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It's been billed as a way to bring clean electricity to New Yorkers, but a new study of the Champlain Hudson Power Express claims the project could also have huge economic benefits.

The Great Illusion of Gettysburg : How a re-creation of its most famous battle helped erase the meaning of the Civil War "No person should die without seeing this cyclorama," declared a Boston man in 1885.

In the aftermath of the report describing appalling practices at the Niagara County SPCA , leaders in the city of Niagara Falls have come together on an agreement to help coax positive change for the animals under care at the facility.

CooCoo a new application that predicts MBTA commuter rail and bus times on the iPhone and Android.

Patricia Kennedy Lawford was the sixth in line of the nine Kennedy children of Joseph Patrick Kennedy and Rose Kennedy.

Creating jobs and building a stronger economy-that was the Obama Administration's rationale last month for expediting an environmental review for the proposed Northeast Corridor high-speed rail between Boston, New York, and Washington.

New York is going mano a mano with New England on Sunday. Both regions have long been mired in intense sports rivalries.

About a year-and-a-half ago, I went through a devastating breakup and, soon after, began a love affair with perhaps the strangest hobby an ex-yeshiva girl could imagine: Sacred Harp singing.

Metro Bus riders from the Southtowns gave Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority officials an earful Thursday night, charging that they are being shortchanged by the authority's plans to reduce bus service in their communities to help close a $15 million budget gap.

Sure, there's always beer around during the Super Bowl. And there's nothing wrong with a nice cold one, but what if you have slightly higher stakes in the matter? Say, if you're actually from New England or New York.

From U.S. Rep. Barney Frank to police titan William J. "Bill" Bratton to international transit guru Robert Kiley, White's team was a breeding ground for future power players in Boston and beyond.

The Metro reports on the imminent arrival of a Web site that will let you take pictures of people on the T, then post them for everybody's sober assessments.

As we count day the days until the Giants face the Patriots in the super, GMen Hq will be profiling aA uniqueA battle of the twoA cities: New York versus Boston .

A cold front moving in could drop an inch or two of snow this afternoon, said Tom Paone, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

Bad blood between New York and Boston runs deep through the ages, separating brother from brother, co-worker from co-worker and husband from wife.

You've just turned 24, won a Rugby World Cup, are young enough to play in a couple more, and cemented a place in New Zealand rugby history.

If I could only count the number of old ladies I have whacked with my gigantic backpack as I made my way around the streets of New York.

In which city are you most likely to get a rude reception from locals? Travel & Leisure readers have crowned America's capital of crabbiness.

How Sunday's NFL Cities Became Champs Favorable property taxes were game changers for New York, San Francisco and Boston.

Hundreds of people turned out yesterday to kick off the second annual Staten Island Slim Down, an effort to get healthy - and do it together.