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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — The University of Rhode Island plans to give away hundreds of thousands of seed packets throughout the Northeast. URI’s cooperativeRead More

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is going to be offering free clinics to help people learn how to ice fish.Read More

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The mayor of Vermont’s biggest city said a national search for a new police chief will start next month. The cityRead More

A Rhode Island environmental police officer was injured on Friday after stepping on a “booby trap” that someone left near an illegal and baited treeRead More

WATERVILLE, Maine (WHDH) — A school bus driver in Maine helped children get in the holiday spirit by blasting Christmas music during the morning pick-upRead More

BOWDOIN, Maine (AP) — A Maine school bus driver and student saved an 80-year-old man trapped in a ditch under an overturned mower. Connie LailerRead More

Police in Vermont are reminding drivers that Santa is always watching. The Chester Police Department set up a speed radar that lets drivers know ifRead More

ANSONIA, Conn. (AP/WHDH) — The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward to any person who provides information that directly leads to the recovery of aRead More

MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — More than 4,800 bags of fentanyl were seized from a car during a traffic stop Thursday in Connecticut, police said. HartfordRead More

A 66-year-old man fatally shot a housing worker and critically wounded two other people before turning the gun on himself Thursday morning during an attackRead More