Maine rep joins push to strengthen ties with Iceland

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A member of the Maine congressional delegation is joining with colleagues to try to encourage more trade with Iceland. Democratic Rep.Read More

Vermont orchestra fighting stigma of mental illness marks 10 years

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A classical music organization started in Vermont for musicians with mental illnesses and the people who support them is celebrating itsRead More

‘Divine intervention’: Maine man carrying own severed arm is saved

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A man who stumbled along a street while carrying his own severed arm was saved by two public workers who sawRead More

Parents help young girl without hair participate in ‘Crazy Hair Day’ by bedazzling her head

Some creative parents in Westerly, Rhode Island helped their young daughter, who is bald, participate in her school’s “Crazy Hair Day” earlier this week byRead More

2nd top Rhode Island health official announces resignation

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Just days after the director of Rhode Island’s Department of Health announced her resignation, the agency’s deputy director announced that heRead More

US fugitive who faked death, skipped UK court date arrested

A Rhode Island man who authorities say fled the U.S. and faked his death to evade prosecution for rape and financial fraud has been arrested after skippingRead More

Inmate wants permission for hairstyle based on his religion

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An inmate at the Adult Correctional Institutions is suing the state Department of Corrections because it has sanctioned him for hisRead More

Vermont judge dismisses old sex assault case after death of suspect

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont judge has dismissed a decades-old sexual assault case against a Florida man nearly a month after the suspect diedRead More

Reward offered for suspect in mail carrier assault in RI

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a man suspected of takingRead More

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Waters off New England hit record fall temperature in ’21

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A body of water off New England and Canada had its warmest fall surface temperatures on record last year, a MaineRead More