With a $1 million budget and a full-time staff, its program allows people with disabilities to sail, paddle, hike, bike, golf, ski and skate on state lands.
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New Hampshire city seeks new location for needle exchange program
A project started this past summer in Claremont was discontinued because it’s within a school zone.
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Man who stole cruiser now in custody, Rhode Island police say
The Providence resident was left alone and handcuffed in the vehicle before he took it, according to authorities.
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Interactive map: With dry weather, drought comes creeping back into Maine
A drier-than-usual summer has brought drought conditions back to parts of Maine, but the problem remains mild compared to the drought of 2016.
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Interactive map: Watch as heavy winter snowfall melts away Maine’s drought
This winter’s heavier-than-normal snowfall has relieved last year’s persistent drought across most of Maine.
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New England power grid’s ample capacity proves dire predictions wrong
Upgrades at existing plants have the area’s grid operator pointing to ‘a market that works.’
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Connecticut Republicans begin legislative session with stronger numbers
The number of Senate Republicans this term, for instance, is equal to the number of Democrats for the first time since 1893.
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Residents of Vermont town challenge regulations on window shutters
They say the coverings, though historically significant, aren’t always the best choice.
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Silly, scary, weird and embarrassing stories of 2016
And these are just ones that happened in New England.
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Scholars team up to dispel myths, challenge assumptions about how U.S. was settled
New England Beginnings is using phone apps and searchable online archives to help set the record straight about the early 1600s – and fill in some important knowledge gaps.