Providence Journal - Tue Nov 24
Drunken drivers beware. The state has a new law that allows the police to compel motorists who are suspected of drinking and are involved in crashes resulting in death or serious bodily injury to undergo blood-alcohol testing.
Mass. home sales jumped 17% in OctoberProvidence Business News - Tue Nov 24
" Sales of single-family homes in Massachusetts increased 17.2 percent in October compared with a year earlier, the biggest year-to-year jump so far this year, according to real estate tracking firm The Warren Group.
Iguanas perish but Portsmouth aNewport This Week - Tue Nov 24
Firefighters were able to save a Portsmouth house Friday afternoon but not two pet iguanas that lived there.
Red ribbon for car says 'Don't drink and drive'Providence Journal - Mon Nov 23
Rebecca Bowman, who was 13 when she lost her mother and her best friend, said a drunk driver "took away what I was." She and the police on Monday hailed a new law that the governor is expected to sign on Wednesday.
Easing the wayNewport This Week - Fri Nov 20
Hospice care allows a terminally ill patient to spend as much time at home as possible while lifting a tremendous burden off family members' shoulders Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
Bristol woman loses teaching certificiateWJAR-TV - Fri Nov 20
BRISTOL, R.I.a 'A Bristol teacher, who pleaded no contest to drunk driving charges, has lost her certificate to teach in Rhode Island.
RI revokes certification of teacher after DUI incidentProvidence Journal - Thu Nov 19
In a rare move, state Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist has revoked the teaching certification of a Bristol-Warren teacher who pleaded no contest to driving drunk to school one morning, ensuring that the teacher can never again work in Rhode Island public schools.
R.I. Supreme Court upholds kidnapper's sentenceProvidence Journal - Thu Nov 19
The state Supreme Court has refused to grant post-conviction relief to a former golf pro who was found guilty on a variety of charges stemming from the armed abduction and kidnapping of three teenagers 30 years ago.
R.I. education commissioner revokes ex-Bristol teacher's certificationProvidence Journal - Thu Nov 19
In a rare move, state Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist has revoked the teaching certificate of a Bristol Warren teacher who had a history of alcohol-related problems and drove drunk to school in September.
Bristol educator receives $25,000 awardTurnto10.com - Tue Nov 17
How would like to show up to work one day and be told what a great job you do? How would you like to be told your contribution means so much, you're getting a check for $25,000. It happened Tuesday to Jaime Crowley, the assistant principal at Bristol's Mount Hope High School.
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