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The Police Log is a digest of reports provided by the Johnston Police Department.
SHOPLIFTING
A suspect who recently told officers, “It was me, man, I took the food. I have no money, what the …
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4/6/17
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By JOHN HOWELL What was a matter of failed school fire alarms has become an issue of trust that threatens school administration efforts to address the city's aging schools. On Monday City Council members Ed Ladouceur, D-Ward 5, Jeremy Rix, D-Ward 2 and
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By John Howell
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4/6/17
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By TESSA ROY Tuesday night's School Committee meeting began with apologies from Superintendent Philip Thornton and Building and Grounds Director Steven Gothberg, but it was not enough to mitigate the anger of parents. Parents' feelings were palpable as
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By Tessa Roy
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4/6/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Nancy Croce is a trendsetter although she doesn't think of herself that way. It was many years ago while she was working in an accounting office for the City of Providence, a job she had held for 16 years, when a male fellow employee with
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By John Howell
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4/6/17
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The man known “as the best kicker in the world” will be in Warwick this weekend.
In fact, Zsolt Moradi from Hungary is no stranger to Warwick or the Don Rodrigues whose karate academy bearing …
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By John Howell
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4/6/17
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By JOHN HOWELL It isn't a pretty picture. According to an actuarial study of retiree health care benefits, the city faces an unfunded liability of $290.7 million this year. That figure contained in reports prepared by Jefferson Solutions had a chilling
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By John Howell
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4/6/17
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By TESSA ROY Local stars" are putting on their dancing shoes for the The Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership. RIMP will host its 11th annual Dancing With the Stars of Mentoring on April 27. Eight stars from area businesses are paired with coaches from"
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By Tessa Roy
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4/6/17
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By JOHN HOWELL
A charter school, assisted living facility and home builder were among a group that conducted a walkthrough of two vacant schools the city is hopeful of selling.
“I’m trying …
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By John Howell
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4/6/17
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What does it take to qualify for the regional gymnastics championship?
Barrington's Emily Ford and Shaye Robinson know the answer. Emily and Shaye, both sixth-graders at Barrington Middle …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/6/17
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Workers are expected to begin preparations for significant repairs to the Prudence Island Ferry Dock on Thames Street this week, causing travel and parking disruptions around the Bristol …
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4/6/17
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The Police Log is a digest of reports provided by the Johnston and Rhode Island State Police Departments.
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
The Rhode Island State Police recently announced the arrest …
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4/6/17
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The Providence County Grand Jury has completed its investigation into a Christmas Eve domestic dispute which left a daughter dead and her father recovering from multiple stab wounds.
Around 3 p.m. …
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4/6/17
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By MELISSA WEIDMAN Ed Richard of Cranston would never describe himself as a hero. But for Deanna Upchurch, grief support & volunteer programs manager for Hope Hospice & Palliative Care Rhode Island (Hope Hospice RI), Richard is a shining example of the
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By Melissa Weidman
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4/6/17
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The Tomorrow Fund, the only local non-profit organization that helps children with cancer, held its 15th Annual Stroll on Sunday, in Garden City. The Stroll, which began at 10 a.m., was organized by a committee of volunteers and parents of local
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4/6/17
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Michael “Elvis” Paiva, 43, of Seaview Drive, passed away on March 31 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center. Born in Fall River, he was the son of Alda M. (Cabral) Paiva and the late Luis F. …
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4/6/17
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An oyster farm on Hog Island off Bristol’s coast has the best tasting oysters in Rhode Island, at least according to voters at the Bristol Oyster Bar Tuesday night.
Chessawanock Island …
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By Patrick Luce
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4/6/17
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Fire ripped through the house at 40 Riverside Drive in Barrington on Wednesday afternoon, April 5, but no one was home at the time.
The Colonial style home owned by Betty Garcia was vacant when a …
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By Joan D. Warren
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4/6/17
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An upcoming event of the Fifty Shades of Grey caliber isn’t flying with one local resident.
A citizen who preferred to be identified only as “just a regular mom,” emailed media outlets and …
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By Tessa Roy
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4/6/17
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The Police Log is a digest of reports provided by the Johnston Police Department. DENNY'S DINE AND DASH Two suspects who are alleged to have stolen tax return funds from a waitress at Denny's restaurant have been arrested. According to police
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4/6/17
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By PETE FONTAINE The Tri-City Elks added a new chapter to their illustrious history Sunday, March 19. At a standing room only event, which featured high-ranking Elks officers and dignitaries from all over Rhode Island as well as Southeastern
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/6/17
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David Michael Monahan, a devoted family man and affable comrade passed away peacefully at the Hope Hospice Center in Providence on April 2, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Robin (DelGizzo) …
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4/5/17
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By PAM SCHIFF Spring is here officially, but for some Cranston residents the storm of February 2017 is still an issue that will not melt. Many citizens and businesses this year were notified of their noncompliance with snow removal ordinances about
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By Pam Schiff
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4/5/17
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Giving back Mayor Allan W. Fung stopped by the Cranston Senior Enrichment Center for Mayor and County Recognition Day for National Service on Tuesday morning. Mayor Fung gave citations to numerous members of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
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4/5/17
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By PAM SCHIFF Stefanie Blankenship, branch librarian at Oak Lawn Library, spoke to a crowd of over two dozen people at the Cranston Historical Society meeting on March 21 at the Sprague Mansion to explore the history of her branch. Blankenship is well
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By Pam Schiff
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4/5/17
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By JACOB MARROCCO Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung presented his proposed 2017-18 budget to the City Council Friday night, saying that the next fiscal year would focus on investments" across Cranston. Fung proposed a 2.1 percent tax rate increase to help"
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By Jacob Marrocco
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4/5/17
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