FALMOUTH, Mass. — The vote comes after residents have complained of health issues. If approved, Falmouth would become the first town in the country to tear down its turbines.

BOSTON — The size of the proposed cuts have been known for weeks, but are now open for public comment until April 15. The 2013 fishing season starts May 1.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Massachusetts’ third largest housing authority says the full smoking ban is effective Saturday.

BOSTON — State wildlife officials and volunteers will be conducting a bald eagle count in early April to try to locate new nests.

BOSTON — The bipartisan amendment sets aside funds in the 2014 budget to aid fishermen across the Northeast region.

NEWBURY, Mass. — After the last storm, 10 Plum Island homeowners agreed to spend $40,000 each on beach armoring — a process the state says is illegal.

BOURNE, Mass. — The Coast Guard says about 350 gallons of gear oil was spilled when a tug boat ran aground in Buzzards Bay near the mouth of the Cape Cod Canal.

NEWBURY, Mass. — The last storm to tear through the state sent two Plum Island homes into the ocean and forced the bulldozing of a third. Inspectors say another 40 are at risk after years of erosion have put them on the water’s edge.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Massachusetts officials are pledging support for a New Bedford port project the city hopes will attract offshore wind developers.

MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. — The president of a company expected to supply steel for Cape Wind’s offshore turbines is doubting the project’s commitment to domestic wind production.

WASHINGTON — Two years after the nuclear crisis in Japan, the top U.S. regulator says American nuclear power plants are safer than ever, though not trouble-free. A watchdog group calls that assessment overly rosy.

BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Vermont and New Hampshire health departments are warning people to check for gasoline smells in some 3- and 5-gallon water jugs.

BOSTON — The emerald ash borer, a Chinese beetle, has killed millions of ash trees nationwide.

GLOUCESTER, Mass. — In May, New England’s fishermen will again see a cut to the number of fish they can catch, this time so deeply that the historic industry’s existence is threatened.