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Sheriff Paul Heroux: Close New Bedford's Ash Street Jail, an 'outdated money pit'
DARTMOUTH — Posed with costly long-term repairs to the 136-year-old Ash Street Jail, Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux is renewing his call to close it and move all inmates to the Dartmouth house of correction. The jail's brick work was recently checked by a structural engineering firm. It found...
Building housing Brick Alley Pub sold: Latest Newport County real estate transactions
94 Columbia Ave, $2,005,000, B: Derek W. Hansen & Mary E. Murphy, S: Edward J. Zimmermann. 53 Conanicus Ave Unit 5C, $1,025,000, B: Hart Ft & Roderick P. Hart Tr, S: Lori A. Cervone. 589 E Shore Rd, $1,165,000, B: Michael E. Thomas & Maryjo Thomas, S: Aram Manyan. 29...
Taunton Police Seek Help in Locating Missing Woman
TAUNTON (WBSM) — Taunton Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a woman who has been missing for over a month. Chief Edward Walsh said Amanda Brown, 37, is believed to have been missing since at least early June. He said Brown has ties to the Boston,...
An invasive weed is taking over RI's ponds and lakes. Can it be stopped?
Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. It sounds like some type of monster that will take incredible measures to take it down. Living in Rhode Island's waters it can grow 16 feet a day. Fortunately, it won't grab your legs and pull you under, but...
Program gives parents of special-needs kids a break – and helps train RI's future nurses
NARRAGANSETT – As Mister Rogers’ mother said, always “look for the helpers. You’ll always find people who are helping.” That was the case on a foggy morning last week at Roger W. Wheeler State Beach, as two dozen nursing students hoisted beach tents, laid out blankets and set up a multitude of colorful...
Co-leaders of drug trafficking conspiracy involving Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Florida, New York that shipped over 100 kilos of cocaine sentenced
PROVIDENCE, RI – The co-leader of a years-long drug trafficking conspiracy that shipped over 100 kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Rhode Island has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. As reflected in court documents, Efrain Colon-Garcia, 43, and...
‘Violence has no place’: RI lawmakers decry attempted assassination of Trump
Though Rhode Island's congressional delegation has repeatedly and openly criticized former President Donald Trump, the lawmakers came together Monday to condemn political violence following his attempted assassination.
MADD: New DUI law a ‘beacon of light’ for victims’ families, survivors
R.I. Attorney General Peter Neronha joined Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) advocates Monday in celebrating the passage of a law designed to hold suspected DUI drivers, especially repeat offenders, accountable.
R.I. Superior Court judge sides with property owners in shoreline access law dispute
The Rhode Island General Assembly overstepped its bounds in drawing a line in the sand on shoreline access, a Washington County Superior Court judge ruled. The pair of decisions issued Friday, July 12, by Associate Justice Sarah Taft-Carter offers a win for beachfront property owners in South Kingstown and Westerly, who in separate complaints argued […] The post R.I. Superior Court judge sides with property owners in shoreline access law dispute appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
Stop & Shop to Close 32 Stores in the Northeast
Quincy, Mass. — Stop & Shop, a grocery store chain based in the Boston suburb of Quincy, has announced plans to close 32 locations by the end of this year. Situated throughout the Northeast, the stores — described in a press release as “underperforming” — are located in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island. According to the grocer, the affected stores will shutter on or before Nov. 2. Associates at the locations will be offered other employment within the company.
Taxes are due today for most RI residents. Here are 5 things to know.
The deadline to file federal taxes for anyone who lives in Washington, Kent or Providence counties in Rhode Island is today, July 15, and today is the deadline to file state tax returns for everyone in Rhode Island. The extended deadline is a result of federally declared disasters from storms earlier this year. ...
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