With so many ski areas in New England, Bostonians don’t have to travel too far to hit the slopes. Here are some expert tips on finding the best snow cover, staying safe on the slopes, buying gear and picking passes.

Tripadvisor recently released its Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Destination Awards and Boston and Portland, Maine ranked among the 10 best food destinations in the U.S. Boston ranked No. 6 and Portland ranked No. 8.

Sports fans from all over Maine, will be tuning in Saturday to see the nation's hottest college basketball team, led by Mainer Cooper Flagg.

Residential, "behind-the-meter" solar, like panels found on rooftops, commercial buildings, and in parking lots, helped keep energy demand low during the day in spring and summer.

While New England cottontails (Sylvilagus transitionalis) are our only native rabbit, identification can be tricky in the field because the eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) has moved in and is almost identical in appearance to the New England cottontail.

Several inches of fresh snow are covering parts of New Hampshire and Vermont and weather doesn't turn too cold until Monday.

This past season, over half of America’s seaweed was grown in Maine. In the last five years, kelp production in Maine has grown by 56 percent. Kelp aquaculture in other New England states is still in the early stages, but business is also growing rapidly in places like Cape Cod, coastal New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island.

BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population worldwide, have gathered in an area off the coast of New England. A aerial survey team from the New England Aquarium spotted the whales this week along a 10-mile stretch off the western edge of Jeffreys Ledge.

Land for Maine’s Future is helping Mainers conserve valuable land while increasing access for recreation, farming, fishing and forestry.

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