired
A review of internal affairs files by the Boston Globe finds dozens of Massachusetts state troopers remain on the force despite having faced serious charges and broken the law.
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Mainer who fired gun in New Hampshire parking lot faces multiple charges
The Lee Market Place plaza was busy with shoppers when shots rang out Saturday.