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New England governors to focus on energy at annual conference

Written by Matt Murphy and Michael Norton STATE HOUSE — As Gov. Charlie Baker prepares to travel to Canada next week to meet with his fellow New England governors, a new report commissioned by business groups suggests that the region will face substantially higher energy costs and lose 52,000 private

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Kevin Bacon to perform on stage in ‘Rear Window’ in Hartford this fall

Written by Mark Kennedy NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Bacon will star in a stage adaptation of the story that inspired Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic film "Rear Window."

Massachusetts

Lobster population shifting north to cooler water

Written by Patrick Whittle PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The lobster population has crashed to the lowest levels on record in southern New England while climbing to heights never before seen in the cold waters off Maine and other northern reaches — a geographic shift that scientists attribute in large part to the

Maine

Teachers unions protest GOP hopefuls outside event

LONDONDERRY, N.H. (AP) — The latest from the New Hampshire Education Summit, where six Republican presidential contenders are scheduled to answer questions about their views on K-12 public education in interviews with advocate Campbell Brown. 4:16 p.m.

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Connecticut’s top court overturns state death penalty law

Written by Pat Eaton-Robb HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's highest court on Thursday overturned the death penalty in the state, saying it's unconstitutional.

New England

Connecticut-based GE selling health care finance unit, loans to Capital One

General Electric is selling its health care lending unit and related loans to Capital One for roughly $9 billion as it shrinks its GE Capital finance business. GE announced in April that it would sell most of the assets in the GE Capital subsidiary as it focuses on industrial businesses

Connecticut

Officials: Connecticut is most expensive place to die in US

BY DAVE COLLINS HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Celebrities and business tycoons with multimillion-dollar estates in Connecticut are getting some unwelcome news: Their state has become the most expensive place to die in the U.S. because of hefty new fees for settling estates, according to state officials.