New England stories — February 2026
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- 🤒 Maine Flu Levels Fall, But Stay Higher Than Usual
- 🚜 CT Sends Snow-Removal Fleet to RI and MA
- 🚇 MBTA Starts Red Line Night Signal Work
- 🍀 CT Towns Set 2026 St. Patrick’s Parades
- ❄️ New England Storm Cleanup Continues
- 🏘️ RI Speaker Unveils 2026 Housing Package
- 🏫 Rising Costs Drive VT School Budgets
- 📜 CT Democrats Fast-Track Emergency Bill
- 🚔 Mass. State Police Sergeant Charged
- 🏛️ GOP Seeks Inquiry Into NH Executive Councilor
- ⚖️ Judge Orders NH to Continue Vehicle Inspections
- 📄 VT Towns Strained by Records Requests
- 🏫 Portland Weighs Middle School Closure
- ⚡ Blumenthal Targets Data Centers
- 💉 NH Bill: School Vaccine Clinics
- ⚖️ Mass Court Backlog Linked to Lawyer Shortage
- 🚆 Amtrak Boston–NY Service Suspended
- 🏥 UConn Health to Take Over Waterbury Hospital
- 🏘️ MA Sues 9 Towns Over MBTA Zoning
- 🏢 DHS drops Merrimack ICE site plan
- 🗳️ Lewiston Votes in Special Election
- 📰 Boston Globe Skips Print Run
- 🔫 FBI Probes NH Border Shooting
- ❄️ Snow Wrap: Providence 37.9" RI Record
- ⚖️ RI Federal Court Weighs VA Union Contract Case
- 🏠 CT Lawmakers Renew Push to End No-Fault Evictions
- 🔴 Maine Red Flag Law Takes Effect
- ❄️ Bomb Cyclone Slams Southern New England
- 🔍 Providence Hires Firm to Review Brown Shooting Response
- Gulf of Maine Cod Plan Awaits Federal Decision
- Vermont Schools Weigh Title IX Conflict
- I-95 Mystic Bridge Repairs Continue
- Boston Schools Eye 300–400 Layoffs in FY2027 Budget
- Maine Bill Targets 90% Power Plant Emission Cuts
- Bystanders Credited With Stopping Pawtucket Rink Attack
- Healey Demands Ayotte Block Merrimack ICE Warehouse
- ❄️ Winter Storm Warning hits northern New England today
- 🥶 Martha's Vineyard residents left heatless for days by AmeriGas
- ⚽ Foxborough threatens to pull World Cup license at Gillette
- 📂 Mass. police quietly feeding data to ICE, records show
- 🏛️ Sununu’s Post-Senate Career Reviewed
- 🤖 Mass. Rolls Out ChatGPT to 40K Workers
- ⛪ VT Pastor’s Medical Care Dispute in NH Jail
- 🙏 Faith Leaders Form Barrier at Maine Factory
- 🤒 7th Child Dies in Mass. Flu Season
- 📺 Spectrum News to buy NECN, rebrand across New England
- ✈️ TSA staff at Logan work without pay amid DHS lapse
- ⚡ ISO-NE's new CEO faces winter stress test
- ⚖️ Judge ends Vermont activist's deportation case
- 🚆 MBTA Names 3 Finalists for Commuter Rail Contract
- 🚨 2 Killed in Pawtucket Hockey Rink Shooting
- 🔌 New England states advance plug-in solar bills
- 🚨 Vermont asylum seeker detained by ICE
- ⚡ New England's largest battery storage opens in Maine
- 🚗 Hartford moves to end ICE parking contract
- 🌧️ New England flood outlook updated
- 🏫 NH school budgets face override votes
- 🦞 Right whale rules debate continues
- 🚨 Protesters arrested at Collins’ Portland office
- 🚇 MBTA reliability review continues
- 🚧 NH winter road safety focus increases
- ⚡ Maine energy costs remain elevated
- 🏠 Mass. housing shortage debate intensifies
- 🏫 CT weighs school funding formula overhaul
- 🌊 Maine aquaculture expansion draws scrutiny
- 🚆 NEC work triggers CT rail schedule shift
- 🏛️ Mass. Senate advances tax relief tools
- 🏥 Nurses approve contracts at NE hospitals
- 🏠 Seacoast home prices top $1M median
- 👮 Another NH police department joins ICE program
- 🏛️ Rockingham County shelves ICE jail deal
- 🚌 CT districts face driver shortage
- 🏠 NH housing permits fall again
- 🦞 Maine lobster prices dip this winter
- 🚇 MBTA warns of looming budget gap
- 🍎 Apple ends legacy HomeKit support today
- 🍁 Vermont maple tapping delayed by deep freeze
- 🧊 NH warns of rising “vertical ice” dangers
- ⚓ Search suspended after Gloucester boat sinks
- 🏨 NH inns see drop in Canadian visitors
- 🚨 Winter storms still disrupting New England travel
- 🌬️ Offshore wind seen as grid buffer in New England
- ⛷️ Connecticut tied athletes shine at 2026 Winter Games
- ❄️ Arctic blast grips New England hard
- 🏥 Mass. hospitals warn ER crowding persists
- ⚡ ISO-New England flags tight summer grid
- ⚖️ Courts weigh ICE access to local jails
- 🌊 Trump reopens protected waters to fishing
- ⚖️ GOP-only governors meeting splits New England
- 🚆 Mansfield train derailment cleanup continues
- 🏫 US drops DEI funding threat in NH
- 🎓 Students across NE walk out over ICE
- 🔥 Maine homes move away from oil heat
- 📺 Former Rhode Island anchor joins Connecticut’s Fox61
- 💘 Travel + Leisure names New England’s most romantic spots
- 🌌 Northern lights may be visible in parts of New England
- ❄️ Rhode Island’s last ski area faces existential threat
- ⚖️ Federal judge curbs ICE courthouse arrests in Connecticut
- 🚑 Maine EMS agencies warn of growing response delays
- 🕵️ Massachusetts AG opens probe into private detention transport firms
- ⚖️ NH Supreme Court hears challenge to expanded ICE courthouse arrests
- 🚨 Multi-state vape shop burglary ring tied to suspects in MA, RI, CT
- 🏭 State agency knew of ICE Merrimack plans
- 🏫 Portsmouth HS students walk out over ICE
- 🛂 ICE activity draws scrutiny
- 🦞 Maine fisheries face disruptions
- 🏥 NE hospitals flag staffing strain
- 🚇 MBTA warns of new delays
- ❄️ New storm targets New England
- 🔥 Gas Explosion, Major Fire in Nashua, NH
- 💼 Senior care pay ticks up
- 👮 ICE arrests surge in Maine
- 🏈 CT football alliance expands
- 🌱 CT seeks new power contracts
- ⚡ ISO-New England issues grid alert
- 🚔 Maine police review crowd tactics
- 🚨 CT National Guard activated for storms
- 🏥 RI hospitals report RSV spike
- 🏠 Boston condo prices dip despite tight supply
- ⚖️ Mass. judge blocks ICE access to records