CRANSTON, R.I. – Three people face charges of driving under the influence after car accidents this weekend – two of which involved Cranston police cruisers. The police charged Alex Sanville, 24, of 43 Baptist St., Swansea, with driving under the influence and refusing a breath test after the car he was driving struck an unattended […]readmore
Thomas Michael Menino, who insisted a mayor doesn’t need a grand vision to lead, then went on to shepherd Boston’s economy and shape the skyline and the very identity of the city he loved through an unprecedented five consecutive terms in City Hall, died Thursday. He was 71and was diagnosed with advanced cancer not long […]readmore
JOHNSTON, R.I.— Johnston police are questioning a man who was arrested Thursday afternoon behind the city’s high school, Deputy Police Chief Dan Parillo confirms. According to Superintendent Dr. Bernard DiLullo Jr., the man pulled into the parking lot at about noon and knocked on the back door. A teacher’s assistant asked the man what he wanted, […]readmore
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (NNS) — The nine Marines from Rhode Island who died on Oct. 23, 1983 in the terrorist truck bombing attack at the Marine barracks, Beirut, Lebanon, were memorialized, Oct. 23, at the 31st anniversary Beirut Memorial Service conducted in the Portsmouth Historical Society chapel. The ‘Rhode Island Nine’ were honored as heroes during […]readmore
Rhode Island – A fire Tuesday night left 21 people homeless. The fire left the building unusable 457 Mineral Spring Avenue in Pawtucket. The victims escaped unharmed, however three firefighters had to be treated at Pawtucket Memorial Hospital for smoke inhalation. Red Cross is providing support. Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.readmore
Rhode Island – Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin post on Facebook Tuesday afternoon questioning the position of Democratic Mayoral candidate Jorge Elorza in relation to God. Tobin’s comment gives it a new twist to the controversy over religious beliefs, or rather the lack of God in the life of Elorza especially in a city where the […]readmore
Rhode Island – Governor Lincoln Chafee is pleased with Moody’s Investors Service report on improved credit status classification. The credit rating agency on Wall Street praised local leaders for taking steps to improve the fiscal health of the state government. The agency upgraded the future financial condition of the government of Rhode Island negatively, where […]readmore
Rhode Island – Homeland Sercurity agents captured Najd Khalil, 27 of Pawtucket trying to escape days before he began serving a sentence in prison for two years for smuggling cigarettes. The federal agents apprehended a Delta airplane that was bound for Paris from Logan Airport and then to Beirut. Khalil had removed the electronic shackle […]readmore
After more than 150 years, Edgar Allan Poe has finally returned to Boston. A statue of the famous author and poet was unveiled yesterday at Charles Street South and Boylston Street, known as Edgar Allan Poe Square, with recitations of his work by Boston authors Matthew Pearl and Meghan Marshall to about 400 onlookers. “Poe’s […]readmore
UMass Dartmouth recognized for offering veterans the best possible experience in higher education UMass Dartmouth has been named a Military Friendly School for the year 2015 by Victory Media Inc., which recognizes schools that have gone above and beyond to provide transitioning veterans the best possible experience in higher education. UMass Dartmouth is one of […]readmore