Charlestown News

It will be the sweetest event on four wheels this season when the Food Truck Festivals of New England pops up in Rhode Island... twice.

It is no secret that the beaches of Charlestown are among the favorite summer destinations of many Rhode Island and Connecticut residents, not to mention visitors from afar.

A 32-year-old Charlestown man has been charged with stealing copper cables from the Amtrak rail line in that town.

The town council voted unanimously to adopt the fiscal year 2013 municipal budget at their meeting on Monday night after passing a few last minute revisions that ultimately decreased the bottom line.

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service has arrested six sailors assigned to the Naval Submarine Base thus far, but the investigation has revealed more sailors are implicated, the Navy said in a release Wednesday.

Groton - Town police along with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Statewide Narcotics Task Force arrested four Rhode Island residents Thursday in connection with the sale of illegal drugs on Ohio Avenue, where many Navy families live.

Here are the Five Things for Friday, May 4, 2012: Congrats students! According to a press release from the New England Institute of Technology, four will receive degrees at commencement Sunday: Andrea N. Oliva, with honors Vincent J. Paglia Jennifer L. Shanley, with honors Marc S. Sakkinen Martin Sheen is scheduled to give the commencement address.