Maine town manager is fired for touting ‘white civil rights’

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – A northern Maine town manager who espoused white separatist views was fired on Tuesday and said he was getting $30,000 forRead More

Driver following GPS plunges vehicle into Lake Champlain

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Divers have removed an SUV that sank to the bottom of Lake Champlain when a motorist drove onto the frozen lakeRead More

Officials set to meet with pro-segregation town manager

JACKMAN, Maine (AP) — Officials in a rural Maine community are planning to meet with their town manager, who has publicly espoused white separatist views.Read More

Study: Conservation has helped lobsters as oceans warm

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Scientists who study the warming of the ocean say in a new study that conservation practices have allowed northern New England’sRead More

Maine woman ready to give birth dies in crash on way to hospital

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine say a pregnant woman was driving to the hospital to give birth when she lost control of herRead More

Vermont governor signs pot bill with ‘mixed emotions’

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Gov. Phil Scott on Monday privately signed Vermont’s marijuana bill into law, making the state the first in the country toRead More

Man charged with trying to meet minor from online website

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (AP) — A former custodian at a Massachusetts middle school has been charged with attempting to meet in Connecticut who he thought wasRead More

Police: Connecticut man shot neighbor’s ‘annoying’ cat

OXFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man police say fatally shot his neighbor’s cat has been charged with animal cruelty. State police say 48-year-old CraigRead More

Girl bitten on finger by rodent at Connecticut zoo

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A small child visiting a Connecticut zoo has been bitten on the finger by a rodent native to South America. LisaRead More

Man arrested after shootout on Providence street

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Providence man is under arrest in connection with what police say was a shootout on a city street. Police sayRead More