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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed an order Thursday banning gatherings of 250 people or more to slow the spread of theRead More

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Two more people in Maine have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the state’s number of cases to three, theRead More

ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine is now making medication-assisted treatment available for inmates struggling with opioid addiction at any of the state’s adult correction facilities.Read More

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The second person to be diagnosed with COVID-19 in the state is in critical condition at the University of Vermont MedicalRead More

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A woman in her 50s in Androscoggin County is the first person in Maine to test positive for the coronavirus, Gov.Read More

MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — A fourth person in Connecticut has tested positive for the new coronavirus, Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday as more schools aroundRead More

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A 51-year-old man pulling a cart full of groceries across a Providence street has been struck and killed by a vehicle,Read More

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Employees making minimum wage in Rhode Island can expect to receive an additional $1 per hour. Gov. Gina Raimondo signed aRead More

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Two more Rhode Island residents have tested positive for the new coronavirus, state health officials say. The new cases announced TuesdayRead More

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s governor declared both a public health and civil preparedness emergency Tuesday in response to the coronavirus, similar to actions takenRead More