KEENE, N.H.

Suspect charged in incident that let to college lockdown

A New Hampshire man has been charged with several offenses after a shot fired near Keene State College prompted a temporary lockdown on campus.

Court officials say 22-year-old Tyler Day of Keene is facing eight charges in connection with a domestic disturbance Wednesday morning.

College spokeswoman Kelly Ricaurte says the college went into lockdown around 10 a.m. after Keene police responded to the incident that involved a gun. No injuries were reported and the lockdown was lifted before 10:30.

Day was arraigned in Keene District Court and held on $250,000 bail.

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MONTPELIER, Vt.

House endorses bill that would merge school districts

The Vermont House has endorsed a bill that would require many school districts in the state to merge with their neighbors.

The bill says districts should have a minimum of 1,100 students and serve students from preschool through grade 12.

The Legislature’s Joint Fiscal Office says efficiencies gained through consolidating districts are expected to save between $32 million and $54 million a year.

Critics complained that more fundamental reforms are needed. Backers say the bill takes several steps to address voters’ concerns about rising property taxes.

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The bill won preliminary approval on an 88-55 roll call vote. It’s up for final approval on Thursday before moving to the Senate.

PROVIDENCE, R.I.

Only 8.5 percent of applicants offered admission to Brown

Brown University has offered 8.5 percent of applicants a spot in next fall’s freshman class, the lowest in school history.

The Ivy League school announced Tuesday that it received 30,397 applications, the third highest it has ever received, and made offers of admission to 2,580. Of those, 1,970 were in the regular decision pool, and 610 were offered early admission.

Those admitted to the Class of 2019 include students from all 50 states and 85 nations.

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BOSTON

Some one-way traffic flow could become permanent

An emergency measure that made some narrow streets in South Boston one way when they became choked with snow during the winter may become permanent.

Mayor Martin Walsh on Tuesday announced that the one-way streets will remain that way for two more months while the city holds public meetings to determine whether the traffic patterns become permanent.

Walsh says the city received “a tremendous amount of positive feedback” about the one-way streets.

The streets were supposed to revert to two ways Wednesday but that has been pushed back until June 1.

The neighborhood’s major arteries remain two ways.

—From news service reports


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