The mother and child reached shore safely, but bystanders had to bring the father to the riverbank.
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Block Island, Rhode Island, reopens to vacationers after hotel fire
Firefighters from around the state were flown and shipped in to fight the blaze at a historic hotel Saturday.
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Rare New England tornado lifts car off highway
Tornadoes were reported in several spots in the same general area of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, but officials said it wasn’t yet clear whether it was one or multiple.
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Mother drowns trying to rescue son at popular New Hampshire waterfall
The child slipped and fell into a pool and could not escape the fast, circulating current, police said.
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Bacteria found in raw shellfish linked to 3 deaths in Connecticut, New York
Precautions for avoiding the potentially deadly bacteria include protecting open wounds from seawater and, for those with compromised immune systems, forgoing raw or undercooked shellfish.
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Former Brazilian police officer convicted in 2015 massacre arrested in New Hampshire
He was arrested Monday in Rye, New Hampshire, without incident, and will remain in custody pending a hearing before a federal immigration judge.
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Books banned in other states fuel Vermont lieutenant governor’s reading tour
As some states ban or restrict certain books in schools and libraries, Vermont’s lieutenant governor is on a statewide banned book reading tour, highlighting what he calls the importance of representation, free speech, open dialogue and exchange of ideas.
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‘Wounded Indian’ sculpture given in 1800s to group founded by Paul Revere is returning to Boston
The Boston-area organization cofounded by the Boston patriot thought it had been destroyed decades ago.
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New Hampshire nurse and daughter healthy and unharmed after being freed from captors in Haiti
Violent gangs in Haiti are known for mistreating and sometimes harming those they abduct, often holding victims for months and demanding multiple ransoms.
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New Hampshire nurse and young daughter freed nearly 2 weeks after abduction in Haiti
The U.S. State Department welcomed the news that the 2 had been freed and thanked its Haitian and U.S. interagency partners for facilitating the release.