Central Falls News

Brown University, the Ivy League school whose endowment grew to $2.5 billion last year, may boost voluntary tax payments to Providence, Rhode Island, after the city said it was nearing bankruptcy.

A Central Falls man saw a parked State Police cruiser with two troopers inside, a few feet away from where he had just hit a Providence woman with his car.

Condom Tossing: For several weeks members of Occupy Providence have been denying that condoms were flung about at RI Right to Life's rally at the State House and accusing their political opponents of fabricating the entire story even claiming that "FOX News came up with it." This week, however, the RI State Police finally confirmed "that a trooper ... (more)

The calico kitten who police say was injured in January when a janitor from a Central Falls elementary school kicked her several times has been adopted.

A unique partnership between the city's school district and The Learning Community Charter School will receive national attention next week when the collaboration is highlighted by NBC News.

A review by the Rhode Island Department of Education has found widespread evidence of financial mismanagement of the Central Falls School District, which now faces a $5.6 million deficit next year, according to documents obtained by GoLocalProv.

Two Central Falls legislators have introduced bills in the General Assembly that would limit the powers of receivers, budget commissions and fiscal overseers appointed by the state to help troubled municipalities.

Layoff notices have been authorized for 71 teachers in the Central Falls School District, which is facing a $5.6 million deficit.

Brown University , the Ivy League school whose endowment grew to $2.5 billion last year, may boost voluntary tax payments to Providence, Rhode Island, after the city said it was nearing bankruptcy.

The Pawtucket Housing Authority's Homework Help Program hosted a "Bringing a Community Together" event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

Now, if I hadn't given it away in the headline who this gorgeous lady was, do you think you'd have guessed that it was Aibileen from The Help ? I sure wouldn't have.

The Rhode Island Cherry Blossom Festival Committee has announced that Kara Fulginiti will be the Rhode Island delegate in the National Conference of State Societies' Cherry Blossom Princess Program.

Providence officials will soon meet with representatives from the three major credit rating agencies Standard & Poor's , Moody's, and Fitch Group to discuss the city's financial problems, city leaders confirmed Monday.

A Central Falls man is being held in connection with his friend's death, but his relatives say the dead man shot himself.

The state-appointed receiver overseeing Central Falls is looking into what could be done if the mayor doesn't meet the city's residency requirement after selling his house last fall.

A darker side of life in Central Falls, Rhode Island for Viola Davis was revealed in an interview Friday, Feb.

Viola Davis is wearing a pair of slipper socks striped in DayGlo pink and purple.

Providence Mayor Angel Taveras has met with the receiver in Central Falls' bankruptcy after warning that Providence could face bankruptcy in June.

Central Falls police charged a man in connection with a deadly shooting Saturday.

But Condon, who says the issue of mayoral pay has become a "political animal," said he may take more next year.