On a map, New England (and especially so Maine) is hundreds of miles farther east than other Eastern Standard Time cities, which is why it currently gets darker earlier in Boston than it does in ...

But there are other oddities in the United States map of time zones. In Indiana, for example, you can drive from Central to Eastern and then back to Central without ever leaving the state. Time ...

By J.D. Capelouto Statehouse Correspondent BOSTON — Shifting all of Massachusetts to follow the Atlantic Time Zone year-round could result in a better economy, less crime and a healthier work… ...

BOSTON — A report that extols the virtues of switching Massachusetts’ time zone — and warns of some potential pitfalls — will be forwarded to lawmakers after being approved by a special ...

What seems like an innocent enough question elicits strong reactions among Maine’s people. The problem might be in the way the question has been phrased. Much of the media coverage and ensuing ...

Shifting to Atlantic Time and never changing back would make summertime daylight saving hours permanent. Rep. Filippi made a public health case for his bill at a hearing this week.

Massachusetts is considering whether to leap ahead into the Atlantic Time Zone – eliminating the practice of setting clocks forward and back. Darkness arrives early in New England, which sits on ...

If successful, and if other states from New York north go along, Connecticut would use Atlantic Standard Time instead, and do away with Daylight Saving Time in the process.