Fifty-five U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets have been disciplined for sharing homework answers in violation of academy policy, Coast Guard officials announced.… MORE
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Red Sox honor 2004 championship team, Tim Wakefield's family ahead of home opener
The Red Sox marked the anniversary of the 2004 team that “reversed the curse” of 86 years of World Series futility Tuesday with the 2024 home opener at Fenway Park. … MORE
Small helicopter crashes into South County pond
By Steve Klamkin WPRO News A small helicopter testing experimental equipment crashed into Worden’s Pond in South Kingstown Tuesday morning, the pilot and a passenger were quickly rescued by a Good Samaritan fisherman as the craft sank to the bottom, police said. Both the pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The pilot was treated on…… MORE
RIPTA chief Avedisian appears in court on a 'leaving the scene' charge
A week after a fender-bender crash in a McDonald’s drive-through, RIPTA CEO Scott Avedisian pleaded “not guilty” through his attorney in court Wednesday to a charge of leaving the scene of an accident, a misdemeanor.… MORE
Biden administration approves the nation's eighth large offshore wind project
The Biden administration approved a new wind project off the Massachusetts coast Tuesday that is large enough it will provide more electricity than the state’s former coal-fired generating station.… MORE
Larry Lucchino, force behind retro ballpark revolution and drought-busting Red Sox, dies at 78
Larry Lucchino, the force behind baseball’s retro ballpark revolution and the transformation of the Boston Red Sox from cursed losers to World Series champions, has died. He was 78.… MORE
Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island and Wisconsin get their say in presidential primaries
Voters in four states will weigh in Tuesday on their parties’ presidential nominees, a largely symbolic vote now that both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have locked up the Democratic and Republican nominations.… MORE
The Baltimore collapse focused attention on vital bridges. Thousands are in poor shape across the US
About 42,400 U.S. bridges are in poor condition, yet they carry about 167 million vehicles each day, according to the federal government. … MORE
What to expect in the April 2 presidential and state primaries
Although multiple names remain on the presidential ballots in Wisconsin, Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump face no major challengers and already have secured more delegates than they need to win their parties’ nominations at the conventions this summer.… MORE
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut receive proposals for offshore wind projects
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut received proposals Wednesday for offshore wind projects as the three East Coast states hope to boost their reliance on the renewable energy source.… MORE
