Officials seize goats from home of environmental activist
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut authorities have seized dozens of goats from the home of a longtime environmental activist, in response to citizen complaints and...
Vermont’s Peter Hall, US court of appeals judge, dies at 72
Judge Peter Hall, the Vermont judge on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, died Thursday at the Rutland Regional Medical...
Harvard professor ignites uproar over ‘comfort women’ claims
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A Harvard University professor has ignited an international uproar and faces mounting scrutiny for alleging that Korean women who were kept...
As other states close prisons, Nebraska may build a big one
OMAHA, Neb. — Across the nation officials are closing prisons as crime rates drop and views about drug use change, but not in Nebraska,...
Yard sale find turns out to be artifact worth up to $500,000
HARTFORD, Conn. — Talk about your yard sale finds. A small porcelain bowl bought for $35 at a Connecticut yard sale turned out to...
Researcher under federal investigation for Chinese ties
BANGOR, Maine — A former scientist at The Jackson Laboratory in Farmington, Connecticut, is being investigated by the FBI for failing to disclose financial...
ESPN re-signs Rece Davis as ‘College GameDay’ host
ESPN has re-signed Rece Davis to a multiyear contract that will keep him in place as host of the network’s popular Saturday college football...
No sign of arson found at Newman’s camp; cause undetermined
ASHFORD, Conn. — A police investigation into the fire that tore through the Hole in the Wall Gang camp for seriously ill children in...
Lake Monsters to be sold, join different baseball league
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Vermont Lake Monsters will be sold and join a different league, the Burlington baseball club has announced.
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Friends, family (but no public tix) OK’d for MAAC tournament
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Friends and relatives of players will be allowed to attend the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference basketball tournament in limited numbers...
