If you are flying you will want to consider the following airports, depending upon your travel plans and how long you will stay in the northeast:

Providence RI (T.F. Green Airport) = 40 minute drive:
--the closest airport--

Boston's Logan International Airport = 90 minute drive:
--an easy drive and great access to Boston and the northeast--

Newark, New Jersey = 4.5 hour drive:
--if you want to see New York--