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Some people are doubling up with friends and family. Others have strained their budgets to stay longer in the motels. And many are sleeping outside. -
Questions about who should be allowed to compete in school sports in New Hampshire played out before a federal judge and the body that sets eligibility rules this week. -
Superior Court Judge Samuel Hoar, in a Nov. 19 decision, wrote the city had broad authority under state law to place restrictions on short-term rentals. -
As President-elect Trump takes office in January, elected leaders in Connecticut say they hope to reassure undocumented residents regarding deportation concerns. They point to the Trust Act, which came about in 2013 after some neighborhoods in Connecticut faced federal raids. -
Just two years of Mills' term remains as her administration races to cement its climate legacy. -
A former pool hall and bar that was the scene of a mass shooting last October has taken on a new role saving lives as an emergency warming center in Lewiston -
Education advocates are calling on state lawmakers to increase funding for Connecticut school districts. They say it's necessary to help at-risk youth succeed. -
The Connecticut university cites “uncertainties” about Trump’s immigration policies. -
Following Tuesday’s drive-by shooting, violence prevention advocates say it’s time for a change – and called for residents to work harder to stop gun violence. -
Shaheen broke with a majority of fellow Democrats on the issue, including fellow New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan. -
Gov. Maura Healey granted the designation Tuesday by executive order. The tribe is the fourth in Massachusetts to receive state recognition. -
The day after Robbie Parker’s 6-year-old daughter Emilie was shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Alex Jones told his followers that her murder never happened.
