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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown University will no longer require applicants to submit SAT essay scores or ACT writing scores when applying for admission. TheRead More

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The city of Burlington says Lake Champlain beaches remain open after tests show bacteria levels are normal following the release ofRead More

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — A 23-year-old woman already charged with assisting in the killings of a Connecticut couple and their adult son in whatRead More

ALFRED, Maine (AP) — A Maine man convicted of murdering his grandmother and setting fire to her house is requesting a lighter sentence, with hisRead More

AUBURN, Maine (AP) — A police department in Maine is going to start shaming shoplifters by posting mug shots online to deal with an “out-of-control”Read More

PASSADUMAKEAG, Maine (AP) — Maine officials say a pilot glided to a river landing when his plane’s engine seized up mid-flight. The unidentified pilot walkedRead More

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Hartford place have announced arrests in two unrelated homicides earlier this year. Police said Wednesday that 42-year-old Damond Bester, of Bloomfield,Read More

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A union says 1,800 nurses at Vermont’s largest medical center are on strike following unsuccessful contract negotiations. The Vermont Federation ofRead More

KILLINGWORTH, Conn. (AP) — A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to a bank robbery in Connecticut. The U.S. Attorney’s office says 39-year-old Lavon Young,Read More

HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — Police have arrested two people in connection with the fatal shooting of a teenager near a recreational trail in Connecticut. HamdenRead More