Regional

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Education officials are planning to honor teachers in Providence as part of the next installment of the city’s public art event,Read More

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Actor Patrick Dempsey is back in his home state of Maine for an annual bike-and-run fundraiser to support a cancer center.Read More

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Domestic violence organizations across Connecticut are planning to hold walks to raise both awareness and the funds needed to provide servicesRead More

ACTON, Maine (AP) — The devastating toll of ticks on New England’s moose herd has caused the region’s population to shrink, and experts worry itRead More

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Thirty days after a government civil rights agency accused Vermont’s largest hospital of forcing a nurse to participate in an abortionRead More

FARMINGTON, Maine (AP) — A leaking gas line allowed hundreds of gallons of propane to escape before a powerful explosion leveled a building, killing aRead More

FARMINGTON, Maine (AP) — Investigators say a leak in a propane line caused a deadly explosion in Farmington, Maine. The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office saidRead More

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government is shutting down recreational cod fishing in a key fishing area off New England for several months. TheRead More

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Several models and actresses have sued a Rhode Island strip club they say used their images in social media and advertisingRead More

CASTINE, Maine (AP) — A referee who was hit in the face by a cannon blast during a Maine Maritime Academy football game is recoveringRead More