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Rhode Island State Trooper's Cruiser Hit Head-on in Lincoln by Driver Suffering Seizure
In a harrowing brush with tragedy, a Rhode Island State Police cruiser was struck head-on after a driver, who suffered a seizure, lost control of his vehicle in Lincoln on Friday. The crash, reported by NBC10 Boston, occurred as the trooper was heading westbound on the Twin River Road overpass near route 146.
Cue the Pomp and Circumstance: Here is when Norwich area high schools will hold graduation
Save the date – the high school graduation season will soon be upon us. The graduates have suffered through their last set of final exams, turned in the last of their books and computers, and celebrated with friends at the prom and a variety of senior events designed to create memories and mark this important transition in their lives.
Norwich buys Marina Towers at bargain price: How does this fit into waterfront plan
Norwich is working hard to revamp its waterfront, and has just taken the next step. The Norwich City Council approved the purchase of the blighted Marina Towers office building for $350,000 from owner JCM CT Acquisitions LLC during Monday's meeting. The city’s purchase of Marina Towers will help develop the...
Why who you sleep next to may matter
Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. Count my wife among those swept up in the written sign trend of a few years back. I know, social media interior designers will say to stop doing it, but still above my bed is a sign that says "Always kiss me goodnight." ...
State doles out millions in funding for subsidized housing units. See where they are.
PROVIDENCE − A bevy of income-restricted housing projects, and apartments in market-rate projects, received promises of help on Thursday when RI Housing awarded millions in loans and tax credits valued at more than $100 million. Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor, chairing the meeting, said the 1,000 units financed is not "trivial." There will be another funding round for projects with applications open in the summer, with a pot of $10 million, including for site acquisition, pre-development, housing production...
Ahead of his confirmation, McKee's pick to lead health department defends RI's pandemic response
PROVIDENCE – When Dr. Jerome "Jerry" Larkin finally got his turn to speak, he told a room full of Senators and colleagues in the Rhode Island medical world: "It's the fondest wish of any Irishman to attend their own wake and I feel like that's what I've been doing this afternoon." Larkin was, of course, very much alive and on his way to becoming Rhode Island's next director of health with a 6-to-1 vote of confidence from...
Police allege former Norwich man fired fatal shots in 2020 murder
DNA evidence and the confession of an eyewitness to a fatal Norwich shooting in 2020 led to murder charges against a former Norwich man earlier this month and the release from prison of the man previously charged in that crime, newly released court records show. Brandon Foster, 35, was charged...
Norwich Tech athlete is first in family to go to college. He'll play at a 'Little Ivy'
NORWICH - For Norwich Tech senior Xavier Jackson, playing college football was only one of his lifelong dreams. Going to college in the first place would also fulfill a wish from a family that has not sent anyone to college prior to him. Jackson, a talented wide receiver for Thames...
Man killed by mortar-style fireworks in Westerly. What we know.
Westerly police are investigating the role fireworks may have played in the death of a 39-year-old man Sunday night. David Ziegenfuss was killed in an incident involving the use of a mortar-type firework at a home on Pound Road where he was staying, said Westerly Police Chief Paul Gingerella. No...
Westerly woman found guilty of repeatedly punching a child, throwing another across a room
Westerly, R.I. ― A 27-year-old local woman was found guilty last week in Rhode Island of assaulting two children, including one who she punched 10 times. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced Thursday that on May 10, a Washington County Superior Court jury found Taurie Richardson guilty of two counts of second-degree child abuse.
City Council approves modified New London city and school budget plans
New London ― The City Council late Monday night unanimously approved the 2024-25 general government and education budgets after making last-minute adjustments to both spending plans to address an unexpected state funding shortfall. The $56.7 million city is a 1%, or $550,000, increase from the current year, while the...
Wayne Salisbury tapped to head RI's prison system. Why correctional officers are opposed.
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel McKee on Friday nominated Wayne T. Salisbury Jr. as director of the state Department of Corrections, despite opposition from the correctional officers union. “Wayne’s experience in the Department of Corrections is extensive, and he has played an important role in day-to-day operations and long-term, strategic planning for the department,” McKee said in a statement. “I look forward to continuing to work with Director Salisbury to maintain high professional standards at the DOC and...
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