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1 Dead, 1 Firefighter Hurt in Massive Blaze at NH Home
A person has died when a home went up in flames in Northwood, New Hampshire, on Thursday evening, officials said. After the fire was reported about 8:40 p.m., Northwood firefighters found the building on First New Hampshire Turnpike engulfed in flames. They tried to find a person they were told was trapped on the second floor, but weren’t able...
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Maine Woman Who Disappeared in NYC Is Found Safe, Police Say
A woman from Falmouth, Maine, who was reported missing on Tuesday has been found safe in New York City, police said Friday. New York City and Falmouth police had been working together to try to find 29-year-old Christine Hammontree, who had last been seen in Times Square early Monday morning. Hammontree hadn’t been heard from for days after getting...
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Several Hospitalized in Apparent Pawtucket Hazmat Incident
More than a dozen emergency services vehicles descended on a Rhode Island manufacturing company Thursday afternoon over what appeared to be a noxious odor that sickened several people. No one was seriously hurt, Pawtucket’s acting public safety director said. The incident was reported at the address of medical parts and electrode manufacturer Bio-Detek on Narragansett Park Drive. Pawtucket firefighters...
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Rhode Island Easing Outdoor Mask Mandate, Other COVID Restrictions in May
Masks will be recommended, not mandatory, in Rhode Island starting May 7, part of a slate of coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions being eased next month. Capacity limits will be fully lifted by May 28, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee announced.
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Maine Speeds Up Vaccine Rollout to Meet Biden's May Deadline for Adult Eligibility
All adults in Maine will be eligible for the coronavirus vaccines by May 1, Gov. Janet Mills announced Friday as she accelerated the state’s rollout to meet a deadline President Joe Biden set earlier this week. People age 60 and older are already eligible for the vaccine. Eligibility will expand to people 50 and older on April 1 and all…
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Listeria Contamination Fears Prompt Recall of Some Butternut Squash Products
The Rhode Island Health Department issued a recall notice Monday over the possible contamination of prepared foods made with butternut squash made by the company Lancaster Foods. The foods may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which can make people sick, and can be deadly in young children, the elderly and people who are frail or have weakened immune systems,…
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Vermont's Sen. Patrick Leahy to Preside Over Trump Impeachment Trial
U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, will preside over former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. Leahy is the president pro tempore of the Senate, the position that presides over the chamber when the vice president is not present. The president pro tem, as it’s also called, is also the third in line for presidential succession. “When I preside over...
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Here's Why Biden Didn't Pick Sen. Bernie Sanders for Labor Secretary
Sen. Bernie Sanders may have lost the race to be the Democratic nominee for president, but the independent from Vermont was still interested in joining President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet in a role he feels passionate about. Rumors swirled for months that Sanders, who has long advocated for the working class, was jockeying to be secretary of labor, and Biden...
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Maine's Rising COVID Rate Leads US; Vermont Has Record Number of Cases in 1 Day
While Vermont reports the most coronavirus cases it’s seen in a single day of the pandemic, Maine’s two-week rise in cases is leading the nation. No other state in the United States has seen a bigger increase in the number of cases as a percentage of all its cases than Maine, according to NBC News data. Maine’s number of...
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Vice President Pence to Hold Rally in Maine Monday, 2 Weeks Before Election
Vice President Mike Pence is set to travel to Maine for a “Make America Great Again” rally next week, in the final stretch of the 2020 presidential campaign. The Trump campaign announced Friday that Pence would be hosting a rally in Hermon at 11:30 a.m. The event will be at Dysart’s Service Center off I-95 near Bangor International Airport. Pence…
