In an e-mail to supporters this morning, RI’s Rhythm & Roots Festival announced the first round of performers playing the Charlestown event Labor Day Weekend. More artists are expected to be announced at a later date. Headliners Little Feat will be there as part of the “Waiting for Columbus” tour, celebrating the popular 1977 live […]
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Energy secretary visits Connecticut nuclear plant to discuss waste issue
WATERFORD, Conn. (AP) — It is critical to find a solution for storing the nation’s spent nuclear fuel, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Friday during a visit to a nuclear power plant in Connecticut. Granholm was invited to tour Millstone Nuclear Power Station in Waterford by Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, the local congressional […]
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Teen, charged with taking gun to Boston high school, held without bail
BOSTON (AP) — The second of two teenagers charged with taking a loaded gun to a Boston high school this week was ordered held without bail at his arraignment Friday at leas until a hearing to determine whether he is a danger to society. The 17-year-old suspect was held based on a prior open gun […]
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Black Dog Tavern Company becomes signature partner of Beach Road Weekend
The Black Dog Tavern, Co. has signed on to be the official presenting sponsor of the 2022 Beach Road Weekend music festival. The festival will now be known as Beach Road Weekend Presented by The Black Dog. Fans will be able to live #LifeOffTheLeash during three-days of live music from some of the hottest bands in Veteran’s […]
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Concert Photos: Low Cut Connie at the Narrows Center
Low Cut Connie stormed into the Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River Thursday, May 19 for a crowd-pleasing high-energy show. Led by frontman, pianist, and songwriter Adam Weiner, the band is known for their unique brand of over-the-top indie rock. They played a critically acclaimed set at the Newport Folk Festival in 2018 […]
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Concert Review and Photos: The Who rock TD Garden
Leading up to Wednesday’s Who concert at TD Garden, I wondered what kind of show we’d get. Like many, I felt a sense of declining energy from the band on recent tours. It’s somewhat understandable of course, with original members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend well into their 70’s. Well, I’m happy to report, “The […]
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Staircase at Mohegan Bluffs will be closed to the public beginning May 23 due to repairs
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that the Edward S. Payne overlook and Mohegan Bluffs staircase on Block Island will be closed to the public due to repairs on the staircase beginning May 23. DEM says in a press release that it is partnering with the Town of New Shoreham Fire Department […]
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Parents convicted in college scam remain free during appeal
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Two men convicted of buying their kids’ way into top universities will stay out of prison while they appeal their cases in the college admissions bribery scheme, a Boston judge ordered Thursday. Also Thursday, another judge ruled that a woman who worked for the mastermind of the […]
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Dozens of rescuers help save dolphins stranded on Cape Cod
WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — More than 40 people — including marine mammal experts, interns and volunteers — spent several hours battling an incoming tide to help rescue seven dolphins that got stranded in the shallow waters of a Cape Cod river this week. The International Fund for Animal Welfare first got word that the Atlantic […]
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Maine removes LGBTQ teaching video assailed in Republican ad
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Department of Education removed from its website a video containing an LGBTQ lesson plan for kindergarten students that was the subject of a Republican ad targeting Democratic Gov. Janet Mills. The ad, which first aired Wednesday, accused the governor of spending $2.8 million to create “radical school lessons” aimed […]
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Connecticut families can begin applying on June 1 for new child rebate
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Eligible families can begin applying next month for Connecticut’s new one-year child tax rebate program that’s included in the newly revised state budget, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Thursday. Rebates of up to $250 per child are expected to be issued in late August. The rebates will be provided for up to […]
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Rosmarie Trapp, whose family inspired ‘Sound of Music,’ dies
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Rosmarie Trapp, whose Austrian family the von Trapps was made famous in the musical and beloved movie “The Sound of Music,” has died. She died Friday at the age of 93 at a nursing home in Morrisville, Vermont, Trapp Family Lodge announced. Her brother Johannes is president of the Stowe […]
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In 2 states, 1 in 20 residents missed during US head count
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Around 1 in 20 residents in Arkansas and Tennessee were missed during the 2020 census, and four other U.S. states had significant undercounts of their populations which could short-change them of federal funding in the current decade, according to figures from a survey the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday. In Florida, […]
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Tourism officials: NH got a record 4.3M visitors last fall
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire tourism officials say a record 4.3 million visitors came to the state last fall — an increase of 38% from 2019, the last record year. Visitors also spent nearly $2 billion in the state, an increase of 65% from 2019. New Hampshire officials said looking at combining the summer, […]
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Maine moose survey finds record high death rate from ticks
MONSON, Maine (AP) — Infestations of ticks contributed to a record high death rate for young moose tracked by wildlife managers in rural Maine. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife collared 70 moose calves in remote parts of the state last winter and 60 of them had died by the beginning of May, Maine […]
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Native fish returns to Maine lake after two-century absence
CHINA, Maine (AP) — A species of fish has returned to a central Maine lake for the first time in generations. Alewives, a kind of herring, reached China Lake this month, WMTW-TV reported on Wednesday. That hasn’t happened since the Revolutionary War era, the station reported. Alewives return to Maine rivers from the ocean. However, dams […]
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3rd faculty senate rebukes UMS Chancellor Malloy
FARMINGTON, Maine (AP) — Faculty on a third University of Maine System campus gave a vote of no confidence to Chancellor Dannel Malloy. The faculty senate at the University of Maine at Farmington delivered the rebuke Wednesday after the elimination of nine staff positions amid declining enrollment at the campus in the western part of […]
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Lawyer: Victim of Massachusetts fire had sued InfoWars
One of the four people who died in a fire at a Massachusetts apartment building last weekend had filed a defamation lawsuit against right-wing radio host Alex Jones and his InfoWars website in 2018, alleging they falsely identified him as the gunman in a massacre at a Florida high school. Authorities in Worcester, Massachusetts, released […]
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30+ cats available for adoption in the Providence area
Of the 7.6 companion animals who end up in U.S. shelters each year, 3.4 million are cats. Also annually, 2.7 million animals are euthanized in shelters; 1.4 million of them are cats. With an estimated 3,500 physical shelter locations around the country, odds are good you’re within close proximity to a shelter with cats looking […]
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Former Boston nanny pleads guilty to child porn charges
BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston-area nanny has pleaded guilty to child pornography possession charges and been sentenced to three years in prison. Stephanie Lak, 37, was originally charged in April 2021 and had pleaded not guilty, but appeared in Suffolk Superior Court on Wednesday to change her plea to charges including possession of child […]
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Orphaned bear cubs settle into new home at Connecticut wildlife facility
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Two black bear cubs are settling into their new home at a New Hampshire wildlife rehabilitation facility, after their mother was killed last week by an off-duty police officer. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said Tuesday the cubs are in good health at the Kilham Bear Center. The […]
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Vermont is the #5 state with the most used car dealerships per capita
The auto industry’s COVID-19 pandemic woes—chief among them supply chain delays that shut down factories and left showrooms looking stripped—were a boon to used car dealerships. Low inventory meant a rise in the price of cars, both new and used. Meanwhile, would-be customers with a car to trade in were getting top dollar. CoPilot analyzed […]
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US case of monkeypox reported in Massachusetts man
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Massachusetts on Wednesday reported a rare case of monkeypox in a man who recently traveled to Canada, and health officials are looking into whether it is connected to small outbreaks in Europe. Monkeypox is typically limited to Africa, and rare cases in the U.S. and […]
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Fastest-growing counties in Rhode Island
Why do people move from one county or region to another? The usual suspects are jobs, family, significant others, and overall cost of living, but there are other elements at play. For those with children, moving within close proximity of a highly rated school district is a key contributing factor. For younger adults just starting […]
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Fastest-growing counties in Massachusetts
Why do people move from one county or region to another? The usual suspects are jobs, family, significant others, and overall cost of living, but there are other elements at play. For those with children, moving within close proximity of a highly rated school district is a key contributing factor. For younger adults just starting […]