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Central Falls councilor faces DUI charges
A Central Falls councilwoman whom the police say was driving erratically on Great Road Friday night with a 10-year-old boy asleep in the back seat, has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving on a suspended license and with refusing to submit to a chemical test.
Neighbors Upset With Extended Gaming Hours
There's a fight brewing over how to get a Rhode Island gaming facility out of debt.
Windmoeller & Hoelscher VP Andrew Wheeler displays a bag made at NPE by the firma s Topas form, fill and seal bagging system, behind him.
Casino in R.I. is facing bankruptcy
With the Twin River slots-and-racing parlor, one of Rhode Island's top revenue producers, unable to pay its creditors and entering bankruptcy, Governor Donald L. Carcieri called yesterday for even more gambling.
Lippitt Park: A leafy, quiet, more affordable entry point to the East Side
"Children" traffic signs and a good number of bungalows, many with lush gardens, mark the streets surrounding Lippitt Memorial Park on the East Side of Providence.
Editorial: Save these charters
The Rhode Island House Finance Committee budget unveiled last week slashed $1.5 million for two new charter schools in Central Falls and Cumberland, both of which would serve minority students.
RI slot parlor files for bankruptcy protection
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Driver charged in Cumberland, Lincoln crashes
A local man is charged with drunken driving and attempting to elude the police after his involvement in two crashes that injured three people on busy roads in Cumberland and Lincoln Tuesday afternoon, according to the police.
VA Medical Center to hold 60th-anniversary celbration
The Providence VA Medical Center will hold a 60th-anniversary celebration on Thursday, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the main hospital building's 5th-floor auditorium which will include the 2009 VA Lincoln Bicentennial traveling exhibition, "Lincoln's Legacy at VA." Retired Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Justice and Lincoln scholar Frank J.
Carp diem: Fish with the experts Saturday
The Rhode Island Carp Anglers Group fish-in will be held in Blackstone River State Park off Rte.
Chris Magill loves a good, competitive race. If there's top-level runners at the starting line, chances are you'll see the former Saint Raphael Academy standout right there in the mix.
Regents clear path for new schools
Two local charter school initiatives were given the go-ahead by the state Department of Education on Thursday afternoon, paving the way for the schools to open in the fall of 2009 - assuming the needed funding is allocated.
The plumber and the police chief: Real innovators
Innovation is about a better way to deliver value. Innovators are all around us.
State education officials approve new charter school
State education officials approved a new kind of charter school Friday, a mayoral academy that, for the first time, puts municipal leaders in charge of one these alternative public schools.
Rhode Island Firefighters Battle House Fire
Around 19:30 on Saturday evening Cumberland Police arrived at Hopkins Terrace and Kelly Street and reported fire in a 1.5 story dwelling.
teen to plead no contest in deadly crash
A Lincoln Teen who caused a car crash that killed his cousin plans to plead no contest next month.
3 URI rape suspects all have lawyers, police say
A female student at the University of Rhode Island was the victim of a alleged rape last fall that led to Friday's secret indictment of three fellow students on rape charges, university spokesman Dave Lavallee confirmed Thursday.
Parade a point of pride in Lincoln
Waving colorful flags on Smithfield Ave., from left, Brianna Sanford, 7, of Cumberland, Brooke-Lynn Munson, 5, also of Cumberland, and Nicholas Croce, 6, of Pawtucket, enjoy the annual Lincoln Memorial Day Parade from the sidewalk on Monday morning.
Sex abuse victim finds solace in written word
March 1, 1974, was like any other day for Keith Smith. The then 14-year-old boy attended a hockey team meeting at his coach's barbershop in Lincoln, R.I., after school.
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