Officials are urging people to stay home and — if they must travel — take public transit. Flights and Amtrak trains have ground to a halt.
Immigration arrests and deportations have shot up in New England, with the participation of federal, regional and local institutions.
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An unidentified person was shot by a Border Patrol agent early Sunday morning, and transported to a nearby hospital. The FBI alleges the person fired first, and says the agent wasn’t injured.
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Republican lawmakers want to limit school vaccine clinics. Funding cuts may have already ended them.The bill would outlaw school-based vaccine clinics during the school day. Health officials say those clinics already ended this year after the state withdrew funding.
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Travel is difficult across the state with blowing snow reducing visibility, the National Weather Service said. Thousands of customers are without power.
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against Coca-Cola Northeast over alleged gender discrimination against male employees.
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Many other colleges abandoned swimming requirements due to equity concerns and shifting priorities.
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The suspected shooter worked at a shipyard in Bath, Maine, but often traveled to Rhode Island.
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Unitarian Universalist churches and Quaker meetings are seeing a surge in interest in Maine, which is considered one of the least religious states in the country. In the second story in this two-part series on the UU-Quaker revival, new members say they're looking for a sense of community, and an inclusive environment with social justice at the core.
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The measure renews Maine's membership in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative which forces power generators to pay for climate-warming emissions.
Stories from NENC journalists on how climate change is affecting New England's ecosystems.
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