North Providence NewsLocal news for North Providence, RI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Daughter of Former Representative Vincent Mesolella, Dies in Car Crash- June 30, 2008 A tragic car crash over the weekend has claimed the life of the teenage daughter of former state representative, Vincent Mesolella.http://www.topix.net/city/north-providence-ri/2008/06/daughter-of-former-representative-vi... Town moves to full-day kindergarten- June 28, 2008 About 50 percent of Rhode Island kindergarten students are enrolled in full-time programs -- both public and private.http://www.topix.net/city/north-providence-ri/2008/06/town-moves-to-full-day-kindergarten?... Picerno charged in 2001 attack on councilman- June 26, 2008 Disgraced former town official Robert R. Picerno was arrested by the state police Wednesday on charges of orchestrating the 2001 beating of then-Councilman Dean L. Lees Jr.http://www.topix.net/city/north-providence-ri/2008/06/picerno-charged-in-2001-attack-on-co... Open seats prompt scrum in Assembly races- June 26, 2008 Open seats have touched off free-for-alls in two local state representative districts, with six candidates vying to replace Roger Picard in Woonsocket's District 51 and five hopefuls looking to succeed Rick ...http://www.topix.net/city/north-providence-ri/2008/06/ope-n-seats-prompt-scrum-in-assembly... Fugitive Task Force- June 24, 2008 Robert S. Nicholson, left, was awakened abruptly. Sgt. Donald Devine, right, of the Rhode Island State Police, along with other officers and U.S. Marshals descended on his small house off Smith Street in North ...http://www.topix.net/city/north-providence-ri/2008/06/fugitive-task-force?fromrss=1 Going to war has become a family affair- June 22, 2008 A captain asked if it was OK to call him Pops. John Cervone said he'd take it as a compliment.http://www.topix.net/city/north-providence-ri/2008/06/going-to-war-has-become-a-family-aff... Senate OKs tax deal for auction firm eyeing West Greenwich site- June 20, 2008 The state may offer a Canadian company more than $12.6 million in tax relief to purchase land and build a heavy equipment auction site in West Greenwich.http://www.topix.net/city/north-providence-ri/2008/06/senate-oks-tax-deal-for-auction-firm... Body of missing woman found in Glocester- June 18, 2008 After searching all night for a missing nurse, the police early yesterday found the 48-year-old woman's body in a wooded area off Route 102.http://www.topix.net/city/north-providence-ri/2008/06/body-of-missing-woman-found-in-gloce... East Providence students' graduation speeches add Latin flavor- June 16, 2008 The graduates weren't the only ones to don the high school colors. Eighty-year-old Evelyn Cottam displayed her pride with a crisp, candy apple red blazer and matching skirt.http://www.topix.net/city/north-providence-ri/2008/06/east-providence-students-graduation-... Persistence pays for first-time buyers- June 14, 2008 As first-time homebuyers, Geoff Keller and Ashley Joseph say their 10-month house hunt was an experience that was at turns funny, sad, and surprising.http://www.topix.net/city/north-providence-ri/2008/06/persistence-pays-for-first-time-buye... |