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Eversource Gas, New Bedford Fire Department, Hazmat, respond to Church Street gas leak
“Earlier Thursday afternoon, Command Unit 1, Engine Co. 8, and Ladder Co. 4 responded to 262 Church Street to assist Eversource Gas with a carbon monoxide incident. On arrival, District Chief Shawn Sivil was informed by Eversource personnel that there was natural gas leaking into a two-family residence. NBFD and Eversource combustible gas meters confirmed the natural gas concentrations were quickly reaching the lower explosive threshold.
3 Portsmouth dogs involved in bloody fight declared vicious
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WJAR) — 3 Portsmouth dogs involved in a bloody fight have been declared vicious at a Portsmouth Town Hall hearing on Thursday. Police said the three cane corsos were not on leashes when they attacked a woman walking her dog last month. “I was just screaming as...
Newly minted DHMC nurse celebrates dream come true
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and other hospitals in our region have been celebrating the contribution of nurses this month, and on Thursday that included the accomplishments of an Upper Valley woman who recently realized a dream come true.
History department holds teach-in panel about history of protests at the College
On May 10, the history department hosted a teach-in panel about past protests on Dartmouth’s campus. Three history professors highlighted several protests in Dartmouth’s history that resulted in peaceful reactions from the administration. The panel featured professors Edward Miller, Annelise Orleck — who was among the 89 people...
A private club wanted to import big game to RI. The state may ban captive hunting instead.
PROVIDENCE − After years of advocacy, bills seeking to ban captive hunting in Rhode Island are gaining momentum. The legislation, which cleared the Senate in April and is now moving forward in the House of Representatives, has been introduced every year since 2019. It was first proposed after The...
Rhode Island advocates plead for netted bridge barriers to prevent suicides
NEWPORT, R.I. (WJAR) — Advocates say nets under state bridges can aid in suicide prevention, and that it's worth the expense. Samaritans of Rhode Island Executive Director Denise Panichas was one of several present at the state house Wednesday evening to push for House Bill 7858, again. "We cannot...
Overnight Route 1 repaving to begin May 19, traffic shifted on Route 138 at bridge
NORTH KINGSTOWN − Route 138 will be slimmed down to one lane in each direction for the next three months as it goes under Route 1, until at least mid-August. Crews are working to replace the Route 1 bridge over Route 138. Traffic on Route 138 near the bridge...
Another subpar weekend precedes a gorgeous stretch next week
Say it ain’t so! Another “blah” weekend before gorgeous workweek weather. Saturday will be cloudy and cool with occasional light rain. Highs will be stuck in the 50s, a good 10-15° cooler than Friday. Sunday should be marginally better, with mostly cloudy but dry conditions. High...
A comedy bus wants to take people around Newport. One councilor says it's no laughing matter
Members of Newport City Council are pushing back against the presence of a comedy tour bus that hopes to bring its business to Newport this summer. “They act like there’s some kind of public conveyance that people can get around downtown and all, no, it's for them to make money, period, end of story, and all these people that, you know, you go out and have a cookout in your yard or something, and they can’t enjoy their family out there without a bus going by and narrating god knows what, so that’s what its about,” Councilor Jeanne Marie Napolitano said.
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