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'Brazen' conspiracy: Six charged in skimming device scheme in Raynham, Avon
RAYNHAM — Six suspects accused of planting skimming devices at retail store checkouts and ATMs throughout southeastern Massachusetts, including in the towns of Avon and Raynham, were charged in federal court for their alleged role in the scheme, U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha said. The six suspects allegedly used...
Controversial New Bedford Business Improvement District plan being withdrawn
NEW BEDFORD — A proposal to establish a downtown business district where property owners kick in funds to make the area more attractive is being withdrawn by the petitioners. The Business Improvement District or BID drew 70 or so people to the City Council's June 10 Finance Committee meeting opposed to the plan, many viewing it as a move toward gentrification and pricing tenants out. ...
$1M Lottery Jackpot: New Bedford Man Eyes New Home With Windfall
A New Bedford man said he knows how he'll spend the $1 million he won playing the Massachusetts State Lottery: A new house. Solano Perez won the seven-figure check playing the “Billion Dollar Extravaganza," the state's first $50 scratch-off game. Three $2 million prizes and two $1 million…
Rhode Island Launches First NEVI Funded ChargePoint EV Charging Stations on I-95
Rhode Island opened its first NEVI-funded ChargePoint EV charging stations at Warwick and Ashaway Park and Rides, providing charging every 50 miles along I-95. Rhode Island will receive $22.9 million in NEVI funding to expand EV charging infrastructure statewide. Rhode Island’s I-95 alternative fuel corridor is fully built out and...
Infosys Hall of Fame Open expands to include women's tournament in 2025
NEWPORT — The Infosys Hall of Fame Open is expanding in 2025. Newport’s professional tennis tournament held at Newport Casino every summer will include a women’s draw starting next year. The men’s ATP 250-level tournament in Newport will be dropped after this week’s conclusion and replacing it is a joint ATP Challenger 125 and WTA 125 tournament. The new tournament format will have equal prize money and still include the doubles draw.
Rhode Island State Police troopers are an elite few. Can they also be diverse?
Capt. Kenneth D. Jones might be wearing a blue uniform instead of the black and red of the Rhode Island State Police if he hadn’t seen a trooper doing his job. At the time, Jones had been thinking about joining the Massachusetts State Police after leaving the Marine Corps. On his way home from a […] The post Rhode Island State Police troopers are an elite few. Can they also be diverse? appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
Electrical fire breaks out in Providence home
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Firefighters knocked down an electrical fire at a home on Atwells Avenue in Providence on Wednesday night. One room was damaged, but the fire was quickly contained. No injuries were reported, and no one was displaced. The cause of the fire was under investigation, but...
Weather Now: Sunny Comfortable Friday
GOOD-BYE humidity !! The dew points continue to drop at this hour. Dry comfortable conditions will continue into the weekend. INTERACTIVE RADAR: Live Pinpoint Weather 12 Radar ». | | FLIGHT TRACKER. Hour by Hour // A close look at the upcoming conditions ». If you’re headed to the beach...
UPDATE: Former Cranston city councilor pleads not guilty in court
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Former Cranston city councilor Matthew Reilly pleaded not guilty in court on Wednesday. Reilly was arraigned on numerous sex charges, including child molestation, enticement of a minor child, and one count of assault. In late June, The Providence County Grand Jury indicted Reilly on upgraded...
Woonsocket residents threaten lawsuits after city posts their personal information online
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — Woonsocket’s human services director is stepping down and the mayor is taking new measures to screen documents before they’re uploaded online after dozens of residents’ sensitive personal information was posted on the city’s website. As Target 12 first reported, Woonsocket City...
Providence public schools to end extended days
The Providence School District announced the longer school days will be ending. District schools added an extra 30 minutes of instruction during the last school year. Officials said the district does not have the funding needed to continue the extra time. The district will return to the normal length in...
3rd Annual Golf to End Alzheimers Tourney Returns to Warwick CC
The Golf to End ALZ (Alzheimers) is returning for a third year. The 2024 event will be held on Monday August 12 at Warwick Country Club. “In 2021, I joined the Board of the ALZ and accepted the challenge to raise funds to support the Alzheimer’s Association in honor of my grandfather who passed away from the disease after a long battle in 2020. And in 2022, with the help of family and friends like you, we launched Golf to End ALZ,” said Stephanie Mansour, MSA, CPA, and Golf to End ALZ Committee Co-Chair.
Online Auction For Final McCoy Items
An online auction for the last of the McCoy Stadium stuff opened yesterday and continues through July 26th. They are down to some signs, murals (labeled as ‘not original’), and rows of seats. From the ProJo:. The city noted that many items have been damaged or marred by...
Can they build on a strong 2023? Taunton High football schedule
Don't let the heat fool you: high school football will be here before you know it. Ahead of the tryouts and training camps, and before the first kickoff whistle sounds under those famed Friday night lights in the Greater Taunton area, the Taunton Daily Gazette is kicking off our 2024 high school football coverage with a look at all four area team's schedules, starting with Taunton.
Police investigating armed carjacking in Fall River
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — A car was stolen in Fall River after an individual reported that three males approached him early Thursday morning. It happened around 4:50 a.m., according to officials, when three men approached a man on Meadow Street and stole his car. According to the victim,...
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