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Tens of thousands of abandoned lobster traps in the Long Island Sound pose deadly threat to marine life. -
Tuesday night Springfield, Mass. school officials announced there had been a data breach in the cyber attack that happened around Labor Day, possibly of staff social security numbers. -
The case will now shift towards determining Eaton’s mental state at the time of the shooting. His defense attorneys are expected to begin arguing on Wednesday that Eaton was legally insane during the alleged crime. -
The states say the administration has unlawfully expanded the authority of immigration officials to deny applications to those who have received public benefits. -
A recovery coalition has hauled up more than 4,000 abandoned lobster traps since its launch four years ago. -
In late 18th-century New England, flax was a mainstay on families’ farms. Women and children would have spent weeks processing it into linen, then a staple fabric. Every year, Burlington’s Ethan Allen Homestead Museum takes visitors back to this late-summer ritual. -
The trial of Jason Eaton, the man accused of shooting and wounding three Palestinian college students in November 2023, began in Burlington on Monday. Eaton’s attorneys are expected to argue that he was legally insane at the time of the shooting. -
Water quality organizations around the Cape are hosting events throughout this week as part of the inaugural Cape Cod Clean Water Week. -
After a week off due to a cyber attack Springfield Public Schools welcomed students back on Monday. -
The invasive insect has infested much of Massachusetts, and it's unlikely the state can get rid of it.
