140 Providence school buses to now capture license plate photos, videos of cars failing to stop

Child with backpack waiting at crosswalk.

Enforcement will begin on October 1 after a warning period and citywide public awareness campaign; All 140 school buses in the Providence Public Schools fleet have been modernized with cutting-edge safety technology. In a proactive effort to address dangerous driving behavior around school buses, the City of Providence and Providence Police Department have partnered with…

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$5,000 Reward offered for return of bronze Bannister gravesite plaque

A group of men standing in front of a large stone bannister.

Photo: Newport Art Museum archives A $5,000 cash reward is offered for the return of the bronze plaque stolen from the gravesite of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bannister at the North Burial Ground in Providence. The larger of two bronze plaques was removed from the stone monument within the last few days. Ray Rickman, founder…

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GriefSPEAK: Hit and Run – Mari Nardolillo Dias

A blurry image of a car driving down a street.

By: Mari Nardolillo Dias On Tuesday, February 8th at approximately 4:13pm, Mercy and I were involved in a hit and run accident. We left Adult and Teen Challenge after meeting with a new resident. Resident H lost four people in her life: her three brothers and her fiancé, to unintended fentanyl overdoses within a 5-year…

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