The 2021-2022 ski season was record-breaking in the total number of skier visits to resorts around the country, the National Ski Areas Association announced Friday. The national figure of 61 million skier visits was up 3.5% from the previous season, according to the trade group based in Colorado. “This record visitation signals that the U.S. […]
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Starbucks in Maine is first in state to announce union plan
BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — Workers at a Starbucks store in Maine became the first in the state to announce their intent to unionize on Friday. The six employees at the Biddeford store joined workers at dozens of Starbucks locations around the country who have sought to unionize. The employees filed an election petition with the National […]
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Vermont Legislature adjourns after passing $8 billion budget
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Legislature has adjourned after passing a more than $8 billion budget in a session marked by remote legislating and hundreds of millions of dollars in federal pandemic relief funds. The session came to a close Thursday evening with leaders in the Democrat-controlled legislature and Republican Gov. Phil Scott acknowledging […]
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Former Massachusetts teacher convicted of raping 5th-grade student years ago
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A former elementary school music teacher charged with raping a fifth-grade student more than a decade ago has been found guilty after a three-day trial, prosecutors said. Stephen Jaszek, 66, of South Hadley, was convicted by a Worcester Superior Court judge in a jury-waived trial on Thursday of five seperate rape […]
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CT selects new top prosecutor after scandal, retirement
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Veteran prosecutor Patrick Griffin was named Connecticut’s new chief state’s attorney Thursday and vowed to repair the office’s reputation after an investigation questioned his predecessor’s integrity. Griffin, a state prosecutor for 27 years including the past six as the top state’s attorney for the New Haven […]
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Two Rhode Island men get life sentences in 2019 shooting death of 17-year-old girl
Two Rhode Island men who pleaded guilty in connection with the 2019 shooting death of a 17-year-old girl have been sent to prison for life, prosecutors said. Quinton St. Pierre, 20, and Craig Robinson, 20, both pleaded guilty recently to second-degree murder and other charges in the December 2019 death of Nyasia Williams-Thomas as she sat […]
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Cops: Vermont man hit teen with truck, dumped him in ravine
GREENSBORO, Vt. (AP) — A 20-year-old Craftsbury man is facing charges of attempted second-degree murder and drunken driving after police say he hit a teenager with his pickup truck and then dumped him over a ravine and into a creek, Vermont State Police said Thursday. The 19-year-old is hospitalized in critical condition, police said. Police […]
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Arcia’s 2-run homer in 9th lifts Braves over Red Sox 5-3
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Making the most of his first start in more than two weeks, Orlando Arcia hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 5-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night. Arcia lined his first homer […]
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Bristol man gets 3 years for cryptocurrency fraud
NEW YORK (AP) – A 25-year-old Rhode Island man who federal prosecutors say defrauded more than 170 people who poured millions of dollars into his cryptocurrency investment business was sentenced in New York City on Wednesday to more than three years in prison and ordered to pay more than $2.8 million in restitution. Jeremy Spence, […]
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Head of Care New England Health System announces retirement
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The head of Rhode Island’s second-largest hospital group announced Wednesday that he will retire early next year. Care New England Health System President and CEO Dr. James Fanale’s announcement comes nearly three months after the state attorney general’s office denied a bid by the organization to merge with Lifespan, the state’s […]
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Man denies killing mother at sea to inherit family’s estate
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — A 28-year-old man who was rescued from a raft off the coast of New England in 2016 after his boat sank pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he killed his mother at sea to inherit the family’s estate. Nathan Carman was arraigned in federal court in […]
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Devers’ slam leads Red Sox, clean-shaven Cora over Braves
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Rafael Devers says five straight losses had driven home the ugly point for the last-place Boston Red Sox: “We haven’t been playing well.” A big hit by Devers helped provide hope the Red Sox can revive their offense and their season. Devers hit his first career […]
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Jarvis, Raanta help Carolina top Bruins for 3-2 series lead
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes swore they’d be fine after losing a two-game lead and momentum in their first-round playoff series. It was just a matter of cutting down on mistakes and staying out of the penalty box. The Hurricanes did exactly that Tuesday night, and it […]
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Man charged with killing mother at sea to inherit estate
By WILSON RING Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A man found floating on a raft off the coast of New England in 2016 after his boat sank was charged in an indictment unsealed Tuesday with killing his mother at sea to inherit the family’s estate. The eight-count indictment released in federal court in Burlington, […]
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Tom Brady to join Fox Sports when playing career ends
NEW YORK (AP) — Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will join Fox Sports as its lead football analyst once his playing career ends, the network said Tuesday. When that actually happens is unclear, because Brady recently changed his mind about retiring and said he plans to continue playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for […]
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Horford, Tatum help Celtics even series with 116-108 victory
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Al Horford has played in more than two dozen postseason series in a 15-year NBA career but rarely has outwardly shown much emotion during all those appearances. That all changed Monday night. The 35-year-old Horford had just capped a 10-0 run by driving down the baseline, […]
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URI establishes scholarship program for Indigenous students
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — The University of Rhode Island has established a scholarship program that this year is helping 15 citizens of the Narragansett Indian Tribe pay for their educations, the university announced Monday. The Narragansett Undergraduate Scholarship stems from a 2017 proposal that the university’s American Indian/Native American Advisory Council submitted to then-President […]
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Haul of Atlantic cod, once abundant, reaches new low
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the oldest fishing industries in the U.S. sank to a new low in catch last year, signaling that efforts to rebuild the fishery still have a long way to go. New England fishermen have caught Atlantic cod for centuries, but catch has dwindled over […]
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Abreu gets 2-run double; White Sox complete sweep over BoSox
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) – Dallas Keuchel halted his three-start losing streak with six solid innings, José Abreu hit a two-run double and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 Sunday for their season-high sixth straight victory. Leury García added an RBI single for the White Sox (14-13), who moved over […]
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How climate scientists keep hope alive as damage worsens
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer In the course of a single year, University of Maine climate scientist Jacquelyn Gill lost both her mother and her stepfather. She struggled with infertility, then during research in the Arctic, she developed embolisms in both lungs, was transferred to an intensive care unit in Siberia and nearly died. […]
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Hurtado scores equalizer, Crew ties 2-2 with Revolution
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Erik Hurtado scored the equalizer for the Columbus Crew in a 2-2 draw with the New England Revolution on Saturday. Hurtado’s tying goal came in the 89th minute for the Crew (3-3-4). Derrick Etienne had an assist on the goal. DeJuan Jones and Adam Buksa scored one goal each for the […]
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Abreu, White Sox top Red Sox 3-1 in 10 for 5th win in row
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — José Abreu hit a go-ahead double in the 10th after the White Sox tied it an inning earlier, helping Chicago beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 Saturday at windy Fenway Park for its fifth straight win. Leury García had two singles and a game-tying sacrifice fly in […]
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Bucks edge Celtics 103-101 after frantic final second
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo found a way to get better shots and recapture his peak form just in time to help the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks regain the lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. But it was the Boston Celtics’ bad timing that made the difference in the […]
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Robert hits 2-run homer, White Sox top slumping Red Sox 4-2
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Luis Robert hit a two-run homer over the Green Monster and Vince Velasquez halted a rough road stretch by pitching five solid innings to lead the Chicago White Sox past the struggling Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory. Tim Anderson had […]
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Red Sox put OF Hernández, LHP Rich Hill on COVID-19 list
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox put center fielder Kiké Hernández and left-handed starter Rich Hill on the COVID-19 injured list before their series opener Friday night against the White Sox at Fenway Park. “They’re going through testing,” manager Alex Cora said. “We’ll get the results, probably, later on. Symptoms-wise, they do have it […]