BOSTON — New Englanders breathed easier in 2019.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday the six-state region experienced fewer days with unhealthy air quality this year, compared to last year.
Based on preliminary data collected from March to September, there were 24 days when ozone monitors in New England recorded ozone concentrations above levels considered healthy. There were 28 such days in 2018.
Ground-level ozone is formed when pollutants chemically react in the presence of sunlight.
The number of unhealthy ozone days in Connecticut dropped from 23 in 2018 to 21 this year; dropped to five from 12 in Massachusetts; fell to two from 12 in Rhode Island; was down to one from six in New Hampshire; went to one from three in Maine; and was down to zero from one in Vermont.
WORCESTER — A 34-year-old woman has been stabbed to death in Worcester.
Police say they responded to a home on Lapierre Street at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a stabbing.
Responding officers found the victim in a bedroom with multiple stab wounds.
Officers gave the woman medical aid at the scene before she was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead shortly after her arrival.
The victim’s name was not made public and no arrests have been announced.
Police are asking anyone with information about the stabbing to contact them.
From Associated Press