Pawtucket News

Monica Murray had been visiting her mother in Rhode Island since Monday and was set to return home to New York City by train.

With the temperature expected to scoot up near 80 today, Jayson Rosa, 5, takes his scooter out for a ride along Blackstone Boulevard on Providence's East Side Thursday morning.

Pawtucket plans to move many of its sixth graders into empty junior high school classrooms in the fall to help alleviate overcrowding in the city's elementary schools.

With a deadline only days away, House Speaker Gordon Fox has announced his plan to introduce a resolution on Wednesday to block the compounded pay raises of 3 percent in June and another 3 percent in December that Governor Chafee plans to give state agency directors in June and December.

The federal government via its Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently released data revealing significant disparities in what hospitals charge for common inpatient services.

A bill at the Rhode Island State House would require photo identification be put on all electronic benefit transfer cards.

More than 20 state lawmakers say Rhode Island's General Assembly should block a proposal to give raises to 14 officials in Gov.

A spate of domestic-assault arrests last Friday and Saturday evenings, May 10 to 11, kept the East Providence police on their toes.

Everybody is always working for the weekend and hip-hop once again reigned supreme at The Met in Pawtucket on Saturday.

Saying there is no better way to promote the many benefits of smart growth than to profile successful local examples, Grow Smart Rhode Island will honor individuals, plans and projects that play to Rhode Island's strengths, generate sustainable economic benefits and improve communities and neighborhoods in the process.

Thursday, May 2 2:32 p.m. - The manager of Ruby Tuesday's on Division Street told police two customers sitting at the bar rang up a bill of $91.75 and left without paying.

Zoning Board - The Woonsocket Zoning Board of Appeals meets tonight, 7 p.m. in Harris Hall at City Hall.

Latest statistics show that 23,000 Rhode Island children under the age of eighteen lived in extreme poverty in 2012.

Framingham Superintendent of Schools Stacy Scott announced Friday afternoon he has hired a new principal for Wilson Elementary School , one of the town's level 3 schools.

Governor Chafee on Friday nominated former Senate President and current District Court Magistrate Joseph Montalbano to the Superior Court bench.

Dennis J. Allen, 51, 0 Lakeshore Dr., West Greenwich, arrested on a bench warrant issued from third district court on May 1 at 7:29 p.m. Thomas M. Caparco, 38, 54 Cactus Dr., Warwick, charged with driving after denial of license on May 1 at 5:17 p.m. Heidi L. Johnson, 30, 4 Sidney St., West Warwick, arrested on a bench warrant issued from third ... (more)

The police are searching for two gunmen who held up a Pawtucket Credit Union near the Providence city line early Thursday afternoon.

FOR GORTON: Gorton teacher Jason Gervasini leads the audience in singing the Gorton Anthem, complete with posters containing the lyrics.

Monday, April 29 11:32 a.m. - A Coventry man told police someone took his wife's purse while they were at the McDonald's on New London Turnpike.

Don't forget to treat Mom to her favorite outing or brunch this weekend, and save a little time to have some more fun yourself.