'Shadow parking' now a problem on former Route 195 land
By Kate BramsonPROVIDENCE -- Now that the Route 195 Redevelopment District Commission owns about 27 acres of former highway land, Chairman Colin P. Kane has coined the phrase "shadow parking" to...
View ArticleBrown basketball player in critical condition after assault on Providence's...
By Maria ArmentalPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Brown University student remains in critical condition at Rhode Island Hospital after he was assaulted on the East Side early Sunday morning, Deputy Police Chief...
View ArticlePolice arrest man in connection with alleged Fall River robbery and bomb hoax
By Richard C. DujardinFALL RIVER, Mass. -- A man who allegedly held up a Hess Express gas station near the city's Police Headquarters on Pleasant Street by saying he had a bag containing a bomb was...
View ArticleOpponents voice concerns on Barrington affordable-housing project
By Christine DunnBARRINGTON, R.I. -- More than 60 people turned out for a master plan hearing on the proposed Palmer Pointe affordable housing development Monday night. The Planning Board scheduled...
View ArticleThe Garage: R.I. poised to lead in emerging food innovation industry
By Paul Edward ParkerPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island is poised to be a leader in the emerging food innovation industry, six entrepreneurs said Tuesday during The Garage, a business conference...
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Worcester bishop's license suspended after Narragansett crash
By Thomas J. Morgan WARWICK, R.I. -- Roman Catholic Bishop Robert McManus of Worcester, Mass., admitted refusing a chemical breath test for alcohol Tuesday and was fined $935, according to courts...
View ArticleWinners announced in RI Business Plan Competition
By Kate BramsonPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Haverhill Inc., an emerging Rhode Island jewelry company, won the biggest prize Tuesday at the Rhode Island Business Plan Competition, the final business event at The...
View ArticleBail denied in cigarette smuggling case
By News staffPROVIDENCE -- A federal magistrate judge Tuesday ordered two men charged with being part of an interstate cigarette smuggling ring held without bail. Magistrate Judge Lincoln D. Almond...
View ArticleU.S., R.I. flags at half-staff Wednesday for Peace Officers Memorial Day
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Flags will fly at half-staff on Wednesday to honor police officers across the country who have died in the line of duty. In honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day,...
View ArticleR.I. lifeguard certification tests to start May 22 for nonsurf, May 23 for surf
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Anyone who wants to be a state beach lifeguard must pass a surf or nonsurf conditional lifeguard certification test, a news release from the R.I. Department of...
View ArticleR.I. Speaker Fox to try to block pay raises for Chafee cabinet
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With a deadline only days away, House Speaker Gordon Fox has announced plans to introduce a resolution on Wednesday to block the compounded pay raises of 3 percent...
View ArticleCommittee holds for 'further study' a bill to allow campus police at R.I....
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A bill that would authorize campus police at the state's three public colleges, including the University of Rhode Island, to carry guns was held for further...
View ArticleChafee's nominee to lead EDC, Marcel Valois, approved by Senate committee
By Kate BramsonPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Marcel A. Valois, an economic-development professional with decades of experience working in Rhode Island, won unanimous approval Tuesday from the Senate Commerce...
View ArticleMore than 400 wait in Warwick to hear Gorton Junior High's fate
By Barbara PolichettiWARWICK, R.I. -- More than 400 people filled the auditorium at Toll Gate High School Tuesday evening to find out the fate of Gorton Junior High. After two nights of emotional...
View ArticleCommittee hears testimony on bill that would make in-state tuition policy law...
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Students who have a questionable immigration status are already eligible for in-state tuition rates in Rhode Island, but two state lawmakers and more than a...
View ArticleGovernor Chafee withdraws pay raise proposal for R.I. agency heads
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. - With lawmakers a day away from voting on rejecting raises totaling more than 6 percent that he wanted to give the 14 state agency directors in his cabinet, Governor...
View ArticleMan arrested on DUI after knocking down several mail boxes in Johnston
By Richard C. DujardinJOHNSTON, R.I. -- A 31-year-old Framingham, Mass., man was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and refusing to submit to a chemical test Saturday after he allegedly...
View ArticleProvidence man sent to ACI as a habitual offender after shoplifting charge
By Richard C. DujardinNORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 64-year-old Providence man was remanded to the Adult Correctional Institutions Monday following his arrest over the weekend on charges of shoplifting...
View ArticleWarwick school board puts off closing Gorton Junior High, seeks long-range plan
By News staffWARWICK, R.I. -- Students and parents cheered Tuesday night as a somber School Committee voted to put off a decision on closing Gorton Junior High School until the district has a better...
View ArticleTranscript: Red Sox chat with Britton and MacPherson
By Mike McDermottShould we be worried about David Ortiz? Is there any end in sight to the team's offensive struggles? Will Boston be in fourth place by the time this week's over? There's lots of...
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