Wakefield News

The Pawtucket police have identified a woman who was found unconscious Tuesday night on West Avenue and later died as Patricia Tremblay, 30, of 8 George St.

Popular Wakefield tavern to Host RI Charity 5k race Sunday offering great cash prizes and after party with ski & surf equipment raffle on Sunday November 22.

The Obama administration reported Thursday that at least 30,383 jobs have been created or saved across the nation as a direct result of the federal stimulus package, offering the first tangible job figures since the $787-billion Recovery Act became law eight months ago.

WAKEFIELD, RI, October 13, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Kinney Bungalow at Sunset Farm Narragansett, RI will be the setting for the launch of the unrivaled DVD series Sales is Not a Dirty Word....the birth of Low Profile Sensible Selling.

Time to plan for Christmas and winter projects now! Starting October 9th, all products at Sakonnet Purls are at least 20% off.

A big sign in the lobby of the Smithfield YMCA tells visitors the facility is undergoing a major renovation project, just in case they didn't notice that half the roof was missing from the building.

Christopher Savoie, with his son Isaac in August, is being held in Japan for trying to abduct his two children from his ex-wife who took them from Tennessee.

Three 13-year-olds from Rhode Island were injured while hiking Mount Monadnock with classmates and teachers.

By Talia Buford Journal staff writer WAKEFIELD, R.I. -- Paul Stockford, the Warwick man accused of asking two teenage girls if they wanted to take his bathing suit off this summer at Scarborough State Beach, was ordered to serve 18 months at the Adult Correctional Institutions for violating the terms of his probation.

The state Supreme Court has suspended South Kingstown lawyer Nathaniel J. Nazareth Jr.

Preparations for a second trial of a former Rhode Island State Police trooper accused of assaulting a man in South Kingstown police custody as he sat in the back of a police cruiser got under way Tuesday.

Those who are considering the possibility of having aging parents move into their homes will get plenty of advice at a panel discussion Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the East Smithfield Public Library, 50 Esmond St.

Peter F. Neronha took a big stride Thursday toward assuming the office of U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island, as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to recommend that the full Senate confirm President Obama's nomination of the Wakefield native.

Rhode Island Superior Court has approved the sale of two-store chain Providence Watch Hospital to the grandson of the company's founder, National Jeweler has learned.

A Rhode Island private-equity partnership bought the assets of the iconic Speidel company, in a deal approved last week by a Superior Court judge, according to the lawyer overseeing the company's finances.

When the Hera Gallery left its customary perch on Main Street in Wakefield last fall for a time, artist and curator Viera Levitt started thinking of ways to bring art back to the heart of South County.

The commercial district of West Kingston includes the Sosnowski Farm, ready for business, at the junction of Routes 138 and 110.

The Frys blended easily into the family neighborhood on Ricci Lane when they moved in two years ago.

All Wakefield bus routes are approximate and may change with little notice. Students will need to be at their bus stop at minimum of 5 minutes prior to the arrival of the school bus.

All Wakefield bus routes are approximate and may change with little notice. Students will need to be at their bus stop at minimum of 5 minutes prior to the arrival of the school bus.