Fraud prompts Vermont to disable online unemployment filing

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A spike in fraudulent unemployment claims has prompted the Vermont Department of Labor to stop accepting first-time unemployment claims that areRead More

CT museums sign on to plan letting kids in free this summer

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Several of Connecticut’s best known museums have signed on to a proposal by Gov. Ned Lamont designed to combat some ofRead More

Court rejects appeal by man who killed wife with shotgun

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The state supreme court has upheld the murder conviction and 40-year sentence for man who killed his wife with a shotgunRead More

State, colleges partner to get students, staff vaccinated

The Rhode Island Department of Health is partnering with nine colleges and universities across the state to make getting a coronavirus vaccine as easy asRead More

Vermont town agrees to pay $137K to Black former lawmaker, family

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The town of Bennington has agreed to pay the family of a Black former state lawmaker $137,000 and to issue aRead More

Nurses at Maine’s largest hospital vote to unionize

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Nurses at Maine’s largest hospital voted to form a union, meaning about 2,000 nurses will be represented by the Maine StateRead More

‘Irritant complaints’ at RI medical supply company sends 20 employees to local hospitals

Twenty employees at a Rhode Island medical supply company were transported to area hospitals for “irritant complaints.” Emergency crews from both Rhode Island and MassachusettsRead More

At least 10 employees hospitalized for ‘irritant complaints’ at RI medical supply company

At least 10 employees at a Rhode Island medical supply company have been transported to an area hospital for “irritant complaints.” Emergency crews from bothRead More

‘He inspires them’: CT pup teaches school kids about inclusivity

(WHDH) — A dog in Connecticut is helping to spread a message of inclusion. Piglet, a dachshund-chihuahua mix is both blind and deaf but thatRead More

Police arrest man accused of stealing car with toddler in back seat in RI

Police have arrested a man they say stole a car with a 2-year-old girl sitting in the back seat in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, on Wednesday.Read More