EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- The police said Friday they are looking for the public's help after a woman reported that she had been attacked while getting out of her car at her home at 100 Hunters Crossing Thursday night ... The police said the 53-year-old woman, whom they did not identify, reported the attack 9:13 p.m. She said she had just gotten out of her car when she was grabbed by the hair from behind by a man who then put his hand at her throat ... She said that after she kicked backward to
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- Police Chief David Desjarlais plans to retire in June after more than eight years at the helm of the local Police Department ... Desjarlais, 44, announced his intentions at Monday night's Town Council meeting. In an interview Wednesday, he said he feels that he has met the goals he set for himself when he took top rank ... Improving communications within the department and with the public was a top priority, Desjarlais said. He said he has been heartened by community
Journal photo/ Mary Murphy ... Hours after firefighters extinguished the flames, smoke was still rising from the ruins of an apartment building in the Trafalgar East apartment complex Wednesday morning ... WARWICK, R.I. -- A four-alarm fire gutted a building at the Trafalgar East apartment complex on Post Road in Warwick and sent residents out into the rain before dawn Wednesday morning ... About 50 residents -- many in their bed clothes, some holding pets -- were standing outside the building
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The torch is coming ... Not the Olympic torch, but a torch carried in the spirit of giving those in need a chance at life. The Step By Step charity is promoting awareness of organ and tissue donation, with a two-year trek through more than 250 cities in North and South America ... The torch procession began on Oct. 23 in Wasilla, Alaska, and will end in the city of Ushuaia, Argentina, on Oct. 24, 2011. At each stop, the "truck of life" is met by students, who carry it
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- Stanley-Bostitch announced Friday that it will close its nail production facility this year, eliminating 165 jobs ... "It's pretty much financial driven," company spokesman Timothy Perra said ... The shut down will happen gradually from April to October, Perra said. After it is done, about 180 jobs will remain in other departments at the East Greenwich operation, he said. Some of the workers whose jobs are eliminated may be offered other work on a case by case basis ...