CONCORD, N.H. — Drug overdose deaths have increased by 33 percent in the past five years across the country, with some states seeing jumps of nearly 200 percent. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 30 states saw increases in overdose deaths resulting from the abuse of heroin and prescription painkillers, […]
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Patriots get big win, continue to inch toward playoffs
It didn’t stop New England from producing a postseason-quality effort. The Patriots overcame a pair of miscues on special teams and provided some timely offense late to beat the Baltimore Ravens 30-23 on Monday night . New England enters its final three regular season games in great position for an eighth straight AFC East crown. […]
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Snow storm dumps 18 inches on parts of Northeast; not so much in Maine
Schools in central New York and western Massachusetts called off classes Monday or had delayed starts. The National Weather Service says the storm that started over the weekend has dropped up to 18 inches near Binghamton and Syracuse in New York. Parts of western Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut got about a foot. In the Lewiston-Auburn […]
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Forest fire spreads in New Hampshire’s White Mountains
ALBANY, N.H. — Fire officials say a large brush fire in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest has spread to more than 230 acres. The blaze was first reported as a five-acre fire around 4 p.m. Saturday. Authorities said Monday no structures have been lost and none are currently threatened. Firefighters believe the fire started […]
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Trump has early lead after votes in three tiny New Hampshire towns
DIXVILLE, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump is off to a very early lead in the 2016 presidential election, winning over the voters of three New Hampshire precincts by a 32-25 margin over Hillary Clinton. Polls in the tiny New Hampshire towns of Dixville, Hart’s Location and Millsfield opened just after midnight Tuesday and closed as […]
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New England Patriots trade Jamie Collins to Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns have acquired linebacker Jamie Collins from New England, a person with knowledge of the trade tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal has not officially been announced. Tuesday is the NFL’s trade deadline. A second-round draft pick in 2013, Collins has been one of […]
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New England wells drying out during drought
That was the last time Moore had water at her home in Kingston, New Hampshire. The 70-year-old woman has been forced to depend on relatives and friends for water to bathe, cook and clean because her private well has gone dry amid this summer’s prolonged drought and dry weather in the Northeastern U.S. “It’s been […]
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Jacoby Brissett would make Patriots history as first black QB to start
BOSTON — From his den in Huntsville, Alabama, Onree Jackson will quietly root to see Jacoby Brissett under center when he watches New England host Houston on Thursday night. Almost 50 years have passed, but Jackson still remembers his excitement when he was drafted out of Alabama A&M in 1969 by the Boston Patriots — […]
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Patriots face a familiar challenge after Jimmy Garoppolo injured
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Under Bill Belichick the New England Patriots have, in many ways, mastered the art of getting headlining performances out of understudies. He’ll have to pull off his magic again if the Patriots are going to keep their early season momentum. New England improved to 21-1 at home against the AFC East since […]
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President Obama to create 1st marine national monument off New England coast
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will establish on Thursday the first national marine monument in the Atlantic, a move that’s designed to permanently protect nearly 5,000 square miles of underwater canyons and mountains off the coast of New England. The White House said the designation will lead to a ban on commercial fishing, mining and […]