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Stamford woman cited in Pownal hit-and-run involving parked car

Vermont State Police say Jessica Cote, 34, hit a parked vehicle at a Pownal trailer park and drove away. She is due in court in Bennington on Nov. 30.

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Burlington driver seriously hurt after hitting parked tanker truck at earlier I-89 crash in Brookfield

Vermont State Police said a 28-year-old Burlington driver struck a tanker truck that had been parked with its emergency lights on to close a lane of Interstate 89 for an earlier crash. One of two dogs in the car was also seriously hurt.

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October 28, 2026

Pawlet man dies of injuries from Oct. 9 pickup crash, Vermont State Police say

Douglas Perkins, 69, died at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center nearly two weeks after police said his pickup crossed the center line and hit another truck at the intersection of Routes 30 and 133.

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October 27, 2026

Rhode Island secretary of state honors Neronha, Met School student and others with civic awards

Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore presented National Association of Secretaries of State awards at a State House ceremony, recognizing work on Braille ballots, historic preservation, voting rights and Spanish-language State House tours.

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October 27, 2026

State lifts algae advisory at Blackamore Pond in Cranston

Rhode Island health and environmental officials said a harmful blue-green algae bloom at the pond has cleared and testing found no toxins.

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October 27, 2026

Dialysis centers agree to pay $2 million over pandemic relief fund claims

Six dialysis centers majority-owned by Sankar Nephrology Group reported zero revenue to federal regulators after they had already closed or been sold, according to the settlement, the U.S. attorney's office in Boston said.

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October 27, 2026

Amo marks completion of $1.2 million stormwater project in Cumberland business park

U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo said the federally funded drainage upgrade along Industrial Road is meant to curb chronic flooding in Cumberland's largest commercial area.

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October 27, 2026

Treasury approves New Hampshire opportunity zones

New Hampshire has been given a green light to designate more than two dozen local census tracts as federal low-income “opportunity zones” to help spur development. On Tuesday,…

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October 27, 2026

West Springfield man pleads guilty in I-91 crash that killed three construction workers

Bilal Griffith, 30, faces 15 to 17 years in state prison for the March 2025 crash in a West Springfield work zone, under a sentence a judge recommended and he accepted, prosecutors said.

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October 27, 2026

Worcester man arrested on gun trafficking charge after months-long investigation

Worcester police said the investigation led to the seizure of more than 38 guns and 3D-printed ghost gun frames, along with a 3D printer, silencers and ammunition.

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October 27, 2026

Federal grand jury charges South Portland home care company and six people in MaineCare case

Prosecutors accuse the agency, its owner and five employees of billing Maine's Medicaid program for in-home care that one client never received. Six people were arrested.

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October 27, 2026

Missouri man pleads guilty in 2024 plot to rob Bitcoin from Connecticut target

Martel Williams, 27, of St. Louis admitted to a robbery conspiracy in a scheme that prosecutors say ended with a Danbury carjacking and the kidnapping of the target's parents.

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October 27, 2026