Foster News

WARWICK, R.I. _ Robert A. Notarianni arrived at District Court expecting he'd be walking right back out once he cleared up the little matter of his 17th charge of driving on a suspended license.

Robert A. Notarianni faced a 17th charge of driving on a suspended license Wednesday, but what really tripped him up was number 16.

As Rhode Island struggles through the recession, the Rhode Island Foundation is directing a substantial share of the $4.5 million in grants it is distributing this year toward community and economic development efforts.

The PowerBall jackpot was hit in Florida on Saturday but Rhode Island still had two big winners.

Now, with his new wife, Amy, also a native Rhode Islander, Chris was settling into life at home in Franklin, Tenn.

Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly have performed as a duo for 22 years, and they're almost constantly on the go - to speak to them last week required separate phone conversations, as she was in the midst of a teaching residency in North Carolina and he was at their home in Foster.

At his request, there is no public service for Nedo Pandolfi, who died Monday at 80.

Bravo Brasserie, 123 Empire St., Providence, 490-5112, bravobrasserie.com, hosts a dinner and drag cabaret featuring Jacqueline DiMera with special guest LaDiva Jonz and host Haley Star, Saturday, Sept.

You could call John and Celia Raymond the accidental farmers. They bought a dilapidated house and 3.5 acres in Foster, about a mile from the Connecticut border in 2007.

The state Supreme Court's disciplinary counsel has filed more ethics complaints against veteran Cranston lawyer Robert M. Brennan, who was suspended from practice in December 2008 pending further investigation into the disappearance of tens of thousands of dollars in clients' funds.

When she worked as a social worker at the Department of Children, Youth and Families, Stephanie Terry sometimes took children from very nice foster homes to the three-story tenements of their biological parents.

A 49-year-old Foster man died after being struck by a car late Friday as he was walking along Hartford Pike .

A 49-year-old Foster man died after being struck by a car late Friday as he was walking along Hartford Pike .

A 49-year-old Foster man died after being struck by a car late Friday as he was walking along Hartford Pike .

Foster police are looking for the SUV owned by the victim of a fatal accident late Friday night.

A 49-year-old Foster man died after being struck by a car late Friday as he was walking along Hartford Pike .

A city councilman is pushing for changes to the city's policy on municipal vehicles as a way to curb abuse and trim department costs.

Police broke up an alleged underage drinking party on Monday and took 23 suspects into custody, Foster Police Chief Robert E. Coyne Jr.

Blueberries offer a wealth of nutrients including fiber, vitamins and antioxidants, and can be used in a variety of ways.

The police broke up an underage drinking party Wednesday night at a waterfront house, according to Capt.