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Central Falls, R.I. is declaring bankruptcy and claims “the current situation is dire,” according to state officials. “Despite its proud past, the reality of the present is that Central Falls is no longer a boom town,” Governor Lincoln Chafee said, according to the Boston Globe. “The city has for years had liabilities outweighing its means.” [...]
July 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
Rhode Island will lose revenue if Massachusetts passes a law legalizing casinos first, according to supporters of a plan to allow poker, blackjack and other table games at a northern Rhode Island slot parlor. The supporters claim the state could lose up to $100 million from residents traveling to Mass. to gamble more freely. State [...]
April 25, 2011 4 Comments
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Four men have been indicted in Rhode Island for receiving and possessing child pornography, with two of the defendants accused of also distributing it, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement Tuesday. Federal indictments have been returned against Jason Bidondi, 35, of Central Falls; Paul N. Hutchinson, 27, of Barrington; Robert L. Macgregor, [...]
Dec. 5, 2010 2 Comments
An East Providence, R.I. man was arrested in Seekonk for allegedly driving drunk for the 11th time. Vernon Perry, 52, was spotted around 1:20 Saturday morning by Seekonk Patrol Officer Eric Chalifoux driving quickly down Taunton Avenue. The officer captured Perry’s 2001 Saturn on radar at 52 mph in a 40 zone, and then he [...]
Nov. 30, 2010 Leave a Comment
A Providence man who told investigators that he armed himself because of his “lifestyle” and as a means to protect women who worked for his escort service was sentenced Monday to 70 months in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to a federal gun charge. James Lombardi, 26, was [...]
Nov. 8, 2010 1 Comment
A North Smithfield, R.I. teacher and coach faces charges relating to “sexting” his students, according to a report by WPRO Radio. Steve DeMeo pleaded not guilty in Kent County Courthouse Monday to charges of indecent solicitation of children, possession of child pornography and possession of marijuana, the radio station reported. DeMeo, 31, is accused of [...]
Nov. 3, 2010 1 Comment
A resounding “no” sounded over The Ocean State tonight as voters overwhelmingly shot down a ballot measure that would change the state’s name. Rhode Island’s official name is The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The name goes back to the 1640s when Roger Williams coined the term. Proponents of the measure argued that [...]
Oct. 25, 2010 1 Comment
PROVIDENCE — Final stop for President Barack Obama was a $7,500-a-head fundraiser in the well-appointed home of Arnold “Buff” and Johnnie Chace on the East Side of Providence not far from Brown University. Fewer than 50 were in attendance, according to Eric Hyers, campaign manager for Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline, the Democratic candidate for [...]
Oct. 25, 2010 4 Comments
WOONSOCKET, R.I. –– Air Force One touched down at T.F. Green State Airport in Warwick at 3:49 p.m. On hand to greet the president were members of the states all-Democratic congressional delegation, Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon White House and Representatives Patrick J. Kennedy and James R. Langevin; Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline, the Democratic [...]
Oct. 23, 2010 Leave a Comment
Officials will celebrate the opening of new transit hub in Warwick, R.I. next week as plans come together to ultimately link T.F. Green Airport with commuter rail service running out of Boston. A ribbon cutting ceremony will occur on Wednesday with Rhode Island Governor Don Carcieri and congressmen at the airport’s InterLink Transportation Facility, according [...]
Oct. 19, 2010 Leave a Comment
Rhode Island Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse announced Tuesday that Rhode Island would receive a $150,000 federal grant to establish a phone number to help residents get “clear and accurate information” about health care. The grant comes from the health insurance reform law recently passed by congress. The grant also helps the state establish [...]
Oct. 18, 2010 Leave a Comment
A 46-year-old Pawtucket woman was arrested in Braintree after going on a five-finger discount spree at the South Shore Plaza. Michelle D. Rose faces larceny and stolen property charges after loss prevention officers at the Gap Kids store caught them trying to make off with goods from there and several other stores in the mall. [...]
Oct. 18, 2010 Leave a Comment
Providence police are investigating the aftermath of a violent weekend in Rhode Island’s capital that left three people shot and one stabbed. On one was killed, but it represents a spike in violence in a city that has seen a decline in violent crime in recent years. Police responded to shootings on DeSoto Street, Wadsworth [...]
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