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Sore-Loser Canadians Challenge New Hampshire Lobster Roll Record on Fishy Technicality

Matthew McDonald

A restaurant in Portsmouth, New Hampshire created a lobster toll 159 feet 6 inches long, shattering the previous record of 120 feet set in Prince Edward Island. But the Canadians are claiming their record was set with a continuous piece of bread — and they decline to describe how it's possible to bake such a continuous piece of bread.

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Tick Numbers Way Up Across New England

Matthew McDonald

A big increase in acorns two years ago led to an increase in mice, which led to an increase in ticks, including the black-legged kind that carry Lyme disease. Higher humidity is also a factor.

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