North Providence News

A year ago today: Mysteriously missing for nearly two centuries, the original charter of what was once known as the Town of Providence has emerged from cobwebbed obscurity.

It's dinner time at the Watkinson house. Clarice sets the plates down for her son and daughter, but before she sits down to enjoy her meal, she places the computer at the head of the table.

With Council President Kristen Catanzaro and Councilor-at-Large Alice Brady claiming conflicts of interest from the sidelines, the North Providence Town Council last Friday approved a resolution supporting Gov.

The 5th annual North Providence Memorial Day Parade and Celebration went off with barely a hitch on Monday, as thousands lined the town's streets to enjoy the procession.

Three mayors of three Rhode Island communities said Tuesday that enough is enough when it comes to assisting with emergencies in Providence.

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Capstone Digital, a Minnesota-based developer of personalized literacy environments for students, has awarded this town's six elementary schools money to establish a cutting-edge new literacy program.

In addition to the Lincoln and North Providence parades on Monday, here's a list of more in the area: Blackstone will hold the town's annual celebration on Sunday beginning with a parade starting on Main Street at 1 p.m. The parade will end with a brief ceremony honoring veterans at Town Hall.

In a town like North Providence, trees may be as important to the quality of life as just about any other community asset.

Now in its fifth year, the North Providence Memorial Day Parade and Celebration will be bigger and better than ever when it returns on Monday, May 28, at 1 p.m. The lengthy parade procession, which will start in front of North Providence High School on Mineral Spring Avenue, will head east on Mineral Spring, then turn east onto Douglas Avenue and ... (more)

A man who police say threatened to blow up an apartment with gas from a gas stove kept police at bay for two hours Sunday night before surrendering to police.

U.S. Reps. David Cicilline and Jan Schakowsky are meeting with senior citizens in North Providence.

A Johnston High School ranks 26th best in the state out of 51 schools surveyed in GoLocalProv's Third Annual Top High Schools list , which was released on Monday.

I read an article in last month's Breeze with interest. I'm sure it caught your attention as well.

Longtime Providence DJ and North Providence resident Tony Bristol, seen here with his wife, Ann, is all smiles after being named to the Rhode Island Radio Hall of Fame at a ceremony at the West Valley Inn last week.

Michelina "Mickey" Melucci was sorting through her basement a few weeks back when she stumbled upon an art piece she'd nearly forgotten about.

The U.S. Department of Justice will consider waiving guidelines that restrain North Providence and East Providence officials from using a windfall in forfeiture money to straighten out police pension programs in both communities, according to a spokesman for U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha.

Ralph Mariano Jr., the elderly father of the key figure in a $10-million kickback scheme that allegedly looted $10 million from the U.S. Navy, was arraigned Tuesday on four counts of federal income-tax evasion.

Lucy Handy from the Cuffee School in Providence was the big winner with her ?Health Equals Wealth? slogan and drawing.

A year ago today: Three former North Providence councilmen who extorted businesses for bribes should serve lengthy prison terms, according to federal prosecutors.