Warwickonline.com - Tue Nov 24
Mayor Scott Avedisian told the Senate Commission to Study Municipal Shared Services Thursday afternoon that in his experience, if the state doesn't mandate that municipalities and school departments share services, they won't. "Our efforts to combine services and operations with the Warwick School Department remain a continued source of ...
Sand covers Weaver's Cove aNewport This Week - Tue Nov 24
Police Chief Lance Hebert has reported that he knows what's causing the sand build-up on the Weaver's Cove boat ramp.
Iguanas perish but Portsmouth aNewport This Week - Tue Nov 24
Firefighters were able to save a Portsmouth house Friday afternoon but not two pet iguanas that lived there.
Man pleads guilty to robbing banks in Providence, NewportProvidence Journal - Sun Nov 22
Dennis Tasker, 38, of Providence, pleaded guilty Thursday to robbing banks in Providence and Newport in July by using threatening notes, U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha .
News to UseProvidence Journal - Sat Nov 21
A cat-adoption event, A Home for the Holidays, will run Dec. 1-12 at The Potter League for Animals, 7 Oliphant Lane, Middletown.
License revoked in cycle fatalityProvidence Journal - Fri Nov 20
A motorcyclist who crashed in June, killing his passenger, was ordered to give up his driver's license during his arraignment in Newport County Superior Court Thursday morning.
Newport murder defendant says he tossed and failed to catch babyProvidence Journal - Fri Nov 20
In the days after his daughter was rushed to the hospital, Rachin McCoy told at least two people - a cousin and a police detective - that he was standing on a couch in his Newport living room, throwing the infant in the air playfully and catching her when he missed and dropped the six-week-old child on the floor.
R.I. legislative commission gets ideas on shared municipal servicesProvidence Journal - Thu Nov 19
Some day in the not too distant future, it might be common practice for Rhode Island cities and towns to pool their efforts in areas such as tax assessments, tax collections and emergency dispatch services.
Tagging a Christmas tree for cutting is a wholesome traditionProvidence Journal - Wed Nov 18
Don't just get a Christmas tree. Get an experience. This is what Eric Watne says.
Grand jury indicts Tiverton motorcyclist in deathProvidence Journal - Tue Nov 17
The Newport County Grand Jury on Friday indicted Joseph Beirola, 48, of 43 Pocasset Ave., Tiverton, on a charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol and driving to endanger, death resulting.
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