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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — David Green scored 20 points as Rhode Island beat Detroit Mercy 81-75 on Wednesday.

Green also contributed eight rebounds for the Rams (6-0). Cam Estevez scored 15 points, shooting 5 for 6 from beyond the arc. Jamarques Lawrence shot 4 for 9, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points. The Rams picked up their sixth straight victory.

Orlando Lovejoy finished with 28 points, seven assists and two steals for the Titans (3-5). Legend Geeter added 11 points, six rebounds and four steals for Detroit Mercy. Jared Lary also had 10 points and six rebounds.

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NEW LONDON — An off-duty officer helped an 18-month-old child in medical distress earlier this month, according to police. 

“Without hesitation and knowing the situation, Officer Northup stopped to offer assistance,” the Police Department said. 

He discovered that an 18-month-old girl in the vehicle was in medical distress. He immediately rendered aid and ensured emergency services were on their way, according to police. 

Additionally, he provided comfort to the woman and the child “during a terrifying moment for them both,” police said. 

“Officer Northup’s dedication to duty, even while off duty, reflects the professionalism and commitment we strive for within the New London Police Department,” the department said in the post. “Thank you for your extraordinary service and for going above and beyond to ensure the safety and well-being of that family.”

Brown University transferred 225 acres in Bristol, Rhode Island to a preservation trust established by the Pokanoket Tribe, an Indigenous tribe with historic and cultural ties to the property.

Brown acquired a 375-acre property in 1955 at Mount Hope, where the university has its Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology and an outing center. The museum will be moved to Providence, the Ivy League university said.

Mount Hope is also the ancestral home of Metacom, a leader of the Pokanoket also known as King Philip who died there during King Philip’s War in 1676. Metacom was the chief sachem of the Wampanoag when the English purchased their land in the 1670s. 

The transfer comes after a 2017 agreement that ended a month-long Pokanoket encampment at the site.

The Pokanoket Tribe’s sachem (or chief), Tracey “Dancing Star” Trezvant Guy told The Boston Globe that the tribe plans to get an assessment of the land, which is known as Potumtuk, meaning “the lookout of the Pokanoket.”

“The significance of this land goes back to time immemorial for our people,” she said in a statement to the Globe. “For the first time in over 340 years, we unlocked the gates to the property for ourselves and walked onto our land. That is significant. It is historical.”

The land transfer, which can’t be amended, says the Pokanoket “shall at all times and in perpetuity provide and maintain access to the lands and waters of the Property to all members of all Tribes historically part of the Pokanoket Nation/Confederacy, and to all members of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, the Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation, the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe and the Pocasset Tribe of the Pokanoket Nation.”

Russell Carey, executive vice president for planning and policy at Brown, said the original donation to the university asked for the university to be mindful of “the property’s great natural beauty, its historical background or the best interests of the Bristol community.”

“Those words remain as true and relevant today as when they were written nearly 70 years ago, and the steps we are taking to preserve the land in perpetuity are, we believe, fully consistent with that vision,” Carey said.

Brown is selling the rest of the property to the Town of Bristol for preservation and conversation. The sale will be finalized in early 2025.

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Molly Farrar is a general assignment reporter for Boston.com, focusing on education, politics, crime, and more.

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