Woonsocket

11/26/2009

Appeals panel rules against developer
Gordon F.B. Ondis had sought damages based on what he claimed was his exposure of fraud

11/25/2009

Urban schools given longer-hours grant
WOONSOCKET — Governor Carcieri together with the state Department of Education and the Rhode Island Afterschool Plus Alliance announced a $100,000 grant to help four urban schools extend the school day and rethink the way the day is organized.

11/22/2009

Woonsocket couple sentenced to prison for tax evasion
PROVIDENCE –– A Woonsocket couple was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday for tax evasion on income from a Woonsocket-based machine shop, Classic Machine.

11/18/2009

Man who jumped from Route 95 overpass ‘haunted’ by past
Uncle says Karl Pernsley killed a man in 1992 in Pa.; Woonsocket neighbor says victim feared someone was coming for him

11/17/2009

Coaches, 9 students suspended from girls soccer-game brawl between Tolman, Woonsocket
The head coach of girls soccer at Tolman High School will appeal the three-game suspension he received in the wake of the fight that marred the final minute of the MetLife Soccer Classic Girls Division IV Championship.

In predawn darkness, a death on Route 95
Northbound lanes close for 2 hours after man jumps from overpass;driver in first collision says ordeal left him “shaking all morning”

11/08/2009

New Woonsocket mayor coming in at a tough time
Leo T. Fontaine must deal with a potential multimillion-dollar deficit

11/07/2009

Marijuana plants seized in Woonsocket
The police say they confiscated 145 pounds of the illegal drug in two raids and arrested 6 people from Woonsocket and Cranston

11/05/2009

Homework led to suspects in Woonsocket house break
WOONSOCKET –– They cut class at Woonsocket High School to break into a house — but it’s the homework that tripped them up.