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Fatal Crash: 35-Year-Old Willimantic Woman ID'd As Victim In Woodstock
It happened in Windham County at around 10:15 a.m. Friday, July 12, in the town of Woodstock. A 2011 Toyota Camry was traveling northbound on Roseland Park Road just south of Arvidson Road at an unknown speed when it veered off the roadway to the right, striking approximately 40 inches of wooden fence, Connecticut State Police said.
IRS: Rhode Island has net loss of 3,000 in latest data analysis
(The Center Square) – If Rhode Island were hoping for a big influx of people moving there from other states, they would be disappointed by newly released statistics from the Internal Revenue Service. The state actually had a net loss of 3,027 residents from 2021-22 as the number of Rhode Islanders who moved to other states was higher than newcomers arriving, according to the study. Rhode Island ranked 30th of...
Taunton woman with ties to Boston, Fall River, New Bedford is missing family members say
A Bristol County woman has not been heard from recently which has caused worry for those who know her. According to family, 37-year-old Amanda Brown was last seen in Taunton June 6th and has been known to visit Boston, Fall River, and New Bedford. Family members are concerned as they...
$3 Million in Unclaimed Refunds: Rhode Island Taxpayers Get Extension and Assistance Due to Storm Damage
Due to storm-related extensions, Rhode Island taxpayers have until July 15 to file state and federal taxes, with free assistance available for those with lower incomes. Rhode Island Taxpayers Granted Extended Tax Deadlines to July 15 Due to Storms According to The Providence Journal, there’s some relief for Rhode Island taxpayers who haven’t done their […]
Update: 9 Massachusetts counties under a heat advisory until Wednesday evening
On Tuesday at 2:57 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated heat advisory in effect until Wednesday at 8 p.m. for Northern Worcester and Southern Worcester as well as Franklin, Middlesex, Essex, Hampshire, Hampden, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bristol and Plymouth counties. The weather service states, "Heat index values up to...
Prepare for rain showers in Bristol County Saturday midday
A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Saturday at 10:04 a.m. for rain showers until 11 a.m. for Bristol County. "At 10:05 a.m., Doppler radar tracked heavy rain showers along a line extending from near North Kingstown to near Narragansett to 12 miles east of Block Island. Rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour are estimated with this line. Movement was northeast at 35 mph," states the weather service. "Minor nuisance flooding of typically flood prone areas."
Another legal challenge threatens to throw RI's cannabis market into chaos. What to know.
Rhode Island faces a second legal challenge to a provision in its still-developing cannabis program that bans non-residents from owning a majority interest in any retail business. John Kenney, a Florida resident, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court last month alleging the residency requirements written into Rhode Island’s two-year-old recreational cannabis law are...
Snail mail? RI's USPS branch has some of the slowest, worst delivery rates in the country
PROVIDENCE − Rhode Island and Massachusetts, grouped together, have some of the poorest rates of mail delivery in the country. For the current fiscal year, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, which are combined for the United States Postal Service reports on deliveries, ranked in the bottom 10 for two-day delivery standards.
Ex-Okla. rancher teams up with cattle farm to do something 'no one else is doing' in RI
PORTSMOUTH – Who knows, the beef you can purchase from the Slate Hill Cattle Co. might just be the same type of meat that Captain Von Trapp and his "Sound of Music" crew savored at the lakeside family estate in Austria eight decades ago. Dennis Welch, co-owner of Slate Hill, located at Cloverbud...
Update: Excessive heat watch for 9 Massachusetts counties for Tuesday
On Sunday at 11:08 a.m. an updated excessive heat watch was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Tuesday between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. for Southern Worcester as well as Franklin, Middlesex, Essex, Hampshire, Hampden, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bristol and Plymouth counties. The weather service comments, "Dangerously hot conditions...
Dangerous heat expected to return early next week
Stay weather aware over the next few days here in New England. Flooding and dangerous heat are the two big weather stories we’re tracking. Flash flooding will be a concern for parts of the Southern New England through Saturday. In fact, a Flood Watch is in effect from late...
Nursing Home Owners Who Used Unlicensed Nursing Assistants Donated $40K in Political Contributions
A nursing home that has been fined more than $124,000 by federal regulators over the past three years and has seen its administrator reprimanded for violations continues to make political donations to top Rhode Island politicians. Campaign contributions were made to two top elected officials as an investigation was proceeding.
Despite best efforts by officers and paramedics, Bristol County man dies from self-inflicted stab wounds
A Massachusetts man is dead after self-inflicted wounds. According to Ronald A. Sellon, Jr., Chief of Police, at just after 3:15 a.m., the South Eastern Massachusetts Regional 911 Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a man threatening to kill himself inside of a home on Monahan Lane in Mansfield. The caller, a woman inside the house, reported that the man, known to her, was not threatening anyone other than himself.
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