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  1. Yesterday’s Thepoint live blog included one standalone post:
  2. New Hampshire Tightens Requirements for Voters Politics, September 12

    The law adds the need for photo identification to cast a ballot and demands that first-time voters show proof of citizenship. The law does not take effect until after the November elections.

  3. Broken Blades, Angry Fishermen and Rising Costs Slow Offshore Wind Business, September 12

    Accidents involving blades made by GE Vernova have delayed projects off the coasts of Massachusetts and England and could imperil climate goals.

  4. September Is a Summer Month Styles, September 12

    Die-hard fans of the season say the best part starts after Labor Day.

  5. Lawyer Wins Democratic Primary in New Hampshire’s Second District National, September 11

    Maggie Goodlander, who has deep Washington ties, edged out Colin Van Ostern, who unsuccessfully ran for New Hampshire governor in 2016.

  6. Rhode Island U.S. Senate Primary Election Results Interactive, September 10

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  7. Rhode Island 2nd Congressional District Primary Election Results Interactive, September 10

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  8. Rhode Island 1st Congressional District Primary Election Results Interactive, September 10

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  9. New Hampshire 2nd Congressional District Primary Election Results Interactive, September 10

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  10. New Hampshire 1st Congressional District Primary Election Results Interactive, September 10

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  11. New Hampshire Governor Primary Election Results Interactive, September 10

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  12. New Hampshire Primary Election Results Interactive, September 10

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  13. Rhode Island Primary Election Results Interactive, September 10

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  14. How a Maine County Jail Helped Prisoners Blunt Opioid Cravings Science, September 9

    A sheriff fought to give prisoners addicted to opioids a shot that suppresses cravings for a month. Upon release, they were more likely to continue treatment.

  15. Shocked by Extreme Storms, a Maine Fishing Town Fights to Save Its Waterfront National, September 7

    After two devastating storms hit Stonington in January, plans are multiplying to raise and fortify wharves, roads and buildings. But will that be enough?

  16. Morgan Stanley Is Fined for First Republic C.E.O.’s Stock Sales Business, September 6

    James Herbert was permitted to sell nearly $7 million of shares before First Republic Bank’s demise last year, Massachusetts regulators said.

  17. Last of 3 Inmates Sentenced in Beating Death of Whitey Bulger Gets 25 Years National, September 6

    Fotios Geas, who was already serving a life sentence, bludgeoned the Boston gangster to death in his cell in 2018, prosecutors said.

  18. Purported Rembrandt Painting Found in a Maine Attic Sells for $1.4 Million Express, September 5

    “Portrait of a Girl,” a 17th-century work believed to be by the Dutch master, had been hiding in a home in Maine.

  19. There Are Only Two Shakers Left. They’ve Still Got Utopia in Their Sights. Magazine, September 5

    Their numbers have dwindled, but the remaining members are imagining what comes next.

  20. Harris Tells the Business Community: I’m Friendlier Than Biden Politics, September 4

    The vice president on Wednesday proposed an increase on the capital gains tax that was far less than what President Biden has floated, one of several moves meant to win over business owners.

  21. ¿Se puede pensar la adicción como algo distinto a una enfermedad crónica? En español, September 4

    Para algunos investigadores, la definición de adicción debería incluir la motivación o el contexto en el que la persona decide consumir drogas, más que señalar que el cerebro está dañado a perpetuidad.

  22. Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District Primary Election Results Interactive, September 3

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  23. Massachusetts 4th Congressional District Primary Election Results Interactive, September 3

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  24. Massachusetts 1st Congressional District Primary Election Results Interactive, September 3

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  25. Massachusetts 7th Congressional District Primary Election Results Interactive, September 3

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  26. Massachusetts 3rd Congressional District Primary Election Results Interactive, September 3

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  27. Massachusetts 6th Congressional District Primary Election Results Interactive, September 3

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  28. Massachusetts 9th Congressional District Primary Election Results Interactive, September 3

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  29. Massachusetts 5th Congressional District Primary Election Results Interactive, September 3

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  30. Massachusetts 8th Congressional District Primary Election Results Interactive, September 3

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  31. Massachusetts U.S. Senate Primary Election Results Interactive, September 3

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  32. Harris, Proposing a Tax Break, Makes a Play for Small-Business Owners Politics, September 3

    The plan, which Kamala Harris will announce on Wednesday in New Hampshire, would allow new companies to deduct up to $50,000 in start-up expenses, a campaign official said.

  33. Massachusetts Primary Election Results Interactive, September 3

    Get live results and maps from the 2024 Massachusetts primary elections.

  34. Rethinking Addiction as a Chronic Brain Disease Science, September 3

    Some researchers argue that the roles of social environment and personal choice have to be considered in order to make progress in treating people addicted to drugs.

  35. A Maine Camp for Deaf Children Carries On After an Unthinkable Loss National, September 2

    Joshua Seal, a Deaf man killed in a mass shooting last fall, did not get to see the third season of the camp he started. But 22 Deaf or hard-of-hearing children did, including his own.

  36. Man Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Harassing Journalists Express, September 1

    Tucker Cockerline was part of a group that prosecutors said vandalized the homes of a New Hampshire Public Radio reporter, her editor and her parents.

  37. Something’s Poisoning America’s Land. Farmers Fear ‘Forever’ Chemicals. Climate, August 31

    Fertilizer made from city sewage has been spread on millions of acres of farmland for decades. Scientists say it can contain high levels of the toxic substance.

  38. At 2 Elite Colleges, Shifts in Racial Makeup After Affirmative Action Ban National, August 30

    Amherst College and Tufts University saw drops in the number of Black students after a Supreme Court decision ending affirmative action. At other schools, the picture is murkier.

  39. In Some States, Having a Guardian Means Not Having a Vote National, August 29

    More than a million Americans, many with disabilities, live under a court-approved guardianship. Many states block them from voting.

  40. Former Officer Charged With Killing Woman Whose Death Was Ruled a Suicide National, August 28

    Sandra Birchmore was pregnant when she was found dead in Canton, Mass., in 2021, and she had told the officer that he was the father, federal prosecutors said.

  41. A Rare but Dangerous Mosquito-Borne Virus Is Changing Routines in Massachusetts U.S., August 28

    Ten communities are at high or critical risk from Eastern equine encephalitis, which killed a man in New Hampshire this month and sickened two people in Massachusetts and Vermont.

  42. What Has 25 Rooms and Comes with the Job? Special Sections, August 28

    When Crystal Williams became president of Rhode Island School of Design, she moved into a Colonial Revival mansion and rolled up her sleeves.

  43. What to Know About E.E.E., a Rare Mosquito-Borne Illness Express, August 27

    Eastern equine encephalitis has caused one death in New Hampshire, and the virus has also been identified in humans in four other states, health officials said.

  44. What the Lobstermen of Maine Tell Us About the Election Op Ed, August 25

    There are places in America where climate change feels close at hand — and also far away from politics, partly because of how much work there is to do.

  45. In Maine, a Father-Daughter Team Wins a Lobster Boat Race Styles, August 23

    Jeremy Beal, a boat builder and lobsterman, had a simple strategy: “Point it and punch it!” His 14-year-old daughter took it from there.

  46. Convention Insider: Bernie Sanders Is in on the Joke Politics, August 22

    Mr. Sanders, the curmudgeonly senator from Vermont, is exuding something like optimism about the future of the progressive movement.

  47. Ex-U.S. Airman Charged With Child Pornography Appears in Russian Propaganda Video Foreign, August 21

    “I don’t consider myself a traitor,” said Wilmer Puello-Mota, who has enlisted in the Russian military.

  48. Charlene Marshall, Central Figure in a Celebrity Scandal, Dies at 79 Obits, August 21

    Her husband, Anthony, was convicted of defrauding his wealthy mother, Brooke Astor. But in the tabloids, Mrs. Marshall often seemed to be the one on trial.

  49. $3 Million Homes in Oregon, North Carolina and Massachusetts Real Estate, August 21

    A 1911 Arts and Crafts estate in Portland, a four-bedroom home in Charlotte and an 1870 brick townhouse in Boston.

  50. Final Report on Maine Shootings Criticizes Gunman’s Army Supervisors National, August 20

    The report found that both local law enforcement and the Army Reserve failed to act on evidence that the gunman was dangerous before the shootings.

  51. A Shoe That Goes 65 M.P.H. Styles, August 20

    Hitting the road for a trip from Maine to Massachusetts in a giant boot on wheels.

  52. How Tau Lewis Channels the Spirit World Arts & Leisure, August 17

    Her first solo museum exhibition, at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, is full of towering, mysterious beings. The exhibit is “all grief work,” she said.

  53. Jack Russell, 63, Dies; Singer for Great White and Survivor of Nightclub Fire Obits, August 16

    At a show in 2003 with his band, a pyrotechnics display ignited a fire that killed 100 people, including the band’s guitarist.

  54. Boston Harbor Has a Rare New Resident: a Whale Express, August 15

    Boston officials said the young humpback, which has been seen around Boston Harbor for weeks, is likely feasting on baitfish.

  55. Young Humpback Whale Spotted in Boston Harbor Video, August 15

    A juvenile humpback whale has been splashing in Boston Harbor. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority warned that ferry service could be delayed because of the whale’s presence.

  56. How to Reduce Student Absenteeism Letters, April 13

    Readers discuss the reasons for the spike since the pandemic and how to lure students back.

  57. 2 Ex-Officials at Veterans Home Where 76 Died in Covid Outbreak Avoid Jail Time Express, March 27

    The former superintendent and medical director of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts were indicted in 2020 on charges of neglect after many residents became sick and died.

  58. Man Gets 2 Years in Prison for Spending Pandemic Money on Alpaca Farm Express, August 31

    Dana L. McIntyre, who owned a pizzeria in a Boston suburb, defrauded the federal government out of more than $660,000, the Justice Department said.

  59. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Coalition of the Distrustful Op Ed, June 30

    The people who believe he is going to save America.

  60. With Pandemic Aid Ending, Vermont’s Homeless Are Forced From Hotels National, June 20

    The state has begun emptying hotels of about 2,800 homeless people living there as part of a pandemic-era program — and offering them tents — after federal funding ran out.

  61. The Airman Who Wanted to Give Gamers a Real Taste of War World, April 13

    The group liked online war games. But then Jack Teixeira, an active-duty airman, began showing them classified documents, members say.

  62. Some Millionaires Moved Out, but There Are Still Plenty Left Metro, February 23

    New York State tax figures show that 1,453 millionaire taxpayers moved away in 2021, while 80,000 remained.

  63. In Maine, a Rare Influx of New Residents, and a Housing Crunch National, February 3

    New arrivals over the last few years have fueled hopes of population growth, but workers increasingly struggle to find housing in a market gone wild.

  64. What if You Could Go to the Hospital … at Home? Science, November 19

    Hospital-at-home care is an increasingly common option, and it is often a safer one for older adults. But the future of the approach depends on federal action.

  65. Masks Cut Covid Spread in Schools, Study Finds Science, November 10

    In a so-called natural experiment, two school districts in Boston maintained masking after mandates had been lifted in others, enabling a unique comparison.

  66. Republican Governors to Migrants: Go Away Letters, September 20

    “Govs. Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis are using asylum seekers as political tools,” a reader writes. Also: President Biden and the pandemic; abortion prosecutors; arms for Ukraine.

  67. Voting access updates: Mail ballots are at issue as states consider new rules and legal action. Politics, July 15

    A signature-matching rule in North Carolina is rejected, mail ballots in Pennsylvania are in dispute, and more.

  68. Voting access updates: Mail ballots are at issue as states consider new rules and legal action. Politics, July 15

    A signature-matching rule in North Carolina is rejected, mail ballots in Pennsylvania are in dispute, and more.

  69. Remembering One in One Million Insider, May 15

    As the United States marks one million Covid-19 deaths, Times journalists reflect on the one story or moment from the pandemic that will stay with them forever.