Regional

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A pair of groups says it expects to remove about 5,000 pounds of lost and abandoned fishing gear from New EnglandRead More

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — With no computer or internet at home, Raegan Byrd’s homework assignments present a nightly challenge: How much can she get doneRead More

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine could join 17 states that ban kids from the tanning bed. The Senate sent the bill to the Democratic governor’sRead More

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont county prosecutor is dropping three violent crime cases that involve an insanity defense, saying the state doesn’t have sufficientRead More

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont town has approved exterior design plans for a liquor distillery and tasting room to be located in a formerRead More

BRISTOL, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island library says it will go forward with a Drag Queen Story Hour after an earlier decision to cancelRead More

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An attorney says a jury is in place for the trial of a man charged in a Maine sheriff deputy’s death.Read More

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee has a new home and has changed his political affiliation for the fourth time. Chafee tells TheRead More

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The founder of the Vermont College of Fine Arts is planning to step down so he can focus on writing andRead More

WEST DOVER, Vt. (AP) — Firefighters say it’s too early to know the cause of a blaze that ripped through the operations building at Vermont’sRead More