Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Linda Borg Journal photo/ Frieda Squires The future tall ship Oliver Hazard Perry docks at Promet Marine Services, Allen's Avenue, Providence after a trip up Narragansett Bay from Newport. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The hull of the Oliver Hazard Perry was towed from Newport to the Port of Providence Wednesday to undergo a "shave and a haircut," the second phase of construction on...
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
By Linda Borg BARRINGTON, R.I. --- A high-speed chase early Tuesday ended when an East Providence motorist crashed his car into the front of the Center Ace Hardware store at 156 County Rd. Barrington Police later charged Gregory T. Bone, 20, of 28 Reardon Ave., Riverside, with driving under the influence, refusal to take a chemical test and possession of alcohol by a minor person. Warren...
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
By Linda Borg WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri together with the state Department of Education and the Rhode Island Afterschool Plus Alliance announced a $100,000 grant to help four urban schools expand the school day and rethink the way it is is organized. Funded by the General Assembly, the money will go to Calcutt Middle School in Central Falls, Veazie Street Elementary School...
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
By Linda Borg BARRINGTON, R.I. -- Six Barrington High School students have been suspended after getting caught drinking in their hotel room while attending a national leadership conference in Baltimore. Fifty-five Barrington students were attending the four-day Fall National Leadership Conference of the Future Business Leaders of America, which began Nov. 5, when a chaperone checked a...
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
By Linda Borg PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A two-car collision near Providence Place Mall stalled traffic Friday morning and sent one person to a hospital with minor injuries. The accident happened at the intersection of Francis Street and Memorial Boulevard around 9:10 a.m., snarling rush-hour traffic. One driver was taken out of a car with minor injuries, the police said. The other driver was...
