Regional

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An invasive insect that can cause damage to native trees and agricultural crops was found in Rhode Island for the firstRead More

POLAND, Maine (AP) — A man and a boy suffered suffered serious burns when something exploded next to a campfire in Poland, firefighters said Friday.Read More

SOUTH THOMASTON, Maine (AP) — A Maine town is offering $200 to entice residents to become fully vaccinated — doubling the president’s recommendation for financialRead More

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, canceled last year and postponed this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been rescheduled forRead More

RICHMOND, R.I. (AP) — A Hopkinton man has been charged in connection with a traffic crash last month that killed a well-known Rhode Island civilRead More

HARTFORD, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police detectives are investigating the fatal shooting by a Hartford police officer of a man who was said toRead More

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — A man was committed to 120 years in a state psychiatric hospital for stabbing his grandparents to death in theirRead More

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) — Two men have sued a Rhode Island mayor they allege violated their First Amendment rights by deleting critical posts they madeRead More

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — The Maine Center for Disease Control is trying to determine if four cases of Legionnaires’ disease are connected in the BangorRead More

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut public health officials plan to visit every nursing home to check on the number of employees who’ve been vaccinated forRead More