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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Providence, Rhode Island city employee who says she was compelled to resign from her previous position after years of reportingRead More

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island developer’s plan to build a $100 million mixed-use project at the site of the now-closed Newport Grand slotsRead More

BROWNFIELD, Maine (AP) — Police say a man is in custody following an eight-hour standoff in the town of Brownfield, Maine. Officials say there wasRead More

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Officials say a possible malware attack on a Rhode Island school system’s computers has been stymied and it does not appearRead More

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Endangered piping plovers have fledged 165 chicks so far this summer for a new record in Maine. The Maine Audubon reportsRead More

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Police say a motorcycle rider killed in a crash in Bangor, Maine, was a corrections officer at the Penobscot County Jail.Read More

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man charged with killing his ex-wife has been found dead after a standoff with police. Authorities say 75-year-old JamesRead More

RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont city’s plan to save some of the ash trees after the invasive emerald ash borer was found in theRead More

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Department for Children and Families is opposing proposed changes to the federal food stamp program that it says couldRead More

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The state supreme court has upheld aggravated assault and attempted kidnapping convictions against a Maine man who used a stun gunRead More