2 cases of COVID-19 virus confirmed in Rhode Island

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March 1, 2020

2 cases of COVID-19 virus confirmed in Rhode Island

Rhode Island public health officials say they've identified two positive cases of the new coronovirus, COVID-19.
Published
February 29, 2020

The key to New York’s green dreams may be turning Quebec into a mega-battery

Power grids on both sides of the border could slash their emissions by sending electricity back and forth, MIT researchers say.
Published
February 27, 2020

Lawsuit related to motorcycle crash can proceed, judge rules

The suit is against a Massachusetts company that employed the driver accused of causing a collision that left seven dead in New Hampshire.
Published
February 27, 2020

Not asleep on the job? Lawyer’s sleep apnea claim rejected

The New Hampshire Supreme Court says a lawyer who blamed his professional misconduct on a sleep disorder was appropriately punished.
Published
February 24, 2020

Costs, delays scuttle 124-mile Constitution Pipeline project

The nearly $1 billion pipeline project had been designed to take natural gas from Pennsylvania to New York and New England.
Published
February 23, 2020

Case shows testing for impaired motorists has flaws

A wrongfully accused bus driver in Biddeford was an aberration, police say. But critics argue an unscientific drug recognition process is stacked against drivers.
Published
February 22, 2020

Investigation finds sexual, physical abuse at Connecticut school for the deaf

Students say they were slapped and punched, forced to eat until they vomited and were confined in clothes hampers as punishment.
Published
February 20, 2020

New Hampshire bay communities express doubts about EPA cleanup plan

Officials from communities around one of the largest estuaries in the Northeast are expressing concerns about the cost and effectiveness of a federal plan to reduce nitrogen in the watershed.
Published
February 20, 2020

Maine man charged after accidentally shooting himself while showing off gun

The Washington County man is charged with 3 felony counts in Connecticut after wounding himself while visiting his sister.
Published
February 20, 2020

The ‘Codfather’s’ boats, fishing permits will stay in Massachusetts

Carlos Rafael's boats and fishing permits for cod and haddock will stay in New Bedford and not be spread around New England.