Central Falls News

By traditional measures such as reading scores and math scores, the city's schools are generally doing well.

On November 5, the city of Central Falls, Rhode Island, asked the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, to overturn the U.S. District Court opinion in Fontes v City of Central Falls.

On 11/15/09 at approximately12:55pm, officers from the Central Falls Police Department responded to the La Esperanza Market, located at 1234 Broad Street, for a report of an armed robbery.

"A City with A Bright Future." That's the way Central Falls officials describe their miniscule burg of 1.5 square miles, one of the most densely populated cities in the nation.

Though residents have raised concerns about the town's new recycling initiative, called "Waste Not," Recycling Coordinator Donna Kaehler said the state is decreasing the municipal trash caps for cities and towns all over the state, forcing the town to keep plowing through with its "no bin, no barrel" policy.

During the last census in 2000, 67 percent returned their questionnaires by mail.

The second week of Rhode Island school H1N1 vaccinations is underway, with several schools getting their crack at the shot Monday.

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On any given street corner of this struggling city, you might hear people speaking English, Spanish, Creole, K'iche, or Portuguese, lending truth to a sign at the city's border, "Welcome to Central Falls - The Whole World in One Square Mile." Until recently, Central Falls held a "Ripley's Believe It or Not" claim as the smallest, most densely ...

Woonsocket City Council President Leo T. Fontaine was victorious Tuesday in the city's mayoral election, claiming a margin of 3,928 to 2,917 over retired police officer Todd R. Brien.

CENTRAL FALLS A federal judge forced Central Falls to put Hipolito Fontes on the ballot in its mayoral election, but that did not convince city voters to cast ballots for him as incumbent Mayor Charles Moreau romped to a fourth term with 78 percent of the vote.

A man struck on Route 95 early Sunday by a motorist who then fled with a second man lodged in his car's windshield is in critical condition at Rhode Island Hospital.

The police are looking for information about the alleged assault and robbery of two Central Falls men Saturday morning.

The Central Falls Police Department will give teenagers a break for Halloween: its curfew will be 10 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. on Saturday for trick-or-treaters, out for Halloween, but the department is not hoping to see any tricksters.

Voters in four Rhode Island towns are heading to the polls next week. Off-year elections take place Tuesday in Central Falls, Jamestown and Woonsocket.

A statewide grand jury on Wednesday indicted Gerrit Musterd, also known as Jose Manuel Almeida Rodriguez, on charges of murder, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, conspiracy to commit murder and carrying a pistol without a license.

Central Falls, RI-Governor Donald L. Carcieri today joined Warren Simmons, Executive Director of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, Rhode Island Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Deborah Gist, and Board of Regents Chairman Robert Flanders, Jr., at Central Falls High School to release the final report of the ...

A Central Falls man who got out of his car after an accident on Route 95 early Sunday was struck by a passing car and became stuck in its windshield as that driver continued on the highway, the state police said.

A dedicated teacher, tragically killed in a hit and run accident, remembered Saturday in Central Falls.

The Rhode Island Department of Education has spelled out what young children need to know and be able to do to enter kindergarten - not only prerequisite skills to learn reading and math, but thinking skills such as curiosity, persistence and an ability to solve problems.