Providence reaches tentative benefits agreement with...
20 hrs ago | via The Providence Journal
In what may prove a turning point in pension crisis relations, city officials announced a tentative agreement Wednesday that they say sufficiently cuts the benefits promised its retirees and current workers to spare Rhode Island's capital city from bankruptcy. Comment?
New Hampshire Resident Arrested for Shoplifting at S...
23 hrs ago | via Patch.com
The following is a look at some of the calls handled by theA North Reading Police Department A from Tuesday. Comment?
Services Scheduled for Crash Victim
Yesterday | via Patch.com
Services for a North Kingstown teenager who died in a car accident Saturday night have been scheduled for Friday, June 1. Nineteen-year-old Jordan Nonnenmacher of Juniper Drive was a 2011 graduate of North Kingstown High School . Comment?
Lincoln resident pleads nolo to DUI resulting in ser...
Yesterday | via The Observer
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced today that Sherry D'Amico, 43, whose last known address is 9 Wake Robin Road, pleaded nolo contendere to DUI serious bodily injury, driving to endanger resulting in serious bodily injury, and two counts of reckless driving resulting in injury. Comment?
Yesterday | via Patch.com
News from Around The Web for May 29, 2012: The Providence Journal , " Theatre By The Sea plans expansion to Warwick ." As the headline states, Matunuck's Theatre by the Sea will be opening a second theater in Warwick, converting a Verizon Fios headquarters on Jefferson Boulevard. Comment?
Tuesday | via Warwickonline.com
"It's lean as it is," Ward 4 Councilman Joseph Solomon says of the mayor's $279.9 million budget. Comment?
Man wields knife in covenience store standoff
Tuesday | via Warwickonline.com
A Warwick man was charged with disorderly after a standoff in the Valero Gas station at the intersection of Post Road and George Street Sunday afternoon. Comment?
23 Local Pension Plans in 'Critical' Condition
Tuesday | via Go Local
Nearly two dozen local pension plans are less than 60 percent funded and are considered in "critical status," according to the latest experience studies and actuarial valuations required by state law. Comment?
Monday | via Turnto10.com
Police said one person was trapped in the vehicle. Warwick police said the crash involved a juvenile but would provide no other details. Comment?
Man arrested in gas station standoff in Warwick
Monday May 28 | via The Providence Journal
WARWICK, R.I -- The Warwick police department was involved in a standoff at a Valero gas station on Post Road Sunday afternoon. Comment?
Saturday May 26 | via Patch.com
RAVE: Every now and then, you stumble upon a town that's gotten everything right - great coffee place, restaurants with five star food and ambience, the bar where everyone knows your name, a Main Street that has shops for everyday life. Comment?
[VIDEO] More Details Emerge In Friday Morning Middle...
Friday May 25 | via Patch.com
The dozens of police cars are gone but details about the Friday morning break in on Middle Road and subsequent manhunt are still emerging. Comment?
Solomon says he wasn - t given full pension picture
Thursday May 24 | via Warwickonline.com
At Monday's council meeting, Ward 4 Councilman Joseph Solomon passed out copies of a letter from the city's actuaries, Gabriel Roder Smith Company, addressed to city Finance Director Ernie Zmyslinski informing him that the Warwick Firefighters/Police I Pension Fund meets the definition of "critical status" pursuant to state law. Comment?
Fiscal warning from researcher puzzles mayor
Thursday May 24 | via Warwickonline.com
Using a far more conservative rate of return on pension investments than adopted by the city and state, a senior research fellow with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University concludes that Warwick needs to dramatically increase annual pension contributions or face the financial problems facing other Rhode Island communities. Comment?
Jaws of Life Needed After Knotty Oak Area Rollover
Wednesday May 23 | via Patch.com
A Update - 5:16 p.m.: According to Anthony Fire Deputy Chief Robert Warren, the driver who was alone in the vehicle was transported to Kenty Hospital with minor injuries after rolling her mini van on its side. Comment?
Providence man indicted on murder charges, Warwick m...
Wednesday May 23 | via The Providence Journal
A Providence man has been indicted on murder charges and a Warwick man on a charge of child molestation, according to a report from the Kent County Grand Jury released Wednesday. Comment?
Wanted Bank Robber Caught in Providence
Wednesday May 23 | via Patch.com
A tip led Warwick Police to a house in Providence yesterday afternoon, where they found Marco A. Rivera, 34, who was wanted for robbing a bank in Cranston on Monday and one in Warwick on May 18. Comment?
Police arrest RI man on bank robbery charge
Wednesday May 23 | via WLNE-TV Providence
A Rhode Island man has been charged with robbing a Citizens Bank branch last week in Warwick. Comment?
Police arrest suspect in Warwick bank robbery
Tuesday May 22 | via The Providence Journal
The police have arrested the man they say robbed $5,000 from the Citizens Bank branch at 800 Post Rd. Comment?
Worcestershire Sauce Weapon & Menacing Pizza Patron
Wednesday May 16 | via Patch.com
Wednesday, May 16 6:10 p.m. - Police arrested Ronnie Walker, 48, of Duke Street, after an officer spotted him walking on Queen Street and knew there had been a hold-without-bail warrant out for his arrest. Comment?