Jason Lilley, a maple industry educator with the UMaine Cooperative Extension, says the fact that maple trees are dropping their leaves a week early indicates they are stressed, and stress is bad for sugar production.
That bone-chilling screech you've heard in movies and on TV actually belongs to a different bird.
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Here’s the thing, Connecticut: The NHL may be long gone, but we’ve got three pro hockey teams here right now, today. Danbury’s got the Hat Tricks. And we’ve got two affiliated minor league teams, the Bridgeport Islanders and the Rangers farm team, the Hartford Wolf Pack.
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The Vermont state senator who’s been under pressure to resign since revelations surfaced this week of his participation in a racist group chat announced Friday evening that he’s leaving public office.
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The state Attorney General filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit this week, claiming Sig Sauer must cease selling its popular P320 gun in New Jersey because it can allegedly fire unexpectedly.
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A ruling this week in a multistate lawsuit that Vermont declined to join is fueling renewed criticism of Republican Gov. Phil Scott’s decision to hand over the sensitive personal information of low-income Vermonters to the Trump administration.
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It’s getting harder for immigrants to win release from custody, even when they're in dire health.
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Carlo and Margarita Zezza come from different parts of world, united by a love of rowing — and of one another.
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In the posts he criticized police and wrote that white rural Americans “actually are” racist and stupid. Platner said the posts were a result of loneliness and disillusionment after he left the military, but don't represent who he is today.
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More than 63,000 low-income Vermonters could see their federal food benefits disappear next month if the government shutdown lasts through October, and administration officials say the state might not be able to bridge the gap.
Stories from NENC journalists on how climate change is affecting New England's ecosystems.
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