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Man arrested in connection with attack outside Planet Fitness in NH

epa05622723 Rae Lunam, of Boston, hands out stickers to voters for the 2016 US presidential election at the polling location at the Boston Public Library, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 08 November 2016. Americans vote on Election Day to choose the 45th President of the United States of America to serve from 2017 through 2020. EPA/LISA HORNAK

20-day voter cutoff in Mass. ruled unconstitutional

Horse stuck on bridge falls on top of rider in Maine

This booking photo released by the Rochester, N.H., Police Department on its Facebook page shows Joanne Shaw, charged with attempting to kidnap a baby girl from a vehicle Saturday, July 22, 2017, after the child's father stopped to offer her a ride. (Rochester Police Department via AP)

Police: Woman offered ride kidnaps baby from dad's car July 24, 2017 | 4:00 PM

In this photo provided by the Waterville Humane Society, Dakota the Alaskan husky lies on the ground at the society's shelter on Tuesday, July 24, 2017, in Waterville, Maine. A judge on Monday agreed to a deal to send Dakota to a veterinary hospital for training after it attacked two other dogs, killing one. A judge had ordered that Dakota be put down after the attacks last year. Republican Gov. Paul LePage attempted to pardon Dakota in March, elevating the dog to celebrity status. (Karen Knowlton/Waterville Human Society via AP)

The dog that Maine's governor tried to pardon will live, receive training July 24, 2017 | 3:40 PM

Court: Officials can't detain immigrants without charges July 24, 2017 | 1:14 PM

Trial set for tax collector accused of stealing from town July 24, 2017 | 1:07 PM

Police: Distracted driving crashes causes gas station fire July 24, 2017 | 12:52 PM

Andres Cruz

Man gunned down in Mission Hill hardware store will be laid to rest July 24, 2017 | 11:15 AM

Charlestown MA 07/22/17 USS Constitution waits in the dry dock as they flood it before they move it from the third floor of the USS Constitution Museum in the Charlestown Navy Yard. Launched in 1797, the USS Constitution is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff)
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Watch 'Old Ironsides' return to the water after 2-year restoration July 24, 2017 | 9:16 AM

Joanne Shaw

Man offers woman a ride. Police say she tries to kidnap his baby July 24, 2017 | 8:45 AM

Man faces murder charge after girlfriend found dead in his apartment July 24, 2017 | 8:15 AM

Officers fatally shoot man armed with pellet gun in Spencer July 24, 2017 | 7:53 AM

In this Thursday, June 22, 2017, photo, a marijuana bud is displayed at Breakwater Treatment and Wellness in Cranbury, N.J. New Jersey lawmakers' effort to legalize marijuana has failed to convince Gov. Chris Christie to get behind the change, meaning it will be on the state's next governor to decide the issue. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Maine dispensary owner offers free weed for trash clean-up July 24, 2017 | 7:35 AM

10-year-old girl struck, killed on Mass. Pike July 24, 2017 | 7:23 AM

Jared Kushner

Kushner denies collusion with Russia July 24, 2017 | 6:33 AM

The newly restored USS Constitution is returning to the water July 23, 2017 | 7:53 PM

FILE - In this July 30, 2016, file photo, New England Patriots wide receiver Matthew Slater (18) signs autographs during NFL football training camp practice in Foxborough, Mass. New England's special team captain since 2011, the six-time Pro Bowl selection remains one the most respected players in the Patriots' locker room. He'll be trying for his second Super Bowl ring in Houston, a day after he receives the Bart Starr Award for character and leadership, which is voted on by his NFL peers. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

What Bostonians need to know this week July 23, 2017 | 7:20 PM

Election being held to fill seat of the late Sen. Donnelly July 23, 2017 | 4:58 PM

Chelmsford police shoot man involved in domestic altercation July 23, 2017 | 4:37 PM

This former O.J. Simpson lawyer, a Waltham native, is now bankrupt and living in Maine July 23, 2017 | 2:11 PM

Howie Carr and Shiva Ayyadurai

Watch: Howie Carr and Republican Senate candidate get in on-air yelling match July 23, 2017 | 1:19 PM

A building collapses at an 8-alarm fire where multiple buildings were fully involved in Waltham on Sunday, July 23, 2017 that involved multiple structures. (Scott Eisen for The Boston Globe)

8 photos from the Waltham apartment building fire July 23, 2017 | 11:31 AM

2 Maine fishermen fall overboard reeling in large haddock, boat circles for hours July 23, 2017 | 10:58 AM

Police: Man hit, killed by 2 vehicles on I-95 July 23, 2017 | 9:32 AM

-- PHOTO MOVED IN ADVANCE AND NOT FOR USE - ONLINE OR IN PRINT - BEFORE APRIL 2, 2017. -- Plants in a grow room at Ermont’s medical marijuana dispensary in Quincy, Mass., March 29, 2017. Across the country, the booming medical marijuana sector is putting use to dilapidated warehouses and industrial buildings like this one, reshaping blighted neighborhoods and sending property values soaring. (Adam Glanzman/The New York Times)

Maine mulls raising its 10 percent tax on marijuana July 23, 2017 | 9:10 AM

Major fire strikes buildings in downtown Waltham July 23, 2017 | 5:04 AM

Trump's new communications director has Boston-area ties July 23, 2017 | 4:09 AM

DA: Woman arrested after boyfriend's body found in closet July 22, 2017 | 4:47 PM

Chance the Rapper performs during the Boston Calling music festival at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston.

90 hospitalized during concert in Connecticut July 22, 2017 | 12:34 PM

Jared Kushner discloses an additional $10 million in assets July 22, 2017 | 11:12 AM

Lake Monomonac

Dangerous algae found in a lake straddling the Mass.-N.H. border July 22, 2017 | 10:09 AM

Boston, MA - 2/21/2017 - Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker(C) and Senate President Stan Rosenberg(L) listen as House Speaker Robert DeLeo speaks during a news conference to announce the state's criminal justice system's review findings at the Massachusetts State House in Boston, MA, February 21, 2017. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

Charlie Baker's showdown with Democrats over Medicaid, explained July 22, 2017 | 10:07 AM