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PORTSMOUTH — A 25-year-old Massachusetts man was fatally injured late Saturday afternoon in a motorcycle crash in Portsmouth, authorities said.Portsmouth police went to the ramp that carries northbound traffic onto Route 24 from Boyds Lane at 4:45 p.m., according to a news release issued by Portsmouth police Detective Lt. Michael C. Arnold.Arnold said Portsmouth firefighters took the motorcyclist to Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, where he was pronounced dead. [...]

SCITUATE — Brian Heston and Jared Gansert, both in college, did not know the 14-year-old Hope boy who died riding his dirt bike.But their close mutual friend had coached Jared Carpenter’s youth basketball team all the way to a championship. And everyone in their small town was talking about what had happened to him.So Heston and Gansert were among hundreds who gathered with town leaders for a candlelight vigil soon after Carpenter’s death in July. It felt [...]

Cienki on Saturday won a four-way race for the chairmanship — and soul — of the struggling Republican Party in one of the bluest states in the nation.

The Bruins, who had earned points in 14 straight home games since Jan. 19 and won their previous 12 at the Garden, fell to the Panthers on Saturday, complicating their pursuit of the only goal they can achieve by the end of the regular season: a second-place finish in the Atlantic Division, with home ice for Round 1 against the Maple Leafs.

PROVIDENCE — A newborn baby was found dead in a Ring Street home Saturday morning, according to the police.Police said in a tweet that the baby was found dead at 111-113 Ring St. at 11 a.m. The cause of death is unknown at this time.The baby's mother, 21, is being treated at Rhode Island Hospital for undisclosed injuries, police said.Maj. David Lapatin said that the death is under investigation, and that no further information is available at this time. [...]

Showers, mainly after noon Sunday, high near 60. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph according to the National Weather Service. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.Showers likely Sunday night, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.Monday will be sunny, with a high near 45.

PROVIDENCE — The president of Providence College, the Rev. Brian J. Shanley, announced on Friday that he will step down after 15 years when his current term ends on June 30, 2020.In July, Father Shanley will become the longest-serving president in Providence College history. He began his first five-year term as president in 2005. He was subsequently elected to two additional five-year terms by the College Corporation and its board of trustees.The college will now begin [...]

NEWPORT — As "The Bachelorette" continued filming in Newport over the weekend, Hannah Brown and one of the contestants vying for her love were treated to a performance by country music star Jake Owen, according to a social media post and later confirmed by The Daily News.A crowd gathered inside Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center on Saturday night to watch Brown’s date with Tyler C., a 26-year-old from Jupiter, Florida, and one of the 33 contestants on the reality [...]

On a Sunday morning, a crane lowered a rusty remnant of the Holocaust onto tracks outside Manhattan's Museum of Jewish Heritage — a vintage German train car like those used to transport men, women and children to Auschwitz and other Nazi death camps.

A new pilot program from the Department of Veterans Affairs aims to help veterans enroll in nontraditional programs that teach high-tech IT computer skills. Dubbed the Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC) program, its specifics can be found online at https://benefits.va.gov/gibill/fgib/vettec.asp and on the GI Bill website at https://benefits.va.gov/gibill/.The VET TEC program, set to start this month, will focus on high-tech skills that are in demand in [...]