Sunday will be mostly to partly cloudy with a chance of a shower, but most of the day will be rain-free. It will be windy and still cool with highs around 60. Winds from the northwest 10-20 mph gusting to around 30 mph at times.
Sunday evening will be partly cloudy, dry and chilly, with temperatures reaching from 39 degrees to 43 degrees.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- A rollover crash is under investigation in the city.
A car flipped onto its roof near the intersection of Broad Street and Willard Avenue at about 1 a.m. Sunday. Police have not released any information about the wreck. However, a man was seen being led away from the scene in handcuffs.
WOONSOCKET, RI -- The city's Pedestrian Advisory Committee will offer a series of walking tours of the Main Street area to engage local business, teach pedestrian safety and encourage walking, the group said.
Economic development: Thursday at 5 p.m., Mart Wojcik, the city economic development director, will lead a tour about economic generators.
Arts and culture: Saturday at 10 a.m., Connie Anderson, president of the Arts Guild of Woonsocket, and Brad Fesmire, program director at RiverzEdge Arts Project, will lead a tour about arts and cultural opportunities.
History and architecture: June 4, Mayor Leo T. Fontaine will lead this tour.
Each tour will leave from City Hall. For more information or to RSVP, call the YWCA at 769-7450.
NARRAGANSETT - The Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting is offering a series of lectures in June that are aimed at improving the public's understanding of science.
The annual lecture series, at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography, is from June 10-14 and covers these topics:.
• June 10, 3:30 p.m. Surveys found that most of streams nationwide are unsuitable for aquatic life
• June 11, 3:30 p.m. An assessment of wild fish populations sheds new light on how fisheries operate.
• June 12, 3:30 p.m. "Lessons from Hurricane Sandy" to help cities recover quickly from frequent extreme weather and sea level rise caused by climate change.
• June 13, 3:30 p.m. How rapid changes in ocean acidification could affect marine life.
• June 14, 11 a.m. How data-based journalism can help interpret environmental research and policy.
The lectures are in the auditorium at the Coastal institute, 218 South Ferry Rd.
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Actor and director Ben Affleck celebrates after receiving an honorary degree at Brown University's commencement in Providence Sunday
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Prompted by a throng of Brown University 2013 graduates chanting "Speech," actor and philanthropist Ben Affleck revealed he never received a college diploma before Sunday's honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree."This is a spectacular honor for me," said the Boston native while also stating it was great day for his mother, who was in the audience. "Not only for the education [notch], but now I surpass Matt Damon."
Yet the best of the day might belong to Eve Gail Hoffman, who was chosen to walk to the podium and represent the Doctor of Medicine degree recipients. After shaking hands with university President Christina Paxson, she doubled-back to get a hug from Affleck.
"You only get to become a doctor once, so I knew he wouldn't turn me down," said Hoffman, a Washington, D.C., native. Both of them [her degree and her Affleck embrace] combined makes it the best day of my life."
The university awarded a total of 2,419 degrees, including 1,554 to undergraduates at its 245th ceremony, a three-day event.
PROVIDENCE -- The police arrested one man after a car chase when they interrupted a drag race early Sunday on Ernest Street.
Lt. Kevin Lanni said the officers stopped one vehicle, but that the other drove off. Officers pursued the car until it ran into traffic on Prairie Avenue. Trying to get away, the car struck a police vehicle, drove onto the sidewalk, hit another vehicle and rolled over.
The driver, Jonathan Nieves, 17, of 34 June St., was charged with drag racing, driving with no license and multiple motor vehicle violations, Lanni said.
Nieves and a passenger, Jesus Velez, 23, of 300 Webster Ave., were taken to Rhode Island Hospital for treatment.
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The Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, located on 265 acres in Exeter, is the state's military cemetery. It contains 31 monuments dedicated to veterans of specific wars and conflicts. Take a tour of other monuments and memorials around the state.
In between, and after, it will be a busy day at the cemetery. Daniel Evangelista, chief of veterans affairs for the state Department of Human Services, said officials expect more than a thousand people will visit, with around half attending the 1 p.m. ceremony.
It's a pattern that will play out across the state in parades in North Providence, Coventry and Barrington; in wreath-laying ceremonies in Lincoln and North Kingstown; and in private moments, like visitors at graves or someone stopping at an intersection to put a red-white-and-blue ribbon on a small plaque that bears the name of a fallen neighborhood soldier, sailor, Marine or air service member.
It's hard to miss the point of a memorial in a cemetery. But for most of the year, the monuments in the state's public places blend in with the rest of the urban landscape, said Sarah Zurier, an historic preservation specialist at the state Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission.
It's different today.
The Providence Journal marks this day, with the launch of its interactive map locating war memorials around Rhode Island. We'll be adding to it, with your help, through the year, aiming to finish the collection by Veterans Day in November.
Now that he's running for governor, Moderate Party founder Ken Block has resigned as president of the Rhode Island Taxpayers advocacy group. But one role he's keeping, at least for now, is that of unpaid consultant for the administration of Governor Chafee -- the man Block probably will be challenging in the 2014 governor's race.
Block says there's no reason that he and his company, Simpatico Software Systems, can't continue to provide help in identifying waste and fraud in the state's human services programs.
"It shouldn't have any bearing on anything," he said of his candidacy. He quickly added that his "ability to talk about" any findings on waste and fraud "remains nil."
Brendan Fogarty entered the family business as a $50-a-day legislative page in 2006, while he was still in high school.
As the 22-year-old son of state Sen. Paul Fogarty, D-Burrillville, nephew of state labor director and former Lt. Gov. Charles Fogarty, and nephew one generation removed from John E. Fogarty, who served in Congress for 26 years, the family business is, of course, politics.
And eight legislative sessions and $49,955 later, he is still working for the General Assembly. Same daily pay, same role. No bennies.
A young man used to working behind the scenes, Brendan Fogarty found himself in the spotlight at the tail end of last Wednesday's Senate session when Senate Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin rose from her seat to publicly congratulate him.
As she told her colleagues, "The son of Senator Fogarty, Brendan Fogarty, graduated this weekend from URI with a degree in communications." The Senators applauded the news warmly.
From 2006 to 2009, he had a summer job on the Senate Services staff helping to set up meetings, tours and other events; stocking office supplies, cleaning offices and other chores. Since 2010, his employment has been year-round and five days a week, according to Senate spokesman Greg Pare.
As to his prospects, Pare said Brendan "continues to work with the Senate Services staff throughout the year."
Yup. That was Governor Chafee in a 2000 Crown Victoria with license plate #1 and a trooper behind the wheel.
The short story: The GMC Yukon XL the state bought for the governor's use in 2005, for a trade-in price of $22,900, died last month after 247,000 miles. Spokeswoman Christine Hunsinger said: "The recommendation of the fleet mechanic was that it was not worth fixing due to the mileage and likelihood of it reoccurring."
She said the governor will now use the vehicle assigned to the state trooper that staffs his detail that day. Details were a bit fuzzy. But she said a new -- or perhaps newer -- car is on order: a $17,923.00 Chevrolet Impala.
"This is more in keeping with the Governor's style."
The General Assembly has won some well-deserved praise for recent website upgrades that allow e-mail updates on bills and live streaming of floor sessions and major committee hearings, which are then archived on the website.
But what about a search option that would allow the public to see all the votes by an individual lawmaker has taken?
Many states lack that option, but some, such as Vermont, South Carolina and Virginia, have it.
House spokesman Larry Berman says the option is not out of the question for Rhode Island. Once the current session is over, leaders will consider other possible improvements, and "that is something that we will be looking at," he said.
On May 27, 2012
A year ago today:
Jordan Nonnenmacher, 19, of North Kingstown, dies from injuries suffered in an accident on Hamilton Allenton Road. His car hit a tree. A passenger, whom the police did not immediately identify, was reported in stable condition.
On May 27, 2008
5 years ago today:
A special commission created by the Providence City Council has delivered a comprehensive report of the causes and impact of the Dec. 13, 2007, snowstorm, painting a picture of a city where no one was in charge at the crucial moments.
On May 27, 1988
25 years ago today:
Sen. Claiborne Pell, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says that it was a mistake for the United States to have indicted Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega of Panama, even though he is a "thug."
The kids you see chasing each other through city streets or parks are probably engaged in a new sport called Parkour.
It's a form of free running using acrobatics to jump and climb, tumble and flip to intentionally go over objects instead of around them.
No wheels are involved. And it is best practiced in an urban environment with plenty of paved surfaces.
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The rain is gone and Monday will be a great day with full sun and a high in the mid 70s.
Our weather partners at WPRI and the National Weather Service agree that Tuesday will be even nicer with a high of 76.
It looks like clouds and stormy weather will return Wednesday. WPRI forecasts a 50 percent chance of thunder storms for both Wednesday and Thursday.
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Peter Terreri of Warwick holds a flag with his father's name, Arnold Terreri, who was a WWII Navy veteran.
WARWICK, RI -- More than 300 American flags stood like proud sentries in Pawtuxet Memorial Park Monday as people came to the cemetery to remember loved ones and honor veterans.Some people came just to see the flag display, which has been a Memorial Day tradition at Pawtuxet Memorial Park since the 1960s.
Relatives of veterans buried in the park are given the option of keeping the full-size military flag that covered the coffin or giving it to the park to be raised in tribute every Memorial Day weekend.
"It's a nice way of knowing that our veterans are remembered," says Mayor Scott Avedisian whose father's flag is part of the display. "... It helps us remember what this weekend is really about."
JAMESTOWN, R.I. -- The Coast Guard found a man who was swept into the water off Jamestown earlier Monday, but he was unresponsive, according to officials at the Castle Hill station in Newport.
The man, who was not identified by the Coast Guard, was pulled from the water at about 3 p.m. He was given CPR when he was picked up by a Newport fire vehicle and taken to Newport Hospital for treatment, according to Apprentice Seaman Julia Graniela. His condition is unknown.
Graniela said the man was apparently fishing on rocks when a wave washed him into the water. The Coast Guard was notified by Jamestown police at about 2:20 p.m. of the man in the water.
This report was first published at 3:13 p.m. and updated at 5:15 p.m.
TIVERTON, R.I. (AP) -- The Tiverton Town Council has scheduled a vote to consider joining Portsmouth's federal lawsuit that seeks to block the imposition of tolls on the new Sakonnet River Bridge.
The Newport Daily News reports Tuesday's vote follows a decision by the Bristol Town Council last week to join the suit.
Locals have argued that tolls would be an unfair burden on them, while state officials have said they are needed to help pay to maintain the bridge.
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority has approved a 75 cent toll for Rhode Islanders with an E-ZPass transponder. Non-residents with an E-ZPass will pay $3.75 per crossing. Those without transponders will have to pay $5.25.
The authority says it doesn't plan to start collecting the tolls until July 1.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Chafee has signed a bill requiring volunteers in schools to undergo a state criminal background check.
The Senate and House of Representatives gave final passage last week to companion bills by Sen. Michael J. McCaffrey, D-Warwick, and Rep. Joseph M. McNamara, D-Warwick.
State law already requires background checks for individuals seeking employment with a private school or public school department. This legislation expands the scope of the background check requirement to include volunteers who have direct and regular contact with students.
McNamara said this is "the safe and responsible thing to do. We don't want to stand in the way of volunteerism in schools, but we want to put student safety first."
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gasoline prices in Rhode Island increased another two cents over the past week, according to AAA Southern New England.
The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $3.599 at self-service pumps in the Ocean State, according to AAA's weekly survey.
A similar survey by the Rhode Island Department of Energy on Friday found the average price at $3.63.
According to AAA, the price has increased nine cents over the past month, but is still three cents less than the national average of $3.6299. A year ago, Rhode Island drivers were paying 16 cents more per gallon, $3.759.
AAA's survey found a 34-cent range in prices, from a low of $3.459 to a high of $3.799.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- U.S. Rep. David Cicilline is hosting a "senior resources fair" in East Providence Wednesday to provide information on resources available to seniors, caregivers and adults with disabilities.
Representatives from more than 40 local, state and federal agencies, including the Social Security Administration, the state Division of Elderly Affairs, and the Alliance for Better Long-Term Care are expected to attend, according to a news release from Cicilline's office.
Members of Cicilline's staff will also be available to answer questions about services available through his office.
The fair will run from 5 to 7 p.m. at the East Providence Senior Center, 610 Waterman Ave., East Providence.