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Ask Airfarewatchdog: Cruising From New York City

George Hobica | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Bermuda, Cruise Ships, Cruises, Bahamas, Canada, Travel, New York City, New England, Travel News

Over 20 different ships and nearly a dozen cruise lines visit ports around New York and some, such as the new Disney Magic, are even based at them year round.

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Not Everyone Wants A Casino In Their Neighborhood

AP | BOB SALSBERG | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Boston, Gambling, Casinos, Massachusetts Casinos, Crime, Massachusetts Gambling, Massachusetts, Ap, Property Values, New England, Video, Business News

WALPOLE, Mass. (AP) — Mike McCarthy's home is about as close to the site of a proposed resort casino in Foxborough as you can possibly get, but as t...

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PHOTOS: Springtime In Northeast Resort Towns

JustLuxe | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Newport, East Coast, Adirondacks, Nantucket, Travel, Vacations, Slidepollajax, New England, Travel News

With an early spring bringing unusually warm weather, East Coast resort towns are starting to anticipate their busy season coming right around the corner.

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Cape Cod, Without The Cod?

The Huffington Post | Drew Guarini | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Cape Cod, Cod, Fishing Ban, Small Business News and Trends, Cod Ban, New England Fishermen, New England, Fishermen, Small Business News

Hard times for cod fishermen in New England may become even more difficult with federal regulators reducing the amount of cod they can catch when fish...

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PHOTOS: 10 Seafood Adventures Across The Globe

JustLuxe | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Boston, Caribbean, Food, Hawaii, Travel Destinations, Japan, Fishing, Slidepollajax, New England, Northern California, Travel News

Whether it's a dozen Fanny Bay oysters or a three-pound lobster, seafood lovers are particular about their own particular favorites and think nothing of going great distances to enjoy them.

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Win This Lottery Once, Get Paid For The Rest Of Your Life

AP | SUSAN HAIGH | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Lifelong Lottery, Lottery, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Lucky for Life, Lottery Tickets, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Ap, Lottery Winners, New England, Maine, Video, Business News

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) — Lottery officials in the six New England states have joined forces for the first time to offer a regional game, hoping to l...

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Vermont's Most Relaxing Inn?

Jill Fergus | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Green Mountains, Relais & Chateaux, Romantic, Windham Hill, New England, Vermont, Inns, Slidepollajax, Travel News

My room, the North Loft, in the barn building was larger than most New York apartments and had everything I needed and nothing I didn't.

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PHOTOS: Divers Aim To Solve Mystery Of Rhode Island Shipwreck

AP | DAVID KLEPPER | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Video, Oliver Hazard Perry, Rhode Island Shipwreck, Westerly, Uss Revenge, Rhode Island, 200 Year Old, New England, Shipwreck, US Navy, Science News

WESTERLY, R.I. (Associated Press) — For two centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boaters and beac...

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Protest To Repeal Gay Marriage Law Staged In New Hampshire

Patch | Tony Schinella | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Gay Rights, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, New England, Marriage Equality, Gay Voices News

More than 200 activists, legislators, and pro-traditional marriage advocates rallied at the Statehouse in support of HB 437, a bill that would return ...

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New Hampshire Gay Marriage Repeal Bill No Sure Bet: Concord Monitor

Concord Monitor | Matthew Spolar | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Marriage, Gay Rights, New Hampshire, LGBT Rights, New Hampshire Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, New England, Gay Voices News

While the fate of a bill repealing same-sex marriage in New Hampshire remains uncertain, two facts are not in dispute: Republicans hold veto-proof ...

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The Bottom Line: New Year's Resolution 2012: Let's Gain Weight in the Ocean

Lee Crockett | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Pew Environment Group, Magnuson Stevens Act, Caribbean, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, Overfishing 101, Gulf of Mexico, New England, Fisheries, Overfishing, The Bottom Line, Green News

One of the most popular New Year's resolutions for Americans is to lose weight. But for the fish in America's oceans, we need to resolve to help them gain weight.

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WATCH: Vermont Swears In First Openly Gay Supreme Court Justice

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Vermont Gay Rights, Vermont Supreme Court, Vermont Supreme Court Justice Beth Robinson, Vermont Gay Marriage, Vermont, Beth Robinson, New England, Gay Voices News

Often considered a pioneer in terms of its legislative approach to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights, Vermont made history yet agai...

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Pension Debate Sparks Statehouse Rallies In Rhode Island

AP | By DAVID KLEPPER | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Gina Raimondo, Lincoln Chafee, Saving for Retirement, Rhode Island Pension Debate, Retirement, Pension Debate, Pensions, Retirement Plans, Rhode Island, Retirement Planning, New England, Fifty News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island's long-simmering pension fight reached a boiling point Wednesday as a business-backed group and public workers voiced...

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The Lovely Berkshires, Seen From Above This Fall

Christine Negroni | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: The Berkshires, Connecticut, Autumn, Travel, Fall-Leaf-Peeping, New England, Flying, Private Pilots, Leaf Peeping, Destinations, US Destinations, Travel Blogs, Travel News

This is the time of year when a thousand-foot perspective is most necessary, particularly in my little corner of the world, which is just the most remarkable place right this very minute.

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8 States With The Highest Minimum Wages

24/7 Wall St. | Michael B. Sauter | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: National Employment Law Project, Median Household Incom, Minimum Wage, Great Recession, Bureau of Labor Statistics, u.s. Census Bureau, 24/7 Wall St, New England, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: The highest rate in almost 30 years, nearly one and six Americans lived in poverty last year, according to recently released data ...

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Our Favorite Beaches for Living the Dream

Black Tomato | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, City Beaches, Egypt, Melbourne, Panama, Beaches, New England, Travel News

We've all had that dream. You know, the one where you pack up everything and head to a far-flung beach where you make a go of selling coconuts to passers-by.

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Overfishing 101: New England's First Year of Fishing Under Sectors

Lee Crockett | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Pew Environment Group, Science, Oceans, Fishing, Overfishing, New England, Green News

The fishing industry is at the heart of many New England communities, and the continued health of the fish populations off their shores remains the key to their future success.

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Hurricane Katia Grows To Category 4 Storm

AP | Posted 11.05.2011

Read More: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Katia Category 3, Natural-Disasters, Hurricane Katia Category 3, East Coast, Mid-Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Katia, New England, Katia, Green News

MIAMI — Hurricane Katia has roared to a monstrous Category 4 storm as it moves across the Atlantic Ocean. On Monday night, Katia's maximum sust...

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Hurricane Irene Exposes Creaky American Infrastructure

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Power Outages, Infrastructure, Sewers, Hurricane 2011, Budget, Michael Bloomberg, Epa, Hurricane Irene, Green News, Flooding, Irene Floods, New York City, New England, Third World America, Video, Green News

In the winter of 1992, a nor'easter sent a storm surge over the floodwall guarding the southern tip of Manhattan. Seawater quickly overwhelmed major r...

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Bobbing on the Tourist Tide in Bath, Maine

Crai S. Bower | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Culinary, Solo Bistro, Midcoast Maine, Maine, Maine Tourism, Travel, Tourism, New England, Travel Maine, Bath, Travel News

I've spent a few weeks of every summer in the Midcoast region outside of Bath and, years after my first trip, I remain astonished by the golden glow that settles on the Kennebec River, the outcrops of granite and the thick forests.

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"The French Connection"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Stamford Advocate, Transatlantic, Gps, French, Humor, Atlantic, Airplane, Paris, France, English, Language, Airport, Cadenet, Boomer, Marseille, Wine, Stamford, New England, Luberon, Comedy News

Excusez-moi, s'il vous plait. I should say I'll always have Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, where I recently spent eight minutes (huit minutes) sprinting from one airplane (l'avion) to another.

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Heat Wave And Air Pollution Create A Double-Whammy Of Health Risks

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Heat Wave 2011, Particulate Matter, Heat Wave, Air Pollution, Ozone, New England, Temperature, Green News

New Hampshire and Maine are probably not the first places that come to mind when you think of air pollution. In fact, cities from both states were rec...

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4th of July Recipes For The 13 Original Colonies

Find. Eat. Drink. | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, 4th of July, Watermelon, Squid, Beets, Crab Cakes, Pretzels, Scallops, Local Produce, Peaches, Corn Bread, Clams, Fava Beans, Summer, Mussels, Tomatoes, Recipes, New England Colonies, United States, Pennsylvania, New York, England, Southern Colonies, Middle Colonies, New England, July 4 Recipe, Independence Day, 4th of July Recipes, Independence Day Recipes, Food News

[Photo DC CentralKitchen] As we celebrate the 235th anniversary of the Declaration of independence, we honor those who came before us with recipes ...

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New Hampshire Republicans Restrict Minimum Wage

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: National Employment Law Project, Collective Bargaining, Minimum Wage, Right to Work, New Hampshire, Living Wage, Unions, John Lynch, New England, Politics News

New Hampshire legislators voted to override a veto by Democratic Gov. John Lynch on Wednesday, paving the way for a new law to restrict the state's mi...

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New England To Expand Local Beef Slaughtering Capabilities

AP | By STEPHEN SINGER | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: New England Slaughterhouses, Slaughterhouse, Meat Industry, New England Beef, Beef, Local Beef, New England, Food News

HARTFORD, Conn. -- With few slaughterhouses in New England equipped to process beef on a large scale, Paul Miller ships cattle from his dairy farm in ...

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