North Providence News Archives

Thousands of Rhode Islanders are seeing higher water bills as the Providence Water Supply Board is increasing its rates by about 6 percent.

With the first committee hearings just a day away, the agenda is growing by the hour for this week's two-day General Assembly session.

Taking the news pulse of Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts, by Providence Journal and projo.com staff, from 7 to 7, every business day Corrente Former U.S. Attorney Robert C. Corrente met privately Thursday morning with officials from the newly formed Moderate Party to discuss a potential bid for governor.

Trooper Edward J. Stenovitch, who pleaded no contest last week to assaulting an off-duty Providence police officer, resigned on Thursday from the Rhode Island State Police.

Two men were on the run from the North Providence police Friday after the driver of a Chevy Impala drove toward an officer who had pulled the car over for speeding and weaving back and forth on Smith Street Thursday night.

Some high-ranking officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency squeezed into tiny chairs at Marieville Elementary School here Thursday to watch fourth graders plan how they will save their families from the next natural disaster.

An owner of Mount Pleasant Hardware was looking over his financial records when he noticed some discrepancies.

A veteran Rhode Island State Police trooper has pleaded no contest to assaulting an off-duty Providence police sergeant at a fundraiser for a fallen officer last month.

Providence Journal file photo / Mary Murphy Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, left, watches as Monsignor Robert Evans cuts the cake in 2007 at the celebration after Evans' installation as pastor at St.

The Fraternal Order of Police has offered Mayor Charles A. Lombardi the settlement of 19 pending grievances filed by officers in exchange for several promotions that have been held up since spring at a savings to the town of $979,764 over the next 16 months, according to a letter from the union's attorney to the town's negotiating lawyer obtained ...

For many months, Mayor Charles A. Lombardi talked vaguely about his plans for a "reorganization" of town personnel, inserting the subject into discussions about crushing budget deficits, union contract language and whopping bills for employee overtime.

Mourners are gathered at our Lady of Grace Church in Johnston at this hour for the funeral of 6-year-old Marco Nieves.

The administration of Mayor Charles A. Lombardi went to Superior Court Tuesday to seek a judge's ruling on the mayor's authority to reduce the size of the police force.

A high-ranking North Providence firefighter arrested for allegedly falsifying his overtime has been suspended without pay.

Town officials Monday suspended without pay a fire battalion chief who allegedly used the department computer to tamper with time sheets.

Four men suffered cuts and bruises and were taken to Rhode Island Hospital early Thursday morning after three men entered their apartment and attacked them with a bat and bottle, according to the police.

Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri is supporting a proposal by mayors of seven cities and towns to share municipal services.

The regionalization of public-safety and public-works services in seven metropolitan Providence communities is the goal of enabling legislation that Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline plans to submit to the General Assembly .