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(Undated) -- Here is the latest news: A pre-Christmas storm is lashing Rhode Island with wind and rain. A new ban has taken effect on high-capacity gun magazines in the Ocean State. The New England Patriots are getting set for a Christmas Eve home game.
>>Big Overnight Winds As Holiday Weekend Storm Has Arrived
(Providence, RI) -- Strong winds are hitting the Providence area this morning. A Christmas weekend storm is bringing rain, wind and snow to Southern New England. The main threats for Rhode Island are gusts up to 65 miles per hour and coastal flooding. A huge temperature swing tonight will send us from the 50s to the teens with sub-zero wind chills.
>>T.F. Green Airport Travel Advisory
(Warwick, RI) -- Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport is advising holiday fliers that severe weather across the nation is expected to impact air travel. Passengers should be checking with their airlines about cancellations and alternate plans. Major delays are expected up at Logan Airport in Boston.
>>High-Capacity Magazines Turned In To RI Police
(Providence, RI) -- Gun owners in Rhode Island appear to be abiding by a new ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines. The Rhode Island Police Chiefs' Association says nearly four-hundred magazines have been turned over to authorities since the law took effect on Sunday. A federal judge upheld the state's new ban on magazines containing more than ten rounds over a legal challenge from a gun store and several firearm owners.
>>Patriots Host Bengals On Christmas Eve
(Foxboro, MA) -- The New England Patriots are trying to salvage their season as they get set for a Christmas Eve home game versus the Cincinnati Bengals. The game at Gillette Stadium will be a special NFL Saturday game with a kickoff at 1 p.m. The Pats have a record of 7-and-7, while Cincinnati, last year's Super Bowl runner-up, is 10-and-4.
>>Trinity Rep Pausing 'Christmas Carol' Due To COVID
(Providence, RI) -- Trinity Rep Theater Company in Providence is pausing its performances of "A Christmas Carol". The theater Facebook page indicated Thursday they've had a number of positive COVID cases, and they hope to be back on Wednesday, December 28th. Anyone who bought tickets for one of the canceled performances through Trinity can expect a call from the ticket office. Patrons who purchased tickets through a third party should make contact with them.
>>New Ticket Cameras
(East Providence, RI) -- More traffic enforcement cameras are being activated in the Providence area. WPRI-TV reports East Providence is adding ten right light cameras and one new school zone cam in 2023. The school zone is Pawtucket Avenue at St. Mary's Academy Bay View, while the red light zones include several busy Pawtucket Ave intersections. Violators will receive 85-dollar fines starting in February.
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(Undated) -- Here is the latest news: Southern New England is bracing for a Christmas weekend storm. A key witness in the federal investigation that led to the imprisonment of Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci has died. The state of Rhode Island reaches a new contract with home daycare operators.
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>>Rhode Island Under High Wind Warning
(Undated) -- All of Rhode Island is under a High Wind Warning from the National Weather Service from 1 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday. The forecast is for wind gusts out of the south up to 65 miles per hour. Widespread power outages are expected, and high-profile vehicles are being told that travel conditions tomorrow will be difficult.
>>'Plunder Dome' Witness Tony Freitas Has Died
(Providence, RI) -- A key witness in Operation Plunder Dome, the FBI investigation into political corruption in Providence during the Mayor Buddy Cianci era, has died. Antonio Freitas [[ FRAY-tis ]] was a Providence businessman who was recruited by the FBI in 1998 to wear a wire to City Hall and offer a bribe to Cianci's chief of staff. The investigation eventually led to Cianci being sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for racketeering. Freitas was 73 years old.
>>RI Woman Federally Sentenced
(Providence, RI) -- A Rhode Island woman has received a federal prison sentence. The Justice Department says Juliana Martins of North Providence got 18 months for making a false statement on a loan application and theft of government property. Prosecutors say Martins applied for an FHA-backed mortgage without disclosing that she had been previously incarcerated. Martins also fraudulently claimed COVID unemployment benefits. She was ordered to pay more than 40-thousand dollars in restitution.
>>New Contract Reached For State-Subsidized Home Daycare Operators
(Providence, RI) -- A new contract has been reached with the union representing over three-hundred Rhode Island-subsidized daycare operators who work out of their own homes. The Providence Journal reports Governor Dan McKee struck the deal with SEIU 1199 New England which runs through July 1st, 2025, retroactive to the beginning of this year. It includes annual pay raises of two-and-a-half-percent. The SEIU said home child care providers have grappled for too long with poverty wages while they offer a critical service.
>>New Weight Limit On Route 37 Bridge
(Warwick, RI) -- Truck drivers are being asked to take notice of a new weight limit on a Rhode Island route. This is for the bridge that carries Route 37 westbound over the Amtrak line in Warwick. The bridge weight limit was previously 16 tons, but the new limit is only five. Commercial vehicles that are too heavy will have to follow a detour using Post Road, the Airport Connector and I-95. The bridge is one of several structures being repaired by RIDOT on the major freeway.
>>Sports-Betting OK'd At Plainridge Casino
(Plainville, MA) -- Plainridge Park and Casino in Plainville, Massachusetts has become the third and final casino in the state to get permission to host sports-betting. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has awarded a temporary license while concerns are addressed about parent company Penn Entertainment's association with Barstool Sports, which it partially owns. The other betting hubs in the commonwealth, which are set to open in 2023, will be at Encore Boston Harbor in Everett and MGM Springfield. Rhode Island approved sports books in 2018 at the Twin River casinos in Lincoln and Tiverton, which are now owned by Bally's.
>>P-Bruins In Charlotte To Start Road Trip
(Charlotte, NC) -- The Providence Bruins are beginning a seven-game road trip Thursday night. The Bruins are playing back-to-back contests against the Charlotte Checkers. The P-Bruins have won 16 of their first 26, currently holding second place in the AHL Atlantic Division. Their road trip will continue with games against Hershey, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Bridgeport.
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In the 18th century, the area that is now Kennedy Plaza was part of the Great Salt Cove—an estuary formed by the confluence of the Moshassuck and Woonasquatucket Rivers. The building of the train station created Exchange Place - the center of rail transport in the city.
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(Undated) -- Here is the latest news: A storm hitting Southern New England on Friday is expected to bring coastal flooding. A suspect identified in a decades-old Providence-area rape case has been extradited. A Rhode Island man charged with illegally having hundreds of guns on his property is reaching a federal plea deal.
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>>Storm Bringing Coastal Flooding Threat To RI
(Undated) -- A Coastal Flood Watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for the state of Rhode Island from Providence to South County as meteorologists continue to track a powerful Christmas weekend storm. The weather service says widespread minor flooding is expected during the Friday morning high tide cycle, with pockets of moderate coastal flooding possible. Ocean-exposed beaches are at-risk for significant erosion.
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>>Attleboro Rape Suspect Held WIthout Bail
(Attleboro, MA) -- A man arrested for a violent rape nearly three decades ago in Attleboro, Massachusetts has returned to the state. Eduardo Mendez was identified through new DNA testing of evidence for the rape of a woman in 1994. Mendez was located in New York, and was arraigned Monday in Fall River after his extradition. He is being held without bail.
>>Federal Plea Deal Reached In Burrillville Gun Case
(Providence, RI) -- A Rhode Island man who faced federal charges for allegedly having over two-hundred guns illegally on his property is reaching a plea deal. Ronald Andruchuk of Burrillville will plead guilty to counts of making a false statement of material fact during a firearm purchase and one count of possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance. He faces a maximum sentence of thirty years, but prosecutors have agreed to recommend a lesser amount to a judge. Andruchuk is also still dealing with state charges against him which include domestic violence, cyberstalking and possessing a ghost gun.
>>Cranston Police Brutality Victim Settles With City
(Cranston, RI) -- A settlement has been reached in the case of a Cranston police officer assaulting a suspect at the police station. The Providence Journal reports Gian Mattiello of Cranston was awarded ninety-thousand dollars. The officer, Andrew Leonard, no longer works for the department. He was ordered to serve one year of probation. Prosecutors said in March of 2020, Leonard used excessive force when he assaulted Mattiello, who was in custody for an alleged domestic incident. The agreement specifies that it does not represent an admission of liability from the city of Cranston or its police department.
>>Guitars Stolen From Local Store
(Swansea, MA) -- Police in Swansea, Massachusetts are asking for the public's help to identify two suspects who stole guitars from a music store. The burglary happened on Sunday at Ray Mullin Music on Swansea Mall Drive. The thieves reportedly got away with thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise. Surveillance images are posted on Swansea-Police-dot-com.
>>Men's BB: Friars Beat Golden Eagles
(Providence, RI) -- Providence College men's basketball is off to a good start in Big East conference play. After beating Seton Hall in their opener last weekend, the Friars earned their second conference win over Marquette Tuesday at the AMP. The final score in double-overtime was 103-to-98. Providence has a five-game winning streak going into their next game, December 29th at Butler.
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James and Ann Franklin published almanacs in Boston. Like other Massachusetts dissenters, he and Ann came to Newport in 1726 to exercise their freedom of the press by printing the colony’s first newspaper, the Rhode Island Gazette.
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Warwick was founded by Samuel Gorton in 1642. In 1648, Gorton was granted a British charter by Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, Lord Admiral and head of the Parliamentary Commission on Plantation Affairs. Because of this, the name of the settlement was changed from Shawhomett to Warwick.
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>>Mobster Frank Salemme Dies In Prison
(Boston, MA) -- Former New England mob boss Frank Salemme [[ suh-LEM-ee ]] has died in federal prison at the age of 89. Salemme admitted to multiple killings during Boston's gang wars of the 1960s, and went on to be the leader of the Patriarca New England crime family. It was the killing of South Boston nightclub owner Steven DiSarro in 1993 that led to a life sentence for Salemme. DiSarro's body was found in Providence in 2016. His family says it was informed by the federal Bureau of Prisons that Salemme died in prison last Tuesday.
>>Patriots Lose Stunner To Raiders
(Paradise, NV) -- The New England Patriots suffered a horrific defeat against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. With the game in Vegas tied at 24 and the Pats on offense in the last seconds of the fourth quarter, Jakobi Meyers lateraled to Mac Jones, but it was caught by former Patriot Chandler Jones who ran it back for a touchdown. The final score was 30-to-24. The Patriots fell to eighth place in the conference, trailing Miami for the final playoff spot. New England's next game is at home versus Cincinnati on Christmas Eve.
>>Encampment In Front Of Rhode Island Capitol Cleared
(Providence, RI) -- A homeless encampment was removed from the grounds of the Rhode Island State House on Saturday. Superior Court Judge David Cruise sided with Governor Dan McKee on Friday in a legal dispute over the encampment, pointing to the state's ban on overnight camping on State House grounds. WPRI-TV reports the McKee administration updated that policy in November. Judge Cruise said the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that their rights were violated. According to the ACLU, the encampment was protesting a lack of adequate housing for individuals in the Ocean State.
>>Deadly Crash On I-95
(Providence, RI) -- A truck driver was killed in a crash on Route 95 in Providence on Friday. The Rhode Island State Police says a tractor-trailer hit a disabled vehicle in the high-speed lane, causing it to crash near the Route 10 overpass at around 1 a.m. The driver was identified as Adrian Morales of Yuma, Arizona. The car driver was taken to Rhode Island Hospital with serious injuries, but they are expected to survive.
>>Joe Kennedy Expected To Be Named Envoy To Northern Ireland
(Washington, DC) -- Multiple reports indicate President Biden is naming former Massachusetts congressman Joe Kennedy the Third as the U.S. envoy to Northern Ireland. An official announcement is expected on Monday. Kennedy is not expected to be involved in the tense politics of the United Kingdom region, but instead would focus on economic issues. Kennedy represented the Massachusetts 4th District from 2013 to 2021.
>>Bruins And Phantoms Go To Overtime Twice
(Providence, RI) -- The Providence Bruins picked up three of four points this weekend. The P-Bruins lost at home versus the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Friday, 5-to-4. The Bruins won in Allentown on Saturday, also in overtime, 2-to-1. Providence is going on a seven-game road trip.
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(Undated) -- Here is the latest news: Imprisoned former New England mob boss Frank Salemme [[ suh-LEM-ee ]] has died. The Patriots suffer a stinging loss to the Raiders. A homeless encampment has been removed from the Rhode Island State House grounds.
>>Mobster Frank Salemme Dies In Prison
(Boston, MA) -- Former New England mob boss Frank Salemme [[ suh-LEM-ee ]] has died in federal prison at the age of 89. Salemme admitted to multiple killings during Boston's gang wars of the 1960s, and went on to be the leader of the Patriarca New England crime family. It was the killing of South Boston nightclub owner Steven DiSarro in 1993 that led to a life sentence for Salemme. DiSarro's body was found in Providence in 2016. His family says it was informed by the federal Bureau of Prisons that Salemme died in prison last Tuesday.
>>Patriots Lose Stunner To Raiders
(Paradise, NV) -- The New England Patriots suffered a horrific defeat against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. With the game in Vegas tied at 24 and the Pats on offense in the last seconds of the fourth quarter, Jakobi Meyers lateraled to Mac Jones, but it was caught by former Patriot Chandler Jones who ran it back for a touchdown. The final score was 30-to-24. The Patriots fell to eighth place in the conference, trailing Miami for the final playoff spot. New England's next game is at home versus Cincinnati on Christmas Eve.
>>Encampment In Front Of Rhode Island Capitol Cleared
(Providence, RI) -- A homeless encampment was removed from the grounds of the Rhode Island State House on Saturday. Superior Court Judge David Cruise sided with Governor Dan McKee on Friday in a legal dispute over the encampment, pointing to the state's ban on overnight camping on State House grounds. WPRI-TV reports the McKee administration updated that policy in November. Judge Cruise said the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that their rights were violated. According to the ACLU, the encampment was protesting a lack of adequate housing for individuals in the Ocean State.
>>Deadly Crash On I-95
(Providence, RI) -- A truck driver was killed in a crash on Route 95 in Providence on Friday. The Rhode Island State Police says a tractor-trailer hit a disabled vehicle in the high-speed lane, causing it to crash near the Route 10 overpass at around 1 a.m. The driver was identified as Adrian Morales of Yuma, Arizona. The car driver was taken to Rhode Island Hospital with serious injuries, but they are expected to survive.
>>Joe Kennedy Expected To Be Named Envoy To Northern Ireland
(Washington, DC) -- Multiple reports indicate President Biden is naming former Massachusetts congressman Joe Kennedy the Third as the U.S. envoy to Northern Ireland. An official announcement is expected on Monday. Kennedy is not expected to be involved in the tense politics of the United Kingdom region, but instead would focus on economic issues. Kennedy represented the Massachusetts 4th District from 2013 to 2021.
>>Bruins And Phantoms Go To Overtime Twice
(Providence, RI) -- The Providence Bruins picked up three of four points this weekend. The P-Bruins lost at home versus the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Friday, 5-to-4. The Bruins won in Allentown on Saturday, also in overtime, 2-to-1. Providence is going on a seven-game road trip.
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Fort Wetherill State Park, situated upon 100 foot high granite cliffs across the water from Fort Adams State Park, is a former coastal defense battery and training camp. The park offers family and group picnicking, boating, fishing, hiking and exploring on the park’s 61.5 acres of property. The fort is a former coast artillery fort.
?Fort Dumpling from the American Revolutionary War occupied the site until it was built over. Fort Wetherill was deactivated and turned over to the State of Rhode Island after World War II.
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(Undated) -- Here is the latest news: A nor'easter is bringing rain to Rhode Island today. The Patriots continue their late-season push for a playoff spot with a game in Las Vegas. A man reported missing this week in Rhode Island has been found dead.
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>>Nor'easter Bringing Just Rain For RI
(Undated) -- The National Weather Service is predicting that Rhode Island will stay clear of any snow from the nor'easter currently impacting New England. The forecast calls for two-to-three inches of rain in the Ocean State through Saturday morning. Bristol, Newport and Washington counties are under a Wind Advisory Friday for gusts up to 50 miles per hour.
>>Patriots At Raiders In Week 15
(Paradise, NV) -- The New England Patriots are in Las Vegas this weekend to play the Raiders. The Pats have a 7-and-6 record and currently hold the final wild card playoff spot in the conference. The Raiders are 5-and-8. Kickoff from Allegiant Stadium is at 4:05 p.m. Eastern time.
>>Missing RI Man Found Dead
(West Greenwich, RI) -- A missing Rhode Island man has been found dead. Thirty-three-year-old David Craig of East Greenwich had last been seen on Tuesday around noon. The Department of Environmental Management says Craig's body was found Thursday afternoon in Carr's Pond in the Big River Management Area. Officials say the death does not appear to be suspicious at this time.
>>City Council Pushes Through ProvPort Tax Treaty
(Providence, RI) -- The Providence City Council has pulled a 180 on its decision concerning a thirty-year tax extension for ProvPort, the nonprofit agency which operates the city's deep-water port. According to WPRI-TV, the city council approved the treaty at its final meeting of the year on Thursday. The agreement had been tabled earlier this month, and it was indicated that the deal would not be considered until a new City Council is seated in January as community members claimed the process was being rushed. The new council will get a say ultimately, since the treaty requires two rounds of approval. Channel 12 reports an amendment was added to the deal which says ProvPort cannot expand fossil fuel activities.
>>Barrington Beach Tree Burned
(Barrington, RI) -- The Barrington community is coming together after a vandalism incident. Damage to a Christmas tree at Barrington Beach was discovered on Thursday. The tree, which features seashell ornaments with personalized messages, was placed on the beach by the Barrington Lions Club. A new tree has been anonymously donated. Anyone with information on who is responsible for the incident is being asked to call Barrington police.
>>Official House Speaker Portrait Unveiled For Mattiello
(Providence, RI) -- Former Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello had his official portrait revealed at the State House this week. The Democrat representing Cranston spent 14 years in the House and six as the Speaker. According to The Providence Journal, the last speaker who got an official portrait was William Murphy in 2010. In between Murphy and Mattiello was Gordon Fox, who went to prison for taking bribes and did not request a portrait. Murphy and Fox both attended this week's ceremony.
>>New Brown Provost Announced
(Providence, RI) -- Brown University has named the 14th provost in the school's history. The chief academic officer job is going to Francis Doyle, who is the dean of the engineering school at Harvard. Doyle will start the new position on July 1st, 2023, succeeding Richard Locke, who is leaving to become the dean and vice president of Apple University.
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(Undated) -- Here is the latest news: Rain and snow for Southern New England is in the forecast for the next several days. A man wanted for a homicide decades ago in the Providence area has been arrested. A federal judge has upheld a ban on high-capacity firearm magazines in Rhode Island.
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>>End-Of-Week Storm In SNE
(Undated) -- The National Weather Service is not predicting any snow for Rhode Island from this weekend's nor'easter. Western Massachusetts and Connecticut are predicted to measure about a half-foot of snow from Thursday to Saturday. A Wind Advisory is in effect for southern Rhode Island on Friday for expected wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. The storm could drop three inches of rain on the Ocean State.
>>Fugitive Wanted For 1991 Southern New England Homicide Arrested
(Attleboro, MA) -- A fugitive wanted for a deadly stabbing over three decades ago in Attleboro, Massachusetts has been arrested in Guatemala. Mario Garcia was reportedly operating a shrimp farm in Guatemala when he was located and arrested on Monday. State Police had been following information about Garcia being in that Central American country as far back as 2014. He will now face extradition to Massachusetts to face a charge of murder for the 1991 killing of Ismael Recinos-Garcia on Dean Street in Attleboro.
>>Fatal Southeast Mass Van Crash
(Rehoboth, MA) -- One person is dead after a crash in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Steven Lacombe of Attleboro was a passenger in a van carrying Massachusetts Department of Mental Health patients which crashed into an unoccupied vehicle parked outside of a business on Route 118 Tuesday. Those details are according to the Bristol County District Attorney. No criminal charges have been filed at this time against the livery driver, a 67-year-old man from Providence. The crash remains under police investigation.
>>Ban On High-Capacity Ammo In Rhode Island Upheld
(Providence, RI) -- A federal judge is upholding the state of Rhode Island's ban on high-capacity gun magazines. A package of gun control legislation signed by Governor Dan McKee earlier this year included a ban on magazines with over ten rounds. It was challenged by several Rhode Island gun owners and a gun store in Chepachet. Under the new law which makes possession a felony, gun owners with those magazines have to turn them in to the police. The law takes effect on Sunday. U.S. District Court Chief Judge John McConnell says the plaintiffs did not present credible evidence that high-capacity magazines are weapons of self-defense, therefore straying from the intention of the Second Amendment.
>>Providence To Turn On More Surveillance Cams
(Providence, RI) -- The city of Providence is planning to activate sixty new license plate-reading cameras. The Flock Safety cameras are different from the school zone speed cameras which send fast drivers tickets in the mail. The plate readers have been endorsed by Rhode Island police chiefs for helping solve cases. Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza says the new cameras will result in more arrests for serious crimes.
>>Priest On Leave
(Fall River, MA) -- The Catholic Diocese of Fall River is placing a priest on administrative leave while it conducts an investigation. The diocese says the alleged misconduct by Father David Sharland is inconsistent with its standards. The church says it does not involve a minor or Sharland's ministry. He has served in parishes in New Bedford and Seekonk and has worked for the Virginia-based Youth Apostles since 2002.
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(Undated) -- Here is the latest news: Tracking the latest winter weather in Southern New England. The ACLU files a complaint over the homeless encampment situation at the Rhode Island State House. The Providence School District is announcing which schools it plans to close.
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>>Brief Round Of Snow Recorded; Wind Wednesday, Storm Later This Week
(Providence, RI) -- The Providence area received a late-night round of snow Tuesday night. Little or no accumulation was predicted by the National Weather Service. The forecast across Rhode Island for Wednesday is sunny skies and wind gusts in the 30s. A storm is being tracked for Southern New England Thursday night into Friday. Right now, the weather service is predicting mostly rain, except for snow in the high terrain of Western Massachusetts.
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>>Court Complaint Filed Over Rhode Island State House Homeless Encampment
(Providence, RI) -- The ACLU and the Rhode Island Center for Justice are joining the legal fight on behalf of a homeless encampment in front of the Rhode Island State House. A complaint was filed in RI Superior Court on Tuesday. It argues the residents are exercising free speech rights by protesting the state's homelessness situation. According to The Providence Journal, a handful of Rhode Islanders lacking shelter begin living in tents outside the state capitol building in early autumn. The numbers grew, and things came to a head last week when staffers for Governor Dan McKee handed out eviction notices. The evictions were temporarily halted by a judge. A hearing in the matter is scheduled for today.
>>Officials Reveal Providence Schools That Are Closing
(Providence, RI) -- We're learning which schools are closing in the Providence Public School District. Feinstein [[ FINE-styne ]] Elementary School on Broad Street and Lauro Elementary on Kenyon Street are closing at the end of this school year. Gilbert Middle School on Princeton Avenue is set to be "phased out" through the end of the 2024-25 calendar. The Providence Public School District, which has been run by the Rhode Island state education department for the last three years, said the action is being taken as part of a facility modernization plan.
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>>RI Man Sentenced For Child Porn Possession
(Providence, RI) -- A Providence man has received a federal prison sentence for child pornography. The Justice Department says Mario Martinez was found to be in possession of materials in 2020. Martinez, who is now 27 years old, was federally sentenced to a three-year prison term on Monday.
>>State Ethics Commission OK's Firefighter Serving On Town Board
(Coventry, RI) -- A newly-elected town council member in Coventry who is a firefighter is being allowed to retain both positions. WJAR-TV reports the Rhode Island Ethics Commission issued an opinion on Tuesday in favor of Jon Pascua [[ PASS-coo-uh ]], determining that there was no conflict of interest. Although the Coventry charter prohibits anyone with a town job from being on the council, Pascua is exempt because he works for one of Coventry's independent fire districts.
>>Men's BB: Rams Beat River Hawks
(South Kingstown, RI) -- In men's college basketball, the University of Rhode Island beat UMass Lowell at home in overtime Tuesday night, 77-to-75. URI improved to a record of 4-and-7. The next game for the Rams is on Sunday versus Georgia State in Atlanta.
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In 1919, most states ratified the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors”. Not Rhode Island! Though the state had passed several prohibition laws in the late 1800s, by the time the 1910s rolled around, they seemed content to let people party however they wanted to.
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The United States of A?merica is the only country in the world that is lucky enough to have all of the five climate zones on earth! Those five zones are polar, temperate, tropical, dry, and continental.
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(Undated) -- Here is the latest news: The Patriots beat the Cardinals in Arizona on Monday Night Football. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Rhode Island announces a prison sentence for an arson conviction. CVS is agreeing to a national opioid abuse settlement.
>>Patriots Beat Cardinals In MNF
(Glendale, AZ) -- The New England Patriots beat the Arizona Cardinals on Monday Night Football, 27-to-13 the final score from Glendale. The Patriots got a defensive fumble recovery for a touchdown by Raekwon McMillan to go ahead in the third quarter. Quarterback Mac Jones went 24-for-35 passing with 235 yards and an interception. New England, with a record of 7-and-6, has moved into the final playoff position in the American Football Conference. Their next game is next Sunday on the road versus the Vegas Raiders.
>>Route 295 Crash Victim ID'd
(Smithfield, RI) -- Police have identified the victim of a crash on Route 295. The single-vehicle accident happened Sunday in Smithfield. The driver was Anthony Manieri of North Attleboro. The Rhode Island State Police says Manieri was driving in the high-speed lane when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the woods. Snow had begun to fall in the area in the early afternoon. Anyone who witnessed the crash is being asked to contact the R-I-S-P.
>>Man Sentenced For Arson in Woonsocket
(Providence, RI) -- A federal defendant has been sentenced in a Rhode Island arson case. The U.S. Justice Department says 23-year-old Jacob Lahousse, address not provided, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to setting fires in a mill building in Woonsocket. The damage was done at the Sport Systems Bag Corporation building on Hazel Street in April 2019. Lahousse was ordered to pay over three-hundred-thousand dollars in restitution.
>>CVS, Walgreens To Pay Combined $10.7 Billion Settlement In Opioid Case
(Undated) -- CVS and Walgreens are agreeing to pay a combined ten-point-seven-billion-dollars in a settlement over allegations they failed to adequately oversee opioid painkiller prescriptions. The funds will be distributed between states, local governments and federally recognized tribes. Money will also go toward opioid crisis abatement and remediation programs. The two companies also agreed to implement controlled substance compliance programs which will create new mandatory training and will require additional layers of opioid prescription reviews.
>>Rhode Island's COVID Emergency Declaration Has Been Extended
(Providence, RI) -- Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee is extending the state's coronavirus emergency declaration. WJAR-TV reports the order has been stretched out to January 10th. The state of emergency went into effect under the Governor Raimondo administration on March 9th, 2020.
>>Kindergarten Student Reportedly Brings Toy Gun To School
(Providence, RI) -- A kindergarten student in Providence reportedly brought an airsoft gun to school on Monday. According to Channel 10 News, police responded to a school request after a student reportedly showed the item to others at Times Squared Academy on Fillmore Street. Times2 Academy is handling the matter internally. DelSesto Middle School on Springfield Street was locked down last month over someone having a BB gun on campus.
>>Incoming Providence Mayor Selects Chief Of Staff
(Providence, RI) -- Providence Mayor-elect Brett Smiley has announced his chief of staff. WPRI-TV reports the job is going to Emily Cromwell, who was Smiley's top campaign aide and has run his transition to the mayor's office. Cromwell previously worked as the communications director for Jorge Elorza. Channel 12 reports Smiley has not yet said who will lead the city's police and public safety departments. His inauguration is set for January 2nd.
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(Undated) -- Here is the latest news: Southern New England has gotten its first measurable snow of the winter. The Patriots take the Monday Night Football stage in pursuit of a playoff spot. Drivers in Rhode Island are seeing gas prices fall back below three dollars a gallon.
>>First Measurable Snowfall This Season
(Providence, RI) -- The Providence area has received its first significant snowfall of the season. The snow which started on Sunday was still falling overnight Monday as the National Weather Service reported nearly three inches at T.F. Green Airport. Down in South County, East Greenwich measured four inches. Some towns in Western Massachusetts got over a half-foot. The forecast calls for gradual clearing skies on Monday, and there are no predictions at this point from the weather service for any more snow this week.
>>NFL Week 14: Patriots At Cardinals
(Glendale, AZ) -- The New England Patriots are playing Monday Night Football on the road tonight versus the Arizona Cardinals. The Pats are 6-and-6 with five regular season games remaining, and they are currently in ninth place in the AFC playoff picture; the top seven teams make it. Arizona has a record of 4-and-8. Kickoff from University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale is at 8:15 p.m. Eastern time.
>>Interstate 495 Crash Victim ID'd
(Bellingham, MA) -- The victim of a fatal crash on Route 495 in Bellingham, Massachusetts last week has been identified. State police reports indicate the pickup truck driver who died in the single-vehicle crash on Thursday night was 53-year-old Jane Middleton. She was from Holliston. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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>>Juvenile Charged As Adult For Deadly Assault In Warren
(Warren, RI) -- A juvenile is being tried as an adult in a Rhode Island murder case. WPRI-TV reports 17-year-old Kenzie Nicolson, address not specified, was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge in Providence District Court on Friday. Nicolson is accused of causing the death of 54-year-old Richard Raymond of Warren in September 2021. Warren police say Raymond suffered severe head injuries after being struck by an aluminum bat at the intersection of Market and Sanders streets. Police have not said what caused the alleged attack.
>>Local Gas Prices Falling Below $3
(Undated) -- Some gas stations in Rhode Island are dipping below three dollars per gallon. Gas prices swung dramatically in the Ocean State this year, from when the price went over five dollars in June to the current decline which has throttled the average back to where it was last winter. Rhode-Island-Gas-Prices-dot-com reports the current RI average is three-43, and the USA average is 3-22.
>>Providence Bruins Split Home-And-Home Series With Bridgeport Islanders
(Providence, RI) -- The Providence Bruins split two games this weekend. The P-Bruins beat the Bridgeport Islanders 3-to-2 in Bridgeport on Saturday. Providence lost on Sunday to the Islanders by a score of 5-to-2 at the AMP. Providence has 15 wins, 4 losses and 5 overtime losses.
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(Undated) -- Here is the latest news: The state of Rhode Island is served a restraining order over its eviction directive towards a homeless encampment outside the State House. A Massachusetts man has been convicted of manslaughter-OUI for a crash that killed a Rhode Island woman. One of the people arrested for the summer fight on the Block Island Ferry is being charged in a new case.
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>>Restraining Order Served To Rhode Island Over Homeless Encampment Eviction Order
(Providence, RI) -- WJAR-Channel 10 reports the state of Rhode Island has been served a temporary restraining order over an eviction notice against a homeless encampment outside the State House. The injunction was filed in Superior Court. The attorney who filed it tells the news station he represents 40 people who have been living at the encampment. A hearing is scheduled for Friday morning. While the state is offering to relocate the individuals to an emergency shelter, some of the tent residents do not want to make that move. The Providence Journal reported earlier this week the reasons given included past bad experiences at shelters or not wanting to be split up from loved ones.
>>Manslaughter Conviction For RI Woman's Death
(Boston, MA) -- A manslaughter conviction has been reached in Massachusetts in the case of a Rhode Island woman's death. MassLive.com reports Dylan Etheridge of Boston was found guilty by a Suffolk County jury on Thursday for driving under the influence and killing a passenger, 20-year-old Amber Pelletier of Central Falls. The crash happened in Boston in 2019. Etheridge, who is now 26, is scheduled to be sentenced on December 16th.
>>Fatal Crash On Route 495
(Bellingham, MA) -- A Massachusetts resident was killed in a crash on Interstate 495 on Thursday night. The single-vehicle wreck happened in Bellingham at around 6 p.m. According to the Massachusetts State Police, the driver who was pronounced dead at the scene was a 53-year-old woman from Holliston.
>>Block Island Ferry Brawl Defendant Rearrested
(Cumberland, RI) -- A man who was arrested for a fight on the Block Island Ferry this summer is facing new charges. Miguel Silva of Pawtucket was picked up for an alleged drive-by shooting in Cumberland on October 22nd. The shooting did not result in any injuries. Silva was one of seven people who was allegedly involved in the B.I. ferry fight in August which resulted in police officers dramatically leaping on board from a moving boat.
>>Woonsocket Fire Displaces Nearly Three-Dozen
(Woonsocket, RI) -- The Red Cross is working with multiple families who were displaced from an apartment in Woonsocket on Thursday. Heavy fire was reported at the complex on Rockridge Drive at around 3 p.m. There were 15 adults and 20 children who lived there. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is being investigated.
>>Providence Bruins Home-And-Home Series Versus Bridgeport
(Providence, RI) -- The Providence Bruins have one road game and one home game this weekend. The P-Bruins play at the Bridgeport Islanders on Saturday night. Then on Sunday, Providence hosts Bridgeport at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. The puck drops at 3:05 p.m. for that game. The Bruins are leading the AHL Atlantic Division with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and five overtime or shootout losses.
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