A government-run drag queen dance party for high school kids has set off outrage among parents in an affluent seacoast New England community. Newburyport Mayor Sean Reardon did not return phone calls from the Epoch Times about the event titled “Over the Rainbow.” However, Reardon tweeted on Friday that “the event has been grossly mischaracterized…

A convoy of New England truckers was met with cheers from crowded overpasses stretching from Maine to Connecticut as they kicked off the Northeast trek of a national truck convoy headed to the Washington D.C. area to protest against COVID-19 mandates and other government directives. The Northeast convoy began its journey at 7 a.m. on…

DALLAS—Hundreds of flights were canceled Wednesday at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as parts of Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas braced for an ice storm making its way into the Southern Plains. More than half an inch of ice could accumulate in parts of the Ozarks through Friday morning, the National Weather Service said. Airlines had canceled…

In a Jan. 19 hearing of the House Energy Subcommittee, representatives questioned two Biden administration appointees on U.S. pipeline infrastructure, energy prices, and a rumored ban on exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The hearing was occasioned by Subcommittee Chair Bobby Rush’s (D-Ill.) proposed legislation, H.R. 6084, the “Energy Product Reliability Act.” That measure would…

This article is the first in a series on the underreported costs of solar power. American farmers express concerns about being crowded off of their property, the potentially permanent loss of good agricultural soil, and the feasibility of combining large solar installations with farmland or pollinator habitats, among other topics. “It’s very frustrating to try…

BOSTON—One of the first coins minted in Colonial New England, which was recently found among other coins in a candy tin, has sold at auction for more than $350,000, more than it was expected to get, the auctioneer said Friday. The one shilling silver coin made in Boston in 1652—considered the finest example of just…

Sometime in the first half Sunday night, Tom Brady should add another record to his already impressive haul of them. It couldn’t come in a more appropriate location. With 68 yards passing in his return to New England, Brady will surpass Drew Brees’ mark of 80,358 yards that stands as the most ever in the…

New York state and New York City have declared states of emergency ahead of Hurricane Henri, likely the first hurricane in 30 years in New England. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Saturday that the city has been placed in a state of emergency. He urged the residents to minimize activity on Sunday….

FALMOUTH, Maine—A storm lashed parts of New England on Saturday with heavy rain, snow, and wind, leading to power outages and slick roads. More than 15,000 homes and businesses were without electricity in Vermont, the hardest-hit state, but outages were reported across the region, officials said. “The snow is wet, heavy, and slippery, which makes…