BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (AP) — Republican state Sen. Jessica de la Cruz has ended her bid for Congress just about a month after formally launching her campaign. “While I was encouraged by the strong grassroots support my campaign received, right now, the best place for me to fight for Rhode Islanders is in the state Senate,” […]
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Editorial Roundup: New England
Bangor Daily News. April 14, 2022. Editorial: Rick Lawrence makes welcome history as 1st Black justice confirmed to Maine high court Supremely qualified people keep making history. This week, the Maine Senate confirmed Judge Rick Lawrence to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Last week, the U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. […]
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Rhode Island US House candidate stays in race despite menacing charge
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island congressional candidate said Thursday he’s staying in the race despite his recent arrest on a menacing charge in Ohio. Michael Neary, 28, is among a large field of candidates seeking the Democratic nomination in Rhode Island’s 2nd congressional district following incumbent Democrat Jim Langevin’s announcement in January that he’s retiring. […]
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Feds boost New England fishing monitoring coverage to 100%
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government has approved a proposal to increase at-sea monitoring of some commercial fishing trips to 100%. At-sea monitors are workers who collect data on board commercial fishing boats to help inform regulations and management of species. The government approved the new, higher percentage of trip cover on Tuesday, said […]
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Pan Mass Challenge to add inaugural off-road charity ride
BOSTON (AP) — The Pan Mass Challenge is going off road. The nation’s largest single-event athletic fundraiser, whose annual cross-state bike ride has raised money for cancer treatment and research since its founding in 1980, is adding a one-day, off-road gravel ride in Massachusetts’ Berkshires this fall. Dubbed PMC Unpaved, it will bring together new […]
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Police investigate suspicious death in Morristown
MORRISTOWN, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police are investigating the suspicious death of a man whose body was found on the side of the road in Morristown on Tuesday. A person of interest has been detained pending further investigation, police said. A passerby called 911 around 10:20 a.m. to report finding a man who appeared […]