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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

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont city council has voted to guarantee local law enforcement cannot report a person’s citizenship status to federal immigration agents.Read More

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A second member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club has been charged in connection with an altercation at a Rhode IslandRead More

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The state of Vermont is suing a data broker that it says uses facial recognition technology to map the faces ofRead More

JOHNSTON, R.I. (AP) — Market Basket, the Massachusetts-based supermarket chain that made national news in 2014 when nonunion workers walked off the job and customersRead More

MADISON, Maine (AP) — A Maine man has been charged with setting a house on fire the day after his mother sold it to aRead More

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut woman accused of starting an apartment building fire that left a man dead and dozens of residents injured sparkedRead More

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — An 18-year-old man accused of being in a car during a drive-by shooting in Maine that injured a 7-year-old girl wasRead More