Barrington Carmelite nuns to begin celebration of founder's birth
By G. Wayne MillerBARRINGTON, R.I. -- As they begin a three-year celebration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of their patron saint and founder, the Carmelite nuns on Sunday are sponsoring a talk...
View ArticleProvidence College Faculty Senate to discuss gay-marriage lecture controversy
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, R. I. -- Dr. Fred Drogula, president of the Providence College Faculty Senate, plans at the Senate's next meeting to raise the issue of the school's controversial decision to...
View ArticlePortsmouth OKs Breathalyzer tests for students
By News staffPORTSMOUTH, R.I. (AP) -- The school committee in one Rhode Island town has approved a policy permitting officials to administer blood-alcohol tests to random students at school dances or...
View ArticleCollege Crusade offers host of fall programs
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, R.I. - The College Crusade of Rhode Island is offering dozens of free programs to increase educational and career success for students in Rhode Island's low-income urban...
View ArticleDavies Career & Technical School named National Blue Ribbon School
By Linda BorgLINCOLN, R.I. -- William M. Davies, Jr. Career & Technical High School, has been named as a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. The program recognizes...
View ArticleRhode Islanders prefer local government over state
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A survey conducted last spring by Alpha Research Associates found that 72 percent of Rhode Islanders have a very favorable or mostly favorable view of their local...
View ArticleRI lifts boil-water order for Kent County Water Authority
By Alex KuffnerPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Department of Health has lifted the boil water advisory that has been in place since Sunday for more than 25,000 customers of the Kent County Water...
View ArticleMoody's upgrades Providence's outlook
By Alisha A. PinaPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Moody's Investors Service, one of the country's top credit-rating agencies, has revised its financial outlook for Providence from negative to stable. Standard &...
View ArticleState Investment Commission approves new offerings for state's college...
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The State Investment Commission approved plans Wednesday to add two new options to the state-managed college savings fund that allows parents to save money for their...
View ArticleRI gets $11M federal grant for substance-abuse prevention work
By Lynn ArditiPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island has been awarded a five-year $11 million federal grant for substance-abuse prevention work which will include new research about prescription drug abuse...
View ArticleYWCA honoring 11 women, including RI first lady
By News staffPROVIDENE, R.I. (AP) - YWCA Rhode Island is honoring 11 women across the state, including the first lady, an Air National Guard officer and the Central Falls school board chairwoman. The...
View Article3 more young men charged in murder of 12-year-old girl, Providence police say
By Amanda MilkovitsPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence police have charged three more young men in connection with the murder of 12-year-old Aynis Vargas Felix and the shooting of three women in the...
View ArticleDEM: R.I. currently free of mosquito-borne ailments
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- No further traces of Eastern Equine Encephalitis or West Nile Virus have turned up in recent mosquito traps, the state Department of Environmental Management said...
View ArticleNational Grid unveils new storm-response tools
By Alex KuffnerPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- National Grid has unveiled some new tools that company leaders say will help it respond better to power outages caused by hurricanes, blizzard and other extreme...
View ArticleRIPTA bus detours set for Sunday; Rock n' Roll race is to blame
By Thomas J. MorganPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority will detour 22 bus routes in the Providence area on Sunday to accommodate the Rock n' Roll Marathon. The detours are in...
View ArticleHernandez co-defendant Wallace's bail remains at $500,00
By W. Zachary MalinowskiFALL RIVER, Mass. -- Ernest Wallace, a friend and co-defendant of accused killer Aaron Hernandez, the ex-tight end for the New England Patriots, had his bail remain on Thursday...
View ArticleWarwick police release men after victim of beating, robbery refuses to press...
By Tatiana PinaWARWICK, R.I. -- The Warwick police released two men they arrested this morning after a neighbor called to say a man at 40 Herbert St. had been assaulted and robbed because the victim...
View Article76-year-old former Pawtucket gym owner found guilty of arson
By Katie MulvaneyPROVIDENCE -- Gary Gaudreau owned a gym on York Avenue in Pawtucket for 23 years before it burned to rubble during a wind-driven snowstorm in 2009. The police suspected the fire was...
View ArticleWarwick police seek help identifying Citizens Bank robbery suspect
By Tatiana PinaWARWICK, R.I. -- Warwick police are investigating a robbery at Citizens Bank, located inside of Stop & Shop at Cowesett Corners on Quaker Lane, that happened just before noon...
View ArticleAmtrak service suspended, delayed in RI, Mass.
By Pamela Reinsel CotterPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Acela trains will not be operating through Sunday in Massachusetts and Rhode Island and lengthy delays are expected on Amtrak's regional service due to a...
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