By Thomas J. Morgan
A year ago today:
Howard London, longtime Trinity Rep actor, dies at 84. A beloved character actor, London was a member of the Trinity troupe for 23 years, from 1970 until his retirement in 1993.
5 years ago today:
Five Woonsocket police officers have been given disciplinary actions that range from two-month suspensions without pay to a letter of reprimand for their failure to properly search a woman who was able to smuggle a gun into a jail cell where she was held overnight Nov. 7.
25 years ago today:
Three people die, apparently of smoke inhalation, when fire believed caused by careless smoking consumes a couch in a third-floor apartment in the Garden City section of Cranston.