This Week At the General Assembly
Efforts ongoing to address Central Coventry Fire District financial problems The financially troubled Central Coventry Fire District will be able to provide emergency services for several more weeks,...
View ArticleCoventry Author Launches Earth Day Book
Coventry resident, Linda Crotta Brennan, will be launching her latest book, When Rivers Burned: The Earth Day Story on Sunday, April 21 from 1-4 p.m. at Audubon Society of Rhode Island Environmental...
View ArticleArrest Log: April 10-17 - DUI, Larceny and More
Debbra M. Fredd, 40, 109 South Main St., Apt. B, arrested on a bench warrant issued from third district court on April 10 at 4:50 p.m. Cabral Ricardo Vieira, 39, 5 Bradford Ct., West Warwick, charged...
View ArticleFive Things You Need To Know Today, April 22
Happy Earth Day! Today marks the 43rd year that we have been celebrating Earth Day! Learn all about great turning point in the fight to protect our planet here. Click here to check out the Earth Day...
View ArticleCHS Literacy Teacher Awarded Crystal Apple
Coventry High School faculty members recently gathered in the school's Media Center for a staff meeting. What one unsuspecting teacher didn't know is that she wasn't just there for Professional...
View ArticleEarth Day: 13 Things Everyone Can Do in 2013
On April 22, the world will celebrate Earth Day. Sustainable food and agriculture systems can play a big role in preserving the environment by helping to improve soil health, protecting biodiversity,...
View ArticleFamily of Bombing Suspect's Wife To Sell RI Home
NORTH KINGSTOWN — Just hours after the FBI identified Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his brother as suspects in last week's Boston Marathon bombing, the family of Tsarnaev's wife put their North Kingstown...
View ArticleObituary: Captain William J. Hall
HALL, WILLIAM J., of Tiogue Ave., a Captain in the Central Coventry Fire District, passed away at home while surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, April 20, 2013. He was the husband of Tracy...
View ArticleMother Says Bombing Suspect Called Her Before Being Killed
Tamerlan Tsarnaev called his mother during a shootout with police shortly before his death early Friday morning, the mother told ABC News. ABC reports that the bombing suspect called his mother and...
View ArticleShould Boston's First Responders Get a Duck Boat Parade?
Boston's run the gamut of emotions this week, from terror to sadness to perseverance and, finally, joy. Throughout the entire topsy turvy week, however, everyone said the same thing: Boston's first...
View ArticleBombing Suspect Indicted at Bedside, will Face Trial in Federal Court
A federal magistrate visited the bedside of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as the surviving marathon bombing suspect was charged with the crime. Tsarnaev is charged with unlawfully using and conspiring to use a...
View ArticleRead the Criminal Complaint Against Bomber Suspect Tsarnaev
[Editor's note: The following is the affadavit of Special Agent Daniel R. Genck, submitted as part of the criminal complaint filed against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The...
View ArticleCCFD Capt. Hall Passes Away From Occupational Cancer
It with the deepest sorrow that The Central Coventry Fire District announces the passing of Captain William Hall. The Central Coventry Fire Department says Captain William Hall has passed from...
View ArticleFive Things You Need To Know Today, April 23
CHS Early Dismissal Change: Originally, Coventry High School students were to be released early today to allow for employee Professional Development training, however the early dismissal has now been...
View ArticleCoventry Rabies Clinic To Be Held Sunday
Coventry Animal Control will be holding its annual rabies clinic at the Coventry DPW town garage (1668 Flat River Rd.) on Sunday, April 28 from 9 a.m. to noon. Dogs and cats three months of age or...
View ArticleRemaining Marathon Bombing Patients Are Expected to Survive, Doctors Say
The dozens of seriously or critically injured Boston Marathon bombing victims, who remain in area hospitals, are all likely to survive, according to doctors. The quick work of those at the Boston...
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