Boston, MA|News|
2019 Guide To Meteor Showers, Lunar Eclipse, Supermoons In MA
The Quadrantids meteor shower kicks off 2019, which will also include three supermoons and a total lunar eclipse.
Jean Dubail, Patch Staff
Jean Dubail, Patch Staff
- Waltham, MA
I am Patch's regional managing editor for Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. I have been a journalist my whole working life, beginning with reporting jobs at newspapers in Florida and later with editing jobs in Ohio and Connecticut. This is my second stint at Patch: the first ran from 2010 to 2013 and the second began in August 2018. A St. Louis native, I will be a Cardinal fan to my dying day.
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Cranston, RI|News|
2019 Guide To Meteor Showers, Lunar Eclipse, Supermoons In RI
The Quadrantids meteor shower will kick off 2019, which will also have a trifecta of supermoons and a total lunar eclipse.
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Newport, RI|News|
Raimondo Sworn In For Second Term As RI Governor
The state's 75th governor claimed credit for the state's economic recovery and promised to continue efforts to improve opportunity.
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Nashua, NH|News|
New Year’s Eve Drunken Driving: Where NH Ranks
New Year’s Eve is one of the deadliest nights on the nation’s highways. Here’s where New Hampshire ranks in impaired-driving deaths.
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Boston, MA|News|
New Year’s Eve Drunken Driving: Where MA Ranks
New Year’s Eve is one of the deadliest nights on the nation’s highways. Here’s where Massachusetts ranks in impaired driving deaths.
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Newport, RI|News|
New Year’s Eve Drunken Driving: Where RI Ranks
New Year’s Eve is one of the deadliest nights on the nation’s highways. Here’s where Rhode Island ranks in impaired driving deaths.
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Boston, MA|News|
Shaw's, Whole Foods, More: New Year’s Grocery Store Hours In MA
Shaw's, Target, BJ's, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's: Here’s which grocery stores in Massachusetts are open over New Year’s.
Jean Dubail, Patch Staff
Newport, RI|News|
Shaw's, Target, More: New Year’s Grocery Store Hours In RI
Whole Foods, Walmart, Shaw's, Target: Here’s which grocery stores in Rhode Island are open over New Year’s.
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Nashua, NH|News|
Hannaford, Shaw's, More: New Year’s Grocery Store Hours In NH
Whole Foods, Hannaford, Shaw's, Trader Joe's: Here’s which grocery stores in New Hampshire are open over New Year’s.
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Across Massachusetts, MA|News|
MA Has New Case Of Rare Polio-Like Disease: Patch PM
Also: Kevin Spacey doesn't want to go to court; suspect dies in Cohasset police custody; oil tanker flips on ice.
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Boston, MA|News|
MA Now Has Three Cases Of Rare Polio-Like Disease
Acute flaccid myelitis has symptoms similar to those of polio, including muscle weakness, but is not caused by the polio virus.
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Across Rhode Island, RI|News|
RI Sets Up "Complete Count" Committee for 2020 Census
The committee seeks to ensure that "undercounted" groups, including the homeless, non-English speakers and the LGBTQ community, are counted.
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Boston, MA|News|
Spacey Accuser Says He Got Groping On Video: Patch PM
Also: Secret Santa helps police surprise drivers with cash; Cape woman burned when Hoverboard catches fire; gas disaster delays bag ban.
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Across Rhode Island, RI|News|
Raimondo Makes RI Public Safety Appointments
The state has new leaders for the State Police, Department of Corrections and Emergency Management Agency.
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Nashua, NH|News|
Holiday Thefts: How New Hampshire Ranks
Property crimes are normally down during the winter, but thieves in New Hampshire can be opportunists during the holiday season.
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Boston, MA|News|
Holiday Thefts: Where Massachusetts Ranks
Property crimes are actually down during the winter, but thieves in Massachusetts can be opportunists during the holiday season.
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Across Rhode Island, RI|News|
RI Unemployment Holds Steady at 29-Year Low
Although the state had 900 fewer jobs this month than last, the unemployment rate stayed at 3.8 percent, lowest since 1989.
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Across Rhode Island, RI|News|
Reed, Cicilline Blast Trump On Syrian Withdrawal
Legislators said the Trump administration is wrong to withdraw American troops with ISIS militants still holding Syrian territory.
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Newport, RI|News|
Newport Mental Health Center Gets $2 Million Federal Grant
The money will help the center expand services in a state with the nation's highest rate of mental illness.
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Across Rhode Island, RI|News|
Raimondo Details Creation of RI "Innovation Campuses"
The campuses, to be built in Providence and Kingston, would help create jobs in cybersecurity, data analytics and agricultural technology.
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