By Thomas J. Morgan
A year ago today:
Johnson & Wales University will more than triple the voluntary payments it makes annually to Providence - from $308,890 to $958,000.
5 years ago today:
The Charlestown police serve a search warrant on South County Trail and arrest a homeowner after finding several hundred marijuana plants growing in a 1,000-square-foot basement. The police declined to release the homeowner's name, saying he had not yet been charged.
25 years ago today:
Initial reports indicate a 1987 Jeep owned by Governor Edward DiPrete was among 10 cars stolen between 10 p.m. from the vicinity of South Main Street in Fox Point on College Hill and from nearby sections of Mount Hope and Charles.