‘You’re nothing without your employees’: Diner owners in RI surprise staff with bonuses
The owners of a restaurant in Rhode Island called a staff meeting to surprise their employees with bonuses. Ernie Nardolillo, one of the owners ofRead More
Water rights activists worry about sale of Poland Spring
FRYEBURG, Maine (AP) — Water rights activists on Saturday decried the potential sale of bottled water brand Poland Spring, saying the buyer identified in newsRead More
Maine governor wants you to give ice fishing a try
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills wants residents to get outdoors and give ice fishing a try during the winter vacation week forRead More
Fire destroys part of Paul Newman’s camp for ill children
A fire on Friday evening destroyed a large section of Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for seriously ill children in Connecticut. Jimmy Canton, theRead More
S. Prestley Blake, co-founder of Friendly’s, dead at 106
SOMERS, Conn. (AP) — S. Prestley Blake, the co-founder of the Friendly’s restaurant chain that he started with his brother Curtis in 1935, has died.Read More
Nursing instructor, husband killed in home invasion in Maine
A nursing instructor and her husband were killed during a home invasion early Friday, and the suspect was arrested in the home, police said. TroyRead More
Providence College responds to rise in COVID-19 cases
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence College is temporarily restricting student movement in response to a recent increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases on campus. Students whoRead More
Men charged with killing of Mass. man found in burning car
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two arrests have been made in the abduction and slaying of a Massachusetts man whose body was found inside a burningRead More
School meeting hacked with racial epithet, obscene video
YARMOUTH, Maine (AP) — School officials are working with law enforcement to identify hackers who interrupted a Zoom school committee meeting with a racial epithetRead More
Police: MIT graduate student is ‘person of interest’ in death of Yale graduate student
(CNN) — New Haven police are looking for an MIT graduate student as a “person of interest” in their investigation into the killing of a YaleRead More