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Cause of shark’s death on RI-Mass border unclear
WESTPORT, Mass.—A Massachusetts marine biologist who examined a 13-foot great white shark carcass found ashore near the Rhode Island state line wasn’t able to determine how the shark died ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston3mon
13 injured in 12-vehicle pileup on highway at Mass./R.I. border
A tractor-trailer driver is facing charges in a crash at the Massachusetts/Rhode Island border on Interstate 195 that injured 13 people and involved 12 vehicles.The crash happened at about 8:53 a ...
The Boston Globe4y
As Mass. ends restaurant curfews, will R.I. diners take their business across the border?
‘We’re proud Massachusetts was able ... in the Bay State rejoiced, but Rhode Island business owners say they fear that local diners will cross the border to choose eateries with fewer ...
Boston.com1y
Map: How much rain fell and the highest wind gusts from Monday’s storm in Mass.
The cleanup is still underway in Massachusetts following ... recorded across northern Rhode Island into Metrowest, where more than 4.5 inches fell. Here is a map of rainfall totals from ...
Yahoo1y
How did Rhode Island get its border? It's a story with hundreds of years of bickering
In 1746 though, a new border was finally confirmed and Massachusetts ceded the five disputed towns to Rhode Island. However, there was still one outstanding border dispute between the two states.