Lawyers for a pickup truck driver charged with causing the deaths of seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire in 2019 have appealed to the state Supreme Court after a judged rejected their third request for a bail hearing. Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 25, of Springfield, Massachusetts, faces multiple counts of negligent homicide, manslaughter, driving under the influence and reckless conduct in the June…

Some Vermont pharmacies could resume use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19 as early as Monday, but state clinics for the single-shot vaccine are due to begin on Tuesday, officials said. As of Monday morning, a drive-up clinic scheduled for Tuesday in Barton had more than 250 available appointments, said Bennett Truman, spokesperson for the Health Department. The…

Rhode Island has opened coronavirus vaccinations to all residents 16 years old and older. The state expanded vaccine eligibility on Monday. Also starting Monday, residents can get free rides to and from vaccination appointments through the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority. Residents can go to www.ripta.com to find the best route to take them to a site. People who need fixed-route...

The University of Vermont is promising to “take strong and swift action” against students who violated the school’s COVID-19 safety restrictions at a Lake Champlain beach in Burlington. On Saturday, hundreds of young people flocked to Burlington’s North Beach to enjoy the summer-like weather. UVM Vice President Gary Derr says that if UVM students at the beach weren’t social...

Vermont is opening registration for COVID-19 vaccinations to people age 30 and older. The Vermont Health Department website will begin accepting appointments at 8:15 a.m. Monday. Next week, all adult Vermonters will be eligible to be vaccinated. The presence of the virus in Vermont has been increasing in recent weeks. Officials say the state is in a race to vaccinate…

There will be high school proms and graduation ceremonies in Rhode Island this spring as more residents get vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Dan McKee said Thursday. “We’re making great progress,” the Democratic governor said, noting the state is ranked among the highest in the country for how many residents are fully inoculated. “That is good news. I know the...

The Maine Warden Service is warning that it may be spring but that cold weather can be dangerous after a pair of rescues over the weekend. Wardens rescued a shivering family of five from New Jersey that got lost on Tumbledown Mountain and a Maine man who was suffering from hypothermia and likely would’ve died without help on the...

A Maine man sped away from a deputy at speeds topping 115 mph on Interstate 95 before the car crashed and flipped, officials said Monday. Abdiaziz Dahir, 28, of Portland, was charged with driving to endanger, operating after suspension and giving a false name to an officer Sunday evening, said Naldo Gagnon, chief deputy at the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office….

Vermonters aged 50 and over are now eligible for making appointments to be vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19. The 50-and-up age band opened on Monday. The Vermont Health Department website began accepting appointments at 8:15 a.m. Over the next three weeks, the age will drop for people to be eligible to make appointments to receive the vaccine. On April...

The outbreak of COVID-19 at the Vermont prison in Newport is continuing with 21 new cases, the Department of Corrections reported on Monday. Nineteen of the new cases are among inmates at the Northern Vermont Correctional Facility and two among staff members. There are currently 37 positive inmate cases and six positive staff cases at the facility. The department says…