Cities and Towns

National Park Service exploring upgrade to Roger Williams Memorial in Providence, R.I.

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday

State police hold promotions and awards Wednesday

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday

By Maria Armental PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island State Police will hold a promotion and awards ceremony Wednesday at 6 p.m. The ceremony will be held in the atrium of the Rhode Island Department of Administration Building, One Capitol Hill. Raymond S. White , a 23-year veteran, will be promoted to lieutenant colonel. A graduate of Roger Williams University and Salve Regina University, White has...

RI man convicted of assault in strip club shooting

Boston Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A man has been convicted of shooting and injuring three people at a downtown Providence strip club. Jonathan Quaweay was found guilty in Providence...

Man convicted of shooting 3 at Providence club

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday

By Thomas J. Morgan By Talia Buford Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A jury on Tuesday found Jonathan Quaweay guilty in a shooting spree at a downtown club that wounded three people. Judge Robert D. Krause set Dec. 17 as the date for hearing a motion for a new trial. Quaweay is being held without bail. The prosecution rested its case Monday morning and defense attorneys Katherine Godin and...

'Buckles' Melise released on bail on drug charges

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday

By Talia Buford PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Edward "Buckles" Melise walked out of U.S. District Court Monday morning free on $50,000 surety bail, after being arrested in November and charged with selling oxycodone. Under the conditions of his bail, Melise, 61, was heading straight to his North Providence home, where he will stay on house arrest until the case proceeds in court. Judge Lincoln D. Almond...

Park Service looks to improve Roger Williams Memorial

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday

By Peter Lord PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The National Park Service is considering a major redesign and upgrade of the Roger Williams Memorial , the 4.5-acre park in downtown Providence created to honor the founder of Rhode Island who is also considered a major figure in the establishment of freedom of religion in the United States. The park provides an expanse of lawn, brick walkways and one historic building...

Boston man may survive shooting that killed brother, friend

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday

By Amanda Milkovits PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- An 18-year-old Boston man injured in a downtown Providence shooting in which his older brother and a friend were killed early Sunday morning is expected to recover, police said Tuesday morning. Dwaynne Thomas, with his older brother, David, 22, an Army soldier home on leave, and a friend, Domingo Ortiz, 21, visited the Ultra nightclub and others late Saturday...

Sunny Tuesday, snow and rain Wednesday

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday

By News staff Live local radar PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Expect a sunny day Tuesday, but snow and rain are expected to move into the region early Wednesday morning. The high temperature Tuesday should ready 39 degrees with a northwest wind of 5 to 8 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Snow is expected to move into the region after 3 a.m. Wednesday, but should turn to rain after 9 a.m. as the...

Firefighters fight station closing in court

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009

A lot of frustration but few answers at R.I. 'economic summit'

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009

Providence police officers put on administrative duty over alleged beating

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009

By Maria Armental PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two city police officers have been put on administrative duty as the department investigates a reported beating of an unarmed suspect on Oct. 20 , Chief Dean M. Esserman announced Monday evening. The statement -- released by e-mail from Mayor David N. Cicilline's spokeswoman -- does not name the officers. But lawyer Alberto Aponte Cardona, who represents the suspect,...

2 Providence officers disciplined in beating of suspect

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009

By News staff PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Two Providence police officers have been placed on administrative duty as the department investigates the beating of a suspect . The internal probe was launched after Luis Mendonca was arrested Oct. 20 for assault following a chase in Providence. Surveillance video shows him hiding under a car and struggling with several officers who were investigating a breaking...

R.I. House panel plans hearings on Carcieri's deficit plan

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009

By Katherine Gregg PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The official start of the 2010 legislative session is still a month away, but House budget writers will hold the first of a series of hearings next week on Governor Carcieri's as-yet unseen plan for plugging the state's $219 million budget hole. Carcieri raised one recurring theme during a Monday afternoon appearance on WPRO's Dan Yorke show: another examination...

Providence man pleads not guilty in ex-friend's killing

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

By Donita Naylor By Talia Buford Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Donald Young is being held without bail after pleading not guilty in Superior Court Monday in the July 12 murder of Kasean Benton , 19. Young, 20, of Greeley Street in the city's North End, was indicted by a Providence County Grand Jury last week . His next court appearance will be Dec. 17 for determination of an attorney. The...

R.I. student ordered to destroy downloaded music files

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

By News staff BOSTON (AP) -- A college student found guilty of copyright infringement has to destroy files he illegally downloaded years ago. But a judge in Boston refused Monday to order Joel Tenenbaum, of Providence, R.I., to stop promoting such activity. Tenenbaum has already been ordered to pay four recording labels $675,000 in damages for downloading and sharing songs online. The recording companies...