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Lynchville, Maine.

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Plymouth

Man bites off another man's finger in Plymouth golf course brawl

Here's what to expect at the MGM Springfield casino opening next week

Brennan considers legal action to stop clearance revocations August 19, 2018 | 12:46 PM

Worcester to Springfield

Parkland survivor to join 50-mile march in Massachusetts August 19, 2018 | 12:31 PM

A toddler has died after being pulled from a pool in Mass. August 19, 2018 | 12:06 PM

Blue Hill, Maine

Maine man, 71, charged, hospitalized after police chase August 19, 2018 | 12:03 PM

Providence map

DOT plans to close well-traveled highway exit in Providence August 19, 2018 | 11:34 AM

Drought reveals remains of German 'Atlantis' in lake August 19, 2018 | 11:06 AM

Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) speaks during a news conference

Senators: White House workers shielded by whistleblower laws August 19, 2018 | 10:52 AM

Rhode Island state police add patrols to look for drunk drivers August 19, 2018 | 10:17 AM

Senator Elizabeth Warren

Sen. Warren: Corporations owe workers a seat at table August 19, 2018 | 10:13 AM

'Dream or reality?' Koreans to meet after decades apart August 19, 2018 | 9:59 AM

800,000 displaced in flooding in southern Indian state August 19, 2018 | 9:42 AM

Mass. lawsuit challenging immigrant arrests goes before judge August 19, 2018 | 9:22 AM

New England map

Maine ranks last in New England for internet access August 19, 2018 | 8:42 AM

Women win primaries in record numbers, look to November August 19, 2018 | 7:53 AM

Brockton firefighters save 4 elderly residents from burning home August 19, 2018 | 12:34 AM

In this June 18, 2018, file photo, dignitaries take a tour of Southwest Key Programs Casa Padre, a U.S. immigration facility in Brownsville, Texas, where children are detained. When school leaders in San Benito, Texas, learned of an influx of children to a migrant shelter in town, they felt obliged to help. The superintendent reached out and agreed to send 19 bilingual teachers and hundreds of computers to make the learning environment as similar as possible to one of his schools.

US school districts weigh duty to youth migrant shelters August 18, 2018 | 8:11 PM

In this file photo taken on July 20, 2018, Olive Ridley sea turtles, known as Golfinas in Spanish, arrive to lay their eggs at Ixtapilla Beach, Michoacan State, Mexico.

113 dead turtles wash ashore on Mexican Pacific coast August 18, 2018 | 7:20 PM

Manchester, New Hampshire

Manchester, N.H. police arrest parents of child treated for gunshot wound August 18, 2018 | 6:35 PM

Cranston, Rhode Island

Rhode Island inmate runs crack cocaine operation from inside prison August 18, 2018 | 5:25 PM

Participants in the rally organized by Boston Free Speech argue with a counter protester near City Hall Plaza on Saturday in Boston.

Rally against "far-left violence" draws larger counter rally August 18, 2018 | 3:29 PM

Sharks close off shore near Long Nook Beach in Truro where William Lytton was bit by a shark.

Cape Cod beach where man bit by shark closed to swimming indefinitely August 18, 2018 | 1:52 PM

Prudence Island

Coast Guard: Rhode Island woman rescued after falling overboard August 18, 2018 | 1:13 PM

Massasoit State Park

Campground in state park closed for a decade reopening August 18, 2018 | 12:46 PM

Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT

Boarding school: 7 former staffers sexually abused students August 18, 2018 | 12:38 PM

Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving outside of the Boston Harbor Hotel.

Celtics' Kyrie Irving to visit reservation in North Dakota August 18, 2018 | 12:21 PM

Groton NH

New Hampshire woman who survived bear attack has 'no hard feelings' August 18, 2018 | 11:45 AM

Portsmouth NH

Shots fired after teen goes into wrong home seeking party August 18, 2018 | 11:40 AM

The Massachusetts State House.

Massachusetts politicians look ahead to primary contests August 18, 2018 | 11:22 AM

Houston Independent School District

Houston school removes sign after social media criticism August 18, 2018 | 11:00 AM

Westminster, VT

Vermont police seek witness who saw man shoot himself August 18, 2018 | 10:46 AM