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Providence

Buddy Cianci, beloved but tainted Providence leader, dies at 74

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Mayor Buddy Cianci, the wisecracking political rogue who presided over the revitalization of Providence during two stints in office cut short by criminal charges and a prison sentence for corruption, died Thursday. He was 74. Cianci's employer, WLNE-TV, and a friend, Artin Coloian,

Massachusetts

Women committed for detox will no longer be sent to prison

STATE HOUSE — Massachusetts women civilly committed for substance abuse treatment will no longer be sent to prison and instead will be referred to one of the 60 new state hospital beds slated to open this year under a law signed by Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday. "For the past

Massachusetts

Massachusetts ranks among nation’s most secular states

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Massachusetts

Gorgeous ‘Manchester by the Sea’ is a shattering masterwork

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — No one shows the landscape of human grief and trauma quite like Kenneth Lonergan. It sometimes seems like the playwright turned director of both "You Can Count On Me" and "Margaret" knows us better than we know ourselves. His movies look and

Massachusetts

In struggling Mass. mill city, 24-year-old mayor seeks turnaround

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Jasiel Correia is 24 years old, the maker of a smartphone app, a former shoe salesman – and this hard-luck former manufacturing hub's third mayor in 13 months. Two weeks into his term, Correia is tackling the economic malaise that has depressed this waterfront city

Massachusetts

East Coast, Ohio Valley brace for possible big snowstorm

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tens of millions of Americans from Washington to Boston and the Ohio Valley could be walloped by an end-of-the-week snowstorm, meteorologists say. Although it's still early, computer forecast models all see a windy, strong slow-moving storm. The big questions are where and how much.

New England

Mass. environmental activists protest pipeline that would reduce New England energy costs

DEERFIELD, Mass. – A group of environmental activists spent the Martin Luther King holiday protesting plans for a $5 billion New England pipeline that would help reduce energy costs throughout the region. Over the weekend, nearly 80 Bay State residents marched from Northfield to Plainfield along the approximate 34-mile stretch of

Massachusetts

GE’s unplugging leaves many unsettled in Connecticut town

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — It's not just the loss of loyal customers that worries jeweler Howard Diamond, or the extra tax burden that businesses like his may have to carry as General Electric pulls the plug on Fairfield. As he approaches retirement and thinks about selling his home in