Stefano V. Famiglietti blew out the competition in a Democratic primary to fill the legislative seat that belonged for over 40 years to former state Senate president Dominick Ruggerio, who died in April. Famiglietti won over 70 percent of the votes cast in the district, according to unofficial results from the Rhode Island Board of […]
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Rhode Island man charged with setting fires at predominantly Black church in North Providence
A Rhode Island man was arrested Thursday, accused of setting multiple fires around the Shiloh Gospel Temple in North Providence on Sunday. The majority of the congregation is Black, the church’s administrator told investigators. Kevin Colantonio of North Providence is in federal custody and charged under a federal arson statute, U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha […]
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N. Providence Unveils New Solar Panel Array
A new solar array in North Providence is now finished. More than 6,700 solar panels on top of an old landfill that’s been unused for 35 years will power all of the municipal buildings in the town. Ralph Palumbo, president of Southern Sky Renewable Energy, the project’s developer, said the panels are special because they make good […]
