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Few options in RI law to prosecute repeat suspended license offenders
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.
Driver held without bail in suspended-license case
Robert A. Notarianni faced a 17th charge of driving on a suspended license Wednesday, but what really tripped him up was number 16.
R.I. Foundation gives 'strategic' grants for local needs
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.
RI has two $10,000 Powerball winners
The PowerBall jackpot was hit in Florida on Saturday but Rhode Island still had two big winners.
Clash of cultures leaves a native of R.I. jailed in Japan
Now, with his new wife, Amy, also a native Rhode Islander, Chris was settling into life at home in Franklin, Tenn.
Atwater and Donnelly: Committing to a song is 'like falling in love'
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.
Former music teacher Nedo Pandolfi remembered fondly
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.
Lure of farming draws more and more to the land
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.
More ethics complaints filed against Cranston lawyer
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.
Bob Kerr: Is it really what's best for the child?
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.
Pedestrian hit, killed in Foster accident
A 49-year-old Foster man died after being struck by a car late Friday as he was walking along Hartford Pike .
Pedestrian hit, killed in Foster accident
A 49-year-old Foster man died after being struck by a car late Friday as he was walking along Hartford Pike .
Pedestrian hit, killed in Foster accident
A 49-year-old Foster man died after being struck by a car late Friday as he was walking along Hartford Pike .
Police searching for dead mana s vehicle
Foster police are looking for the SUV owned by the victim of a fatal accident late Friday night.
Pedestrian hit, killed in Foster accident
A 49-year-old Foster man died after being struck by a car late Friday as he was walking along Hartford Pike .
Providence's policy on take-home vehicles under review
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.
Foster police arrest 23 at alleged underage drinking party
Police broke up an alleged underage drinking party on Monday and took 23 suspects into custody, Foster Police Chief Robert E. Coyne Jr.
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Glocester police: Lakeside underage drinking party busted
The police broke up an underage drinking party Wednesday night at a waterfront house, according to Capt.