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Sober house operator ordered to comply with building codes
NEW BEDFORD — City officials achieved a minor victory in their push to enforce building codes in sober houses. A Southeast Housing Court judge on Friday issued an injunction ordering the operator of a sober house at 7 Plymouth St. to relocate three of the building’s six residents and to correct several ongoing code violations at the property.
Car crashes into city bus in Fall River
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — An individual was cited yesterday after their car collided with Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) bus. Police said they responded to the scene of Bedford Street and Seventh Street in response to a motor vehicle collision. Upon arrival, officers learned that the individual had...
Get Steppin’ 5k Walk Supports Steppingstone’s First Step Inn Homeless Shelter
Fall River’s primary homeless shelter, Steppingstone Inc.’s First Step Inn, has served the community since 2003, meeting the needs of the unhoused. The First Step Inn houses 30 beds year-round with 50 available during the colder months of November through March. Director of Homeless Services Rosa Mederios says as housing insecurity has persisted across Fall River, so has the number of individuals who have become unhoused.
Man charged in major Providence drug bust to be arraigned
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A man arrested on dozens of charges in a major drug bust in Providence will be arraigned today. On July 25, the Providence County Grand Jury indicted 58-year-old Jose Parra Reyes with one count of possession of more than one kilogram of fentanyl, one count of possession of more than one kilogram of heroin, one count of possession of more than one kilogram of cocaine, four counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, one count of possession of a stolen firearm, four counts of possession of a firearm with intent to deliver controlled substances, four counts of possession of a firearm while previously convicted of a crime of violence, and five counts of possessing a prohibited large capacity feeding device.
Attorney, two inmates charged in alleged plot to smuggle drugs into Wyatt Detention Center
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A Massachusetts attorney, two detainees and a Connecticut woman have been charged in an alleged scheme to smuggle contraband into the Wyatt Detention Facility, according to U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Attorney Theresa M. DiJoseph, 50, of Woburn, MA, is charged with possession with intent...
Free Concert Featuring ‘Family Guy’ Music This Week In Providence
Have you ever heard Family Guy songs performed by an orchestra? That could all change this week in Providence. The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra will perform a free concert at Roger Williams Park in Providence on Wednesday night, July 31, 2024, and Seth MacFarlane-inspired music is on the setlist. Of...
Reed Garners Stats Perform Preseason All-America Honor
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown football rising senior Isaiah Reed has been named a Stats Perform FCS Second Team Preseason All-American, the organization announced on Monday. The award is the second preseason All-America honor for the Tampa, Florida native, who was previously named a Second Team Preseason All-American by Sports Illustrated's FCS Football Central.
New Seekonk DPW Facility Costs Rise to $40M
The total project cost of the new Department of Public Works facility has been given an estimate of $40.7 million. The DPW Building Committee presented an overview to the Seekonk Select Board on July 24. The actual construction cost of the building is $36 million. $1.5 million will be allocated...
Man charged after church set on fire accused of throwing feces at correctional officers
(WJAR) — A man who is facing a federal charge after a North Providence church was set on fire is accused of throwing feces and other bodily fluids at correctional officers, according to court documents. Kevin Colantonio was being held at the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls after...
CJ Buckley Regatta: Back for 21st Year
Above: Racers during the 2023 CJ Buckley Regatta. Photo by Chuck Nadeau. The 21st year of the CJ Buckley Regatta takes place Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 29-30, in East Greenwich and on Greenwich Bay, where the regatta was born. The event has become the C420 Association’s National Junior Team Race Championship but began in 2003 as a local regatta organized by sailing friends to celebrate the life of a young Greenwich Bay Sailing Association (GBSA) sailor, CJ Buckley, who tragically lost his life to cancer at the age of 17. This unique regatta, organized and run by volunteers, many of whom live and work all over the US and return to volunteer annually, has grown in leaps and bounds since its modest inception and is now one of the most popular junior regattas on the East Coast summer sailing season that starts in Maine and ends in Florida each summer. A total of 24 teams of 6+ sailors from all over the U.S., the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Caribbean compete for the Club 420 Association’s National Junior Team Race Championship. An elite event, many of the winners go on to compete for the U.S. in world sailing championships and beyond.
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