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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine environmental officials said the state’s ban on polystyrene foam disposable food containers will take effect on July 1. The banRead More

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — This school year, 60% of Providence students were chronically absent, according to data reviewed by WPRI-TV. Absenteeism skyrocketed in the Rhode IslandRead More

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s human services department said Thursday it’s evaluating child safety policies in the state in the wake of four deaths ofRead More

NEWPORT, Vt. (AP) — A judge has reaffirmed her ruling that a businessman violated Vermont’s emergency mask mandate when he refused to wear a maskRead More

WEST GREENWICH, R.I. (WHDH) — Police in Rhode Island are investigating the shooting of an 18-year-old man by an off-duty Pawtucket officer, West Greenwich ChiefRead More

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — An exclusive Rhode Island beach club tied to Democratic U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has broken its silence to defend itself fromRead More

A group of quick-thinking men rescued a deer in distress from Newport Harbor on Tuesday afternoon. They say they spotted the animal in the waterRead More

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — County commissioners agreed with the sheriff’s recommendation to fire the administrator of a jail that dealt with one of the state’sRead More

BELFAST, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine are investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy who died after a family member brought him to aRead More

HOPKINTON, R.I. (AP) — Two people died in a late night fire at a Hopkinton home, authorities said. The fire was reported just before midnightRead More