Woonsocket News

Police are investigating the disappearance of two hard drives from Woonsocket City Hall.

A tractor-trailer loaded with garage doors took the offramp from Interstate 495 south to Route 213 and rolled over, trapping the driver in the cab for about 15 minutes.

Press Release From the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Regarding the Girls' Soccer incident between Woonsocket and Tolman High School Providence, RI The RIIL Principals' Committee on Athletics reviewed and discussed all relevant material regarding the Girls' Soccer incident between Woonsocket and Tolman High School.

Whipping past in the high-speed lane of Route 95 early Monday, David Romano noticed a woman standing in front of a wrecked car in the highway's far-right breakdown lane.

A Rhode Island woman is suing Citibank, claiming the financial giant is trying to squeeze money out of its credit-card customers in advance of changes in federal law due to take place in February 2010.

Woonsocket, R.I. CVS Caremark and Generation Health, a genetic benefit management company, said Tuesday they have forged a partnership to expand pharmacogenomic clinical and testing services for CVS Caremark pharmacy benefit management clients to improve care for patients who either are non-responsive or have adverse reactions to their medications.

Though residents have raised concerns about the town's new recycling initiative, called "Waste Not," Recycling Coordinator Donna Kaehler said the state is decreasing the municipal trash caps for cities and towns all over the state, forcing the town to keep plowing through with its "no bin, no barrel" policy.

Rhode Island public health authorities say the state now has enough swine flu vaccine to inoculate every pregnant woman in the state.

In order to protect one of the most vulnerable populations against the H1N1 flu, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island will be holding two public flu clinics to vaccinate pregnant women and recent postpartum patients against the virus.

No. 1 seed Woonsocket will host No. 8 seed Lincoln at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Barry Field in the quarterfinal round of the Division II playoffs.

Leo T. Fontaine won his dream job on election night last week. The catch is he gets it in a nightmare time.

Two medical marijuana growers in Rhode Island are accused of being big-time drug dealers.

Officers from the Woonsocket and Cranston police departments arrested two brothers this week and charged them with drug offenses.

A jubilant Mayor-elect Leo Fontaine said Tuesday night his eyes will be on the financially troubled School Department almost immediately after taking the city's helm on Dec.

CVS Caremark Corp. reported Thursday that third-quarter net income rose 39% from the year-earlier period and narrowed its adjusted full-year forecast.

The Star Tribune of Minnesota reports that MinuteClinic will move its headquarters to Woonsocket, R.I., the headquarters location of CVS Caremark.

On November 2nd, 2009 at about 1:30pm Officer Joshua Smith and Officer Brien Godin were sent to 52 Hillsdale Avenue for a reported house break.

PROVIDENCE _ The City of Woonsocket violated the Access to Public Records Act when it failed to respond to a request from the local firefighters union seeking records involving the recent layoff of 11 city firefighters.

Dave Stewart wanted fire and destruction. He knew right where to go. "If you want to see houses burning, you come to Detroit on Devil's Night," said Stewart, a Needham, Mass., resident who planned his vacation so he could be on hand to photograph the blazes he knew would spring up in Detroit during October's last days.

Voters in four Rhode Island towns are heading to the polls next week. Off-year elections take place Tuesday in Central Falls, Jamestown and Woonsocket.