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Rhode Island State Police make multiple arrests for outstanding warrants
WEST WARWICK — In a series of arrests, Rhode Island State Police took into custody individuals on outstanding warrants for various offenses, including driving with a suspended license and shoplifting. At 9:57 a.m., Angela Wilkinson, 48, of West Warwick, was arrested by troopers responding to the Rhode Island Traffic...
Massachusetts, Rhode Island police bust six-year, $4 million jewel theft ring
Jovan Lemon, 29, Paul Lemon, 30, Steven Berdugo, 28, and Paul Miller, 46, all of Rhode Island, were indicted earlier this month in connection with 43 burglaries and break-ins across 25 towns in Massachusetts between July 2018 and March 2024.
Changes in wastewater billing are overdue in RI | Opinion
Richard Burroughs teaches in the Department of Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island. He has served as a member of the board of Save The Bay and as a commissioner for the Narragansett Bay Commission. The Providence Journal very correctly points out how the health of Narragansett Bay...
They were buried anonymously a century ago. Now their stories are part of a history lesson.
CRANSTON – They were poor, and some were mentally ill, but they will not be forgotten. Tucked behind the Rhode Island Training School lie some 1,049 headstones marked not with names but with numbers. They represent the indigent and the mentally ill people buried anonymously at the State Farm Cemetery Annex grounds from 1875 through the early 1900s, and they will now be part of the Training School’s curriculum. ...
Rhode Island firefighters to be honored on National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation said that two Rhode Island firefighters would be honored during the 43rd National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend on May 4. Robert “Bob” Gardner of the Richmond-Carolina Fire District and James Varin of the Providence Fire Department will be at both...
Mass. State Lottery: $100,000 Mass Cash ticket sold at Swansea convenience store
A lucky Massachusetts State Lottery player won $100,000 Saturday after buying a winning Mass Cash ticket at a Swansea convenience store. The ticket — which won the game’s largest prize — was purchased for $1 at Swansea Mart on Wilbur Avenue. In Mass Cash, players choose five...
Robbery scheme running from Florida to RI used drones and GPS trackers to monitor victims
PROVIDENCE − An investigation into the activities of foreign nationals who mounted elaborate surveillance operations as they burglarized victims in eight states has led to the arrest of a fourth conspirator, federal prosecutors said Friday. The 20-year-old Chilean man was held on the orders of U.S. Magistrate Judge Lincoln D. Almond after his initial appearance before Almond in U.S. District Court, Providence. ...
Southcoast Health to hold hiring events at hospital locations in New Bedford, Fall RIver, Wareham
“Southcoast Health is hosting three open house hiring events for Registered Nurses, CNAs, ED Technicians and Nursing Students on April 30, May 2 and May 3, 2024. There will be one event at each hospital location next week. Prospective candidates are invited to participate in on-the-spot interviews, hospital tours, and engage in conversation with managers and staff.
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