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A Massachusetts fire department’s headquarters are uninhabitable due to safety concerns. Plymouth firefighters cannot go back to their headquarters because the building is falling apart.

Firefighters in Plymouth can’t go into their headquarters because the conditions are too dangerous.

The town of Eliot, Maine, is auctioning off a beloved moose head that’s been up for years, since it would cost too much to repair.

A major change is coming for the 1,000,000 or so annual visitors to Maine’s oldest and most photographed lighthouse. Starting this summer, folks heading to Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth’s Fort Williams Park will be paying for parking.

Maine residents are remembering a sheriff’s deputy who was killed in the line of duty one year ago. Sixty-one-year-old Cpl. Eugene Cole was shot and killed April 25, 2019, while on patrol in his hometown of Norridgewock. John D. Williams was arrested and charged with murder after a four-day manhunt in connection to the shooting and is awaiting trial. He...

The state is granting the six Cape Cod towns nearly $400,000 to use for shark safety preparedness and response programs ahead of the 2019 summer season. Chatham town manager Jill Goldsmith and Provincetown town manager David Panagore worked together to prepare for the summer and requested the state for assistance. Now, the Cape towns will receive a $383,000 grant to increase beachgoers’ safety.

The new honorary mayor of Fair Haven, Vermont — a 3-year-old goat named Lincoln — was officially sworn into office this week. Lincoln was dressed in a sash reading “Mayor” for the Tuesday ceremony at the Fair Haven town offices. Town Clerk Suzanne Dechame and the select board were present to deliver the oath of office. Fair Haven, a town...

The new honorary mayor of Fair Haven, Vermont — a 3-year-old goat named Lincoln — was officially sworn into office this week. Lincoln was dressed in a sash reading “Mayor” for the Tuesday ceremony at the Fair Haven town offices. Town Clerk Suzanne Dechame and the select board were present to deliver the oath of office. Fair Haven, a town...

A 3-year-old Nubian goat is poised to become the first honorary pet mayor of the small Vermont town of Fair Haven.

Authorities in Foxboro, Massachusetts, are pushing for changes to the way police respond to allegations of sexual abuse involving children. Foxboro Police Chief William Baker admits the two-page proposal he wrote will be met with criticism years after allegations against former teacher William Sheehan.

Leaders in Foxboro are proposing changes to how police respond to allegations of sexual abuse involving children.

After criticism from residents of a Massachusetts town, the state Department of Transportation has begun removing spikes that were recently installed underneath a bridge to keep trespassers away. Crews began removing the several hundred feet of metal spike strips Monday from under a narrow space of a Route 2 bridge in Arlington. A bike/foot path runs under the bridge near...

Coastal flooding is often a concern in Scituate, where homeowners have chosen not to move forward with a plan to protect the shoreline.

A Vermont community is at a crossroads, after the gradual departures of all its full-time police officers. Those departures have Randolph now looking into permanently disbanding its police department. The community does have a seven-day-a-week law enforcement presence, but it’s temporary–through the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies cover the Randolph police district from 8 a.m. until midnight on weekdays, and...

The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency plans to shutter six temporary trailer sites across the Merrimack Valley, a move that could force more than two dozen families to move into hotels or apartments. The six trailers sites in Lawrence, Andover and North Andover, which opened shortly after the Sept. 13 gas explosions, will close over the next several weeks, according to...

The oldest town in Worcester County has an appreciation for history. A church in Lancaster was erected in 1816, and the library was built in 1867. A gazebo was built in 2018, but it’s not appreciated by everyone.

The town manager of North Andover, Massachusetts, is asking for volunteers to help at a new Columbia Gas Claims Center. The center opened Wednesday and is located at 115 Main St. It will be open 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Those in line who were affected by the Merrimack...

Officials in North Andover, Massachusetts, are processing dozens of claims at a time after the gas explosions that rocked Merrimack Valley.

Last month’s shark attack on Cape Cod has some calling for change when it comes to cell service on the beach. It has officials now looking into how to improve public safety without ruining the unplugged beach escape many find appealing. Phone reception is spotty at best along many beaches on the Cape Cod National Seashore, including Longnook Beach in...

A complaint by a New Hampshire town official may have led Market Basket to change a policy at the deli counter. Kevin Smith, the Londonderry town manager tweeted earlier this month to the Tewksbury-based supermarket that he was frustrated by the price stickers always being placed over the zipper of his deli purchases. The practice made it impossible to open...