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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has issued 192 pardons to people convicted of minor marijuana violations before the state decriminalized the possessionRead More

NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine (AP) — A member of a nearly extinct religious society has died, leaving just two Shakers in the nation. Sister Frances CarrRead More

MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — Police say a Meriden woman is facing charges after her wet and cold 7-year-old son was found wandering alone. Police Sgt.Read More

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democrat Maggie Hassan has been sworn in as a U.S. senator, becoming only the second woman to serve as a state’sRead More

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) — A round-the-clock state and federal manhunt is underway for an inmate who escaped from a Rhode Island detention center. TheRead More

PHIPPSBURG, Maine (AP) — Police say a man who threatened to kill his sister and mother with a gun has been arrested in Phippsburg, Maine,Read More

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — In his final days as the state’s chief executive, Gov. Peter Shumlin is expected to issue pardons to residents convicted ofRead More

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) — Two corrections officers have been placed on leave as authorities investigate an inmate’s escape from a Rhode Island detention center.Read More

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (AP) — Authorities in Southington have been unable to determine what caused a loud noise that prompted dozens of people to call police.Read More

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) — Two corrections officers have been placed on leave as authorities investigate an inmate’s escape from a Rhode Island detention center.Read More