MA inmates will get vaccine soon; RI inmate dies of COVID-19
The Associated PressDecember 20, 2020 GMT
A look at coronavirus-related developments in New England on Sunday:
RHODE ISLAND
A 66-year-old Rhode Island inmate with COVID-19 died, the state Department of Corrections announced late Saturday.
The inmate, whose name was not released, died at Rhode Island Hospital, the department said. He “had other complicating comorbidities that likely contributed to his death,” the department said.
The man was serving a life without parole sentence in the maximum security facility at Adult Correctional Institutions since 1988 for the sexual assault and resulting death of a 73-year-old woman, the department said.
With this regular feature, the Banner runs down breaking local and regional developments in the coronavirus pandemic.
THE NUMBERS
The statistics supplied by the Vermont Department of Health at midday each day are accurate as of the end of the previous day. The information is preliminary and subject to change.
Four Vermonters died of COVID-19 over the past two days, the health department reported on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 111.
Twenty-three Vermonters are hospitalized with the disease; six of those patients are in intensive care units.
The health department reported 188 new cases of COVID-19 over the past two days. The cumulative total was reported as 6,443, which is 200 higher than Fridayâs total. The health department did not explain the discrepancy.
Locals on both sides of Lake Champlain have concerns about how they re going to cross this winter, after news of one route being suspended starting in the new year. Lake Champlain Transportation Company announced this week that the Charlotte-Essex ferry crossing will be suspended until further notice starting on Jan. 4, 2021. The company says it s a result of the pandemic, with significantly fewer riders.Tara Smith, who lives in North Ferrisburgh, Vermont, takes the ferry almost every day with her 3-year-old son, Sully.He goes to preschool, while she goes to work at a local nonprofit, CVES Brilliant Pathways.She says oversees many of the programming, and says it s important that she works at the Essex office in person. Of course it s a huge inconvenience for me not being able to get to my place of work, but the biggest concern is that it s incredibly disruptive to my family, she says of the suspension. Town of Essex Supervisor, Ken Hughes, has almost 2,000 signatures on an on
City to have 1st Franco-Ontarian woman auditor general
Ottawa city council has unanimously approved the selection of Nathalie Gougeon as the city s next auditor general, the first female Franco-Ontarian to ever to hold the position.
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Posted: Dec 18, 2020 11:04 AM ET | Last Updated: December 18, 2020
Nathalie Gougeon is Ottawa s next auditor general. She is the first Franco-Ontarian woman to ever to hold the position.(supplied)
Ottawa city council has unanimously approved the selection of Nathalie Gougeon as the city s next auditor general, the first Franco-Ontarian woman to ever hold the position.
Gougeon, who is bilingual, is both the second Franco-Ontarian and the second woman to be chosen.
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City council on Friday appointed a new auditor general from outside of the municipal government and the first francophone woman who will hold the top oversight role at city hall.
Nathalie Gougeon, who has more than 15 years of experience in auditing, will begin her seven-year term as city auditor general on Feb. 1.
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Gougeon’s appointment received council’s unanimous support after a hiring panel chaired by Mayor Jim Watson made the recommendation.