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While we celebrate that the vaccine is so readily available, at the same time, we were a bit concerned that they were. There might be a logical explanation why.

High bacteria counts have closed a popular Rhode Island state beach to swimming.

A cadre of city officials gathered at New Bedford City Hall Tuesday afternoon to announce new, stricter regulations on synthetic drugs.

Three beaches in the city of New Bedford are closed to swimming through today.  The city's health department says that the heavy rainfall over the past several hours has raised the threat of bacteria at the beaches. Those affected are beaches along East and West Rodney French Boulevard, and the beach inside Fort Taber...

A woman visiting Six Flags New England this week was bitten by a rabid skunk.   Now, Massachusetts health officials are urging anyone who may have come in contact with the skunk at the theme park to contact the state health department...