On Dec. 9, 2011
A year ago today:
Suspended North Providence Police Chief John J. Whiting pleads not guilty in Superior Court on charges of larceny and soliciting another person to commit a crime. State police arrested Whiting and charged him with stealing $714 from a Pawtucket woman after a car chase.
On Dec. 9, 2007
5 years ago today:
U.S. Sen. Jack Reed says Judge William E. Smith's nomination to the federal appeals court in Boston is affected by what Reed depicted as President Bush's failure to consult with senators about his choice.
On Dec. 9, 1987
25 years ago today:
The opening salvos are fired in what promises to be a prolonged battle between advocates of a 710-ton-a-day garbage incinerator at Quonset Point and the North Kingstown residents, town officials and environmentalists who oppose it.