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Quarry blast sends rocks flying into Taunton neighborhood
TAUNTON - After a quarry blast that sent rocks flying into their yards, many residents of Fremont Street are surveying their yards and studying the dings and dents, wondering whether they're safe outside,Scott Schofield was gardening last week when a scheduled blast sent a rock hurling into his yard. "You have some heads up, but it doesn't give me a warm fuzzy feeling," he said.That 'heads up,' comes as recorded calls 24 hours and two hours prior to the blasts from Holcim NER quarry and warning sirens in the moments leading up to the events. Things Fremont Street families...
What reclassifying pot could mean in RI
Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. It appears the federal government is moving closer to loosening its grip on marijuana. Currently classified as a “Schedule 1” substance – in the same category as heroin and LSD, dispensaries across the state find themselves facing limitations on...
Pawtucket Man “Meech” Sentenced to 57 Months for Drug Conspiracy in Boston Gang Operation
Getting benched for more than four years, a key player in a vicious Boston gang's drug-peddling playbook is heading to prison. Michael Lopes, 35, identified by street moniker "Meech" and hailing from Pawtucket, R.I., was handed a 57-month sentence Monday for his role in a drug conspiracy, as announced by federal officials.
Blood in Solo cups, bias claims: Karen Read’s lawyers put police on trial
Defense attorneys for Karen Read, the Mansfield woman charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, repeatedly attempted to poke holes in the police investigation of his death as Read’s trial continued Tuesday. A Canton police lieutenant who initially investigated the death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe testified...
Johnston residents vow to fight condo development on Atwood Avenue
JOHNSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Some Johnston residents are rallying against a new development on Atwood Avenue. They said they don't care if it's low-income affordable housing or high-end condos, they don't want a new development in their neighborhood. However, work is already underway clearing trees at 1767 Atwood Ave.,...
West Warwick Fire Department hopes damaged Station 2 can reopen soon
WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — West Warwick’s fire chief said he doesn’t know when Station 2, damaged by a fire engine on March 10, will reopen. But Chief Jeffrey Varone also said he had hoped it would have returned to service already. Varone said a structural engineer...
Coventry police rescue 12 ducklings from storm drain
COVENTRY, R.I. (WLNE) — Coventry police officers acted fast Tuesday morning to save several ducklings that had fallen into a storm drain. All 12 ducklings were recovered from the drain and returned to their mother in a collective effort from police, animal control and the Hopkins Hill Fire Department.
RISD students occupy building in pro-Palestinian protest. Here's what they demand.
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island was headed toward another extended campus standoff involving university students and the conflict in Gaza late Tuesday afternoon. Activists from the Rhode Island School of Design remained inside Washington Place, an administrative and academic building in downtown Providence, where they had stayed through the day despite the university's request that they depart. ...
'Ella McCay' filmed during the eclipse. For RI based extras, it's about seeing the stars.
PROVIDENCE – While most of New England was wrapped up in watching the solar eclipse on April 8, Warwick's Mike and Maria Sanda were in a big tent next to the State House, waiting for their turn to serve as extras in the Twentieth Century Studios movie "Ella McCay."
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