Central Falls
Central Falls Wire
Comprehensive News Feed for Central Falls, RI.
Results 1 - 20 of 248 in Central Falls, RI
-
Detainee's death is blamed on cardiac arrest
w/Photo
... onwide. Last year federal officials removed immigrants from the privately operated Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, R.I., after discovering that a 34-year-old Chinese national was denied medical treatment shortly before he died of cancer. Comment?
-
In Central Falls, the goal is getting pupils to read better
w/Photo
When Supt. Frances Gallo arrived in Central Falls three years ago, she visited The Learning Community, which, at the time, was the district's only charter school. Comment?
-
Sister Jeannine Laverdiere,, 72
... 1957 and was professed in 1959. Her first assignment was at St. Matthew's Convent, and later at Notre Dame in Central Falls, RI, after which her role as director of food services took her to Holy Name of Jesus, Worcester, MA, Marlborough and Newton. ... Comment?
-
Board of private RI jail cuts costs by about half
The board that oversees the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls has cut spending on legal, accounting and consulting by about half since federal detainees were pulled from the jail. Comment?
-
Board of Private Jail Cuts Costs by About Half
The loss of the detainees cost the privately run jail about $100,000 a week. CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. _ The board that oversees the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls has cut spending on legal, accounting and consulting by about half since federal detainees were pulled from the jail. Comment?
-
Volunteers serve Thanksgiving meals to needy
... family and friends, preparing the Thanksgiving feast. They use to do the dinner at Notre Dame soup kitchen in Central Falls but when that soup kitchen was closed more than a year ago, they moved their operations to St. Maria Goretti Church in ... Comment?
-
Wyatt Detention Facility cuts spending on legal, consulting fees
... 18, about half of what was paid for similar services last year, records show. Bill Fischer, spokesman for the Central Falls Detention Facility Board, said that board members followed through on their promise last winter to drastically reduce costs ... Comment?
-
... Richard C. Dujardin JOHNSTON Man arrested after hit-and-run accident The police arrested a 20-year-old Central Falls man on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident Friday after witnesses reported seeing his car hit a young bicyclist in the area ... Comment?
-
3 candidates file papers for Cumberland council primary
... to resign. Albuquerque could not be reached for comment. According to documents filed in District Court, the Central Falls police alleged that Albuquerque committed simple assault on a woman with whom he has had a relationship for several years. ... Comment?
-
Appeals panel rules against developer
... in the suit indicates "it found nothing to the allegations." Ondis, who owns federally subsidized housing in Central Falls and Woonsocket, alleged that Menard threatened to do away with all subsidized housing in a 2004 visit to one of his ... Comment?
-
Urban schools given longer-hours grant
... the way the day is organized. Funded by the General Assembly , the money will go to Calcutt Middle School in Central Falls, Veazie Street Elementary School and Gilbert Stuart Middle School in Providence and Citizens Memorial Elementary School in ... Comment?
-
POLICE: Fast Food Employee Robbed of Night's Deposit in Pawtucket
Early Tuesday morning, about 1am, an employee from the Burger King on Lonsdale Ave., in Central Falls was making a night deposit drop at the Sovereign Bank at 380 Smithfield Ave in Pawtucket when she was robbed, according to police. Comment?
-
Valley Falls post office still may close
w/Photo
... September. The USPS has leased the 15,065-square-foot Valley Falls branch, located at 197 Broad St. near the Central Falls line, since 1970. It had 348 post office boxes and grossed $202,036 in 2008, according to the agency. The Broad Street ... Comment?
-
RI mayoral academies receive more than $1M in grants
... first mayoral academy, Democracy Prep Blackstone Valley , opened in September, serving 76 kindergarteners from Central Falls, Cumberland, Lincoln and Pawtucket. Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung recently expressed interest in opening a mayoral academy in ... Comment?
-
Judge upholds search by Coventry police
The soccer game ended in a tie three years ago, but what unfolded next was a search by Coventry police officers before jeering onlookers of visiting Central Falls players accused of stealing cell phones and iPods. Comment?
-
Cranston mayor considers mayoral academy
... town, and its oversight board consists of the mayors and managers from the sending communities - Cumberland, Central Falls, Lincoln and Pawtucket. Like other charter schools, it operates outside traditional rules and regulations, but it is free even ... Comment?
-
Providence/New Bedford News, Weather and Sports
... pm Monday, when her father couldn't find her after tending to another child. Crews from Lincoln, Pawtucket and Central Falls all assisted in the search. Comment?
-
... The police said that Pappas could face up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000. Thomas J. Morgan CENTRAL FALLS 2 charged in market robberies Two people charged in connection with recent robberies of local markets were ordered held ... Comment?
-
Rhode Island Ballot Access Case Appealed to the First Circuit
On November 5, the city of Central Falls, Rhode Island, asked the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, to overturn the U.S. District Court opinion in Fontes v City of Central Falls. Comment?
-
Safe and Sound: Missing Girl Found at Home
... pm Monday, when her father couldn't find her after tending to another child. Crews from Lincoln, Pawtucket and Central Falls all assisted in the search. ABC 6 News Reporter Erica Ricci has more on this story. Comment?
Central Falls Forum
Most Popular
- Why Not A Black Santa? - 234 comments
- Concealed carry does not make us safer - 278 comments
- Tiger Woods Car Crash Update: After fight with wife he hit fire hydrant then ... - 129 comments
- Immigrants seek hope in the United States - 148 comments
- Swiss minaret vote: Your views - 111 comments
- Poll: Limbaugh is most influential conservative - 123 comments
- Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp' - 145 comments
- State Dinner Crashers - 58 comments
- Husband, wife die in bizarre shooting - 105 comments
- Bronx Girl Shot Out Of Hospital - 44 comments
|
Reach local customers. Engage a specific demographic. Maximize business-to-business opportunities. Topix can deliver your message.
|
Copyright ©2009 Topix LLC
