Beyond Normal

Hundreds of visitors flock to Old Orchard Beach on one of the few sunny days in early July. HospitalityMaine Interim Executive Director Becky Jacobson says coastal towns across Maine saw a slow start to the summer, but things appear to have bounced back.

Maine's beach towns see slow start to summer, but hope for sunny skies ahead

Caty DuDevoir

Every summer, nearly five million tourists pack the sandy beaches of Old Orchard Beach. But this summer got off to a rocky start.

How some businesses in NH’s tourism-reliant regions are coping with this summer’s rains

Kate Dario

Rentals for some outdoor recreation spots are down, but some indoor retailers have seen an uptick in customers.

A garage off Hockanum Road in the Northampton Meadows on the morning of July 12, 2023.

'Staggering': Damage assessments ongoing after western Massachusetts floods

Adam Frenier

Jo Comerford, a state senator from Northampton, said officials knows of 75 farms, affecting about 2,000 acres, affected by the flooding. "We expect that to rise," she said.

This week's flooding caused significant crop loss for some NH farmers

Kate Dario

Several producers in southwestern New Hampshire saw their crops submerged under multiple feet of water.

Glastonbury farmer Tony Botticello looks out toward his fields along the Connecticut River. Heavy rains in Vermont have caused flooding all along the river's course. Hundreds of acres of his land are underwater, and those crops are ruined.

Connecticut River flooding destroys farms, just as harvest season begins. ‘What am I going to do?’

Patrick Skahill

Farmers along the Connecticut River are experiencing significant losses from recent flooding. The river, the longest in New England, is filled with floodwater from storms that hit Vermont with heavy rainfall and catastrophic damage.