Merrimack River body thought to be missing sailor
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. -- Police say a badly decomposed body pulled from the Merrimack River last weekend appears to be that of a sailor who's been missing since November.
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Man charged in death of missing Maine teenager
BANGOR, Maine -- Police charged a 20-year-old Maine man with murder Tuesday in the death of a 15-year-old girl who was last seen more than a week ago, when she went to meet someone she met...
Easier travel ahead for Conn. commuters
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Commuters facing long delays after a train collision disrupted their route along Connecticut's shoreline can look forward to easier traveling.
Mass. to switch to electronic Tobin Bridge tolls
BOSTON -- Massachusetts transportation officials are planning a series of meetings to inform drivers about plans to switch to an all-electronic tolling system on the Tobin Bridge.
UMass students urge senators to boost funding
BOSTON -- UMass student trustees are calling on the state Senate to boost funding for the university so tuition and fees will not have to be increased in the next academic year.
Conn. commuter rail service to resume Wednesday
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Transit authorities say commuter rail service in Connecticut is expected to resume in full by rush hour Wednesday morning, five days after a derailment and crash injured scores of passengers.
Plan to move graves in New Ipswich causes a stir
NEW IPSWICH, Mass. -- A plan to move more than 50 graves in a New Ipswich cemetery for construction purposes is causing controversy.
Lawyers to get Boston bombing suspect prison files
BOSTON -- A judge has approved a defense request for federal prison records on the Boston Marathon bombing suspect.
Bear spotted in Lincoln, Weston
WESTON, Mass. -- A black bear has been spotted in several local neighborhoods, and a man in Lincoln was able to capture the animal on camera.
Police questioning driver in fatal accident
BOSTON -- Police are questioning the driver in a deadly accident near Kenmore Square that killed visiting MIT scientist Dr. Kanako Miura on Sunday afternoon.
5 weeks later, bombing victims receive BC degrees
BOSTON -- Five weeks after they were blasted by shrapnel from a bomb at the Boston Marathon, two Boston College graduate students walked past their applauding classmates to receive their diplomas.
Police cruiser involved in crash in Middleboro
MIDDLEBORO, Mass. -- A police officer and two other people were rushed to the hospital after a cruiser and an SUV collided head on in Middleboro.
Man accused of child abuse in Arlington held on bail
ARLINGTON, Mass. -- A man accused of abusing children 30 years ago appeared in Cambridge District Court Monday morning.
Police search for RI college student from Pa.
SKIPPACK, Pa.-- The parents of a University of Rhode Island student who disappeared while driving home to Pennsylvania last week pleaded for information that will lead to his return.
Some protest BC's graduation over Irish PM's role
BOSTON -- Thousands of students received their diplomas at Boston College Monday morning, but not everyone at the commencement was celebrating.
Cambridge gas main break forces evacuations
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A gas main break in Cambridge Center forced evacuations Monday.
Marathon bomb suspect's college forms task force
DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- The college where Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev attended has formed a public safety task force in the wake of the April 15 attack.
Gov. Patrick, wife, become grandparents
BOSTON -- Gov. Deval Patrick and his wife, Diane, are grandparents for the first time.
Two raccoons with rabies found in NH town
HANOVER, N.H.-- New Hampshire authorities say they've confirmed two cases of rabies in raccoons in the town of Hanover.
Boyfriend of Eastern student facing murder charge
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A Bridgeport man faces murder and kidnapping charges in the death of an Eastern Connecticut State University student who disappeared in April.
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