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Police Arrest Woman For Stealing Cancer-Patients Donation Jar

Matthew McDonald

The 37-year-old woman took a donation jar from a liquor store in East Haven, Connecticut, police said. She lives in New Haven.

Around New England

What Do You Do When All the Fire Hydrants Look Like They’re Falling Apart?

Matthew McDonald

The mayor of Woonsocket, Rhode Island wants the city to spend $571,688 plan to repaint all 1,952 fire hydrants in the city. Part of the reason it costs so much is that so many fire hydrants are so old that they probably have lead paint.

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