PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Reports of a homemade boat launched Tuesday afternoon with about four young men on board amid freezing temperatures put firefighters in three cities on high alert as they recovered the precarious craft and searched for the occupants.
"With these temperatures, if somebody went in the water, it would" [...]
Providence Journal photo / Mary Murphy
Iraq war veteran Christopher Adamovich stands with his girlfriend's son, Gregory, 3, by the Christmas tree in his home, which was robbed of presents on Monday.
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Christopher J. Adamovich started his Christmas shopping just after [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Mayor David N. Cicilline has submitted legislation this week to the General Assembly that would empower seven Providence County communities to regionalize municipal departments.
The proposal comes in the form of three separate bills enabling the communities of Providence, North Providence, East Providence, Cranston, Pawtucket, Johnston [...]
LINCOLN, R.I. -- With the help of colleagues in Pawtucket, Lincoln police have arrested a suspect in the Oct. 13 robbery of the Navigant Credit Union at 185 Front St. in Lincoln.
Lincoln police Capt. Raymond Bousquet said Sandra Williams, 48, of Lincoln, will be arraigned during the 2 p.m. [...]
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Just before dawn on May 12, a tall, wild-haired man walked into a 24-hour CVS on Newport Avenue, leapt over the counter and ordered the pharmacist out of his way as he grabbed several bottles of hydrocodone.
Fast-forward to late Tuesday morning.
This same pharmacist was on [...]
Tom Clupny, our Republican Candidate who is running for House of Representatives in the District 62 (Pawtucket/East Providence) Special Election, will be making a guest appearance on two television talk shows this week.
Tonight at 8:00 PM he will be on the “Tax Payers Talk Back”. The [...]
On the local front:
A year ago today:
Pawtucket police charge a Providence man with being the "underwear robber" who robbed three convenience stores last month with what witnesses said appeared to be a pair of boxer shorts over his head. Marvin Reynolds, 27, of 201 Pitman St., was charged with [...]
By Michael P. McKinney
Journal staff writer
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Mayor James E. Doyle put it direly Tuesday: "Many, many people in my city, and I suspect, of the other cities, are going to be driven from their homes."
Doyle was reacting to Governor Carcieri's latest proposals for cuts in state [...]
By Amanda Milkovits
Journal Staff Writer
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A Woonsocket man is accused of committing five breaks and trying for a sixth over a short amount of time.
Jonathan Mitchell, 22, of 366 Village Rd., was taken into custody early Sunday in a traffic stop on Dexter Street.
Police had been searching [...]
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Just six months out of prison for killing a Boston police officer with his gun, Terrell Muhammad ended up back behind bars on Thursday -- charged with stealing a flat screen TV from the V.A. Medical Center in Providence.
Muhammad was up on a ladder hanging Christmas lights [...]
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A man who carried a knife and wore a bandanna that covered his face, walked into the Silver Mart at 170 Cottage St. Sunday evening and yanked the cash register off the counter and took off, according to the Pawtucket Police.
The incident occurred around 6 p.m. [...]
AP file photo
Former first lady Laura Bush, right, interacts with Sesame Street's Elmo and Big Bird after taping a segment on the children's show.
NEW YORK (AP) - Toy maker Hasbro Inc., of Pawtucket, said Monday it [...]
A man wielding a knife with a bandanna over his face robbed the Silver Mart convenience store at 170 Cottage Street at about 6:15 p.m. Sunday, the police said.
The robber, who was caught on the store's security video camera, frightened the cashier who, upon seeing him, jumped back and screamed, [...]
By Phil Marcelo and Amanda Milkovits
Journal staff writers
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Luis Mendonca, the Pawtucket man who is accusing a Providence police officer of brutality during his arrest two months ago, was found guilty of violating the terms of his probation on previous charges and sentenced to 90 days in [...]
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- School Committee member Amy Breault Zolt was released on her own recognizance Tuesday after being arraigned on a felony domestic stalking charge, online court documents show.
Breault Zolt was referred to a public defender and ordered to have no contact with the victim, who the Pawtucket Times on [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A federal program designed to help low-income infants, toddlers, new mothers and pregnant women will expand in Rhode Island over the next two years because of an infusion of $1.5 million in federal stimulus money.
One of the state's five providers of Early Head Start announced it [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- All Division of Motor Vehicles offices will be closed to the public on Wednesdays, starting Dec. 9, to train the staff on a new computer system.
The DMV's main office in Pawtucket, however, will remain open for road exams. The safety and emissions garage, located on Melrose Street [...]
Representative Patrick Kennedy has not endorsed anyone in the race to succeed his late father, Edward Kennedy, in the U.S. Senate. But with just days to go before the Democratic primary for the seat, a joint appearance with one of the contenders - Congressman Michael Capuano. From Kennedy's office:
Pawtucket, RI [...]Torey Lovullo, a former major-league player and minor-league manager, has been named new manager of the Pawtucket Red Sox, the team announced today.
Lovullo, 44, last season was the manager of the Columbus Clippers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. For three years before that he managed the Buffalo Bisons, [...]
Tonight at 6:30, sex educator Megan Andelloux is going before the Pawtucket zoning board to appeal the city’s September decision to prevent her from opening the Center For Sexual Pleasure and Health in downtown Pawtucket. As you may remember, city zoning officer Ron Travers told [...]
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A mother and baby were taken to a local hospital for precautionary measures after an SUV slammed into a home in the Fairlawn section of Pawtucket Thursday night.
They were more shaken up than anything, and no serious injuries were reported, according to Pawtucket Police Sgt. Dino [...]
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Three masked gunmen forced their way into a woman's apartment on Central Avenue on Sunday evening and stole valuables and several thousand dollars.
The police believe the home invasion at 239 Central Ave. wasn't random. The men were targeting another resident, who wasn't home at the time, said [...]
On the local front:
A year ago today:
An accidental alarm draws Providence firefighters to a Manton Avenue apartment building and leads to a wholesale evacuation because of a host of code problems. Social service agencies scrambled to find temporary shelter for 10 people, half of them children. Firefighters went to [...]
I’ve only recently heard of “The Mill,” a converted factory that serves as a cross between Stone Soup in Pawtucket and Passim in Cambridge, MA. Its no smoking/no alcohol location houses great music, hosts workshops and classes, rents recording space to artists, and has tasty [...]
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Four athletes selected by their coaches to represent Rhode Island in the Special Olympics Nationals in Lincoln, Neb., next year will appear in person at a fundraiser Saturday to help pay for their trip.
"This is a chance to show support for special athletes chosen on their merits" [...]
