Massachusetts

• Train bound for Boston catches fire, passengers flee from windows, leap into river

  A Massachusetts train caught fire during the morning commute, prompting a frantic evacuation and calls to update an aging transit system.

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  Jul 22
  
• ‘Baby Jane Doe’: Mother arrested after newborn abandoned in pit 36 years ago

  A Massachusetts woman has been arrested in connection with the death of a newborn baby whose body was found in a gravel pit in below-zero temperatures in Maine in 1985.

  World

  Jun 16
  
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• A McDonald’s in Massachusetts knowingly served bacon to Muslim family, council alleges

  Workers at a McDonald's restaurant in Massachusetts intentionally put bacon on a fish sandwich that a Muslim woman had ordered for one of her children.

  World

  Jun 1
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• Last Salem ‘witch’ exonerated after 329 years, thanks to Grade 8 class

  Elizabeth Johnson Jr.'s three-century wait for justice has finally come.

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  May 27
• Thousands without power after U.S. East Coast slammed by winter storm

  Dangerous wind chills fell below zero in many locations across the region on Sunday after the storm dumped snow from Virginia to Maine.

  Weather

  Jan 30
• Massachusetts man wins $1 million lottery on gift ticket after open-heart surgery

  It was the second time Alexander McLeish won on a ticket given to him by his friend, Larry.

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  Dec 1, 2021
• Legault remains confident after Maine voters reject Hydro-Québec power line construction

  Quebec vows to move forward with the project after Maine voters rejected Hydro-Quebec's plans to pass a power transmission line through their state.

  Economy

  Nov 3, 2021
• Henri upgrades to hurricane, parts of U.S. East Coast under flood watch

  The weather service warned of the potential for damaging winds and widespread coastal flooding from Henri. People in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York could lose power.

  Environment

  Aug 21, 2021
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• Hydro-Québec gets green light from province to build Appalaches-Maine power line

  The project will increase the exchange capacity between Quebec and Maine by 1,200 megawatts.

  Environment

  Apr 14, 2021
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• Cancer patient questions N.B.’s COVID-19 border restrictions after daughter denied entry

  The daughter of a New Brunswick cancer patient was cleared to enter Canada by the CBSA but New Brunswick denied her application amid COVID-19 border restrictions.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2020