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Students create writing club at Studley Elementary in Attleboro
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WLNE) — Two students have created a writing club at Studley Elementary School. Third-grade students Isabella Mistler and Aubrey Henriquez wrote a letter to Principal Boyle in the hopes of creating the club back in April. Every week, students meet and share their fellow love of writing...
Organization approved to fill portion of Apex
PAWTUCKET – Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprofit with more than 300 chapters nationwide and volunteers who build and deliver beds for children in need, has reached an agreement to rent 3,000 square feet of space at the former Apex Department Store property, 100 Main St. The City Council...
Mass. weather: Thunderstorms, rain expected across state Tuesday
Thunderstorms are expected across Massachusetts Tuesday with possible gusty winds and hail. The Berkshires are expected to get the worst of the storm with a hazardous weather outlook issued through Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service. Other parts of Western Massachusetts and Worcester could see storms Tuesday morning....
North Providence resident recovers from alcohol addiction, set to help others
NORTH PROVIDENCE – Town resident Nicole Seoane has been sober from alcohol for five years, and she’s now helping others bring support resources directly to those who need it most. Seoane began working as an administrative assistant for the Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council in January,...
Body pulled from Connecticut River. Police say it may have drifted from Massachusetts, Vermont.
Police are investigating after a body was pulled from the Connecticut River in Hartford on Monday. The body was spotted just after noon at Charter Oak Landing, according to the Hartford Fire Department. Multiple people fishing off the shore saw the body and were able to snag it until fire crews arrived and removed it from the river, fire officials said. Fire officials said the man’s body ...
Homeless families face limits on shelter stays as Massachusetts grapples with migrant influx
Massachusetts will begin limiting how long homeless families can stay in shelters as the state continues to grapple with an influx of homeless migrants.Beginning June 1, the total length of stay will be limited to nine months, at the end of which families will be eligible for up to two 90-day extensions, under a supplemental budget approved by state lawmakers and signed by Democratic Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday. The law also requires the state Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities to create a rehousing plan and provide case management for all individuals in shelters after they leave...
Road Rage: Man Nabbed For Incident In Darien
Dae Jesus Acosta, age 24, of Central Falls, Rhode Island, was arrested around 2:30 p.m., Monday, April 29, in Darien for a road rage incident. According to Connecticut State Police, a tow truck driver called 911 after Acosta, who was trying to merge onto I-95 in Darien, in front of the truck slowed down to 5 mph and then pointed what looked like a gun at the driver. He kept following the car for several miles.
Southeastern, MA health care 'in crisis' even without hospital closings. How bad is it?
TAUNTON — With the fate of Steward hospitals like Morton in Taunton hanging in the balance, State Sen. Marc Pacheco said Southeastern Massachusetts and the Cape and Islands “cannot withstand any further loss of healthcare in terms of hospital closings.”. “That just can’t happen. It would be a...
Jamaine Johnson Faces Multiple Charges After Alleged Attack
Jamaine Johnson faces multiple charges following the alleged attack on Tuesday morning, April 30, the Rhode Island State Police said. Johnson is accused of choking his girlfriend during an argument at her Peabody home before he took her car and their child around 2:30 a.m., officers said. He reportedly told her he would harm himself and the baby if she called the police.
Loan debt discharged for thousands of Mass. borrowers who attended ‘predatory’ art colleges, AG says
More than $80 million in federal student loan debt will be discharged for over 3,500 former Massachusetts borrowers who attended “predatory” art colleges, including the New England Institute of Art.
How prevalent is violence in RI's nursing homes?
Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. For many families, Rhode Island's nursing homes are the final residence for loved ones. Along with placing their trust in the staff and facility itself, many must live with roommates, people they've never met before and are suddenly entwined...
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