Elementary School Employee Accused Of Assaulting Student: PM Patch RI

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• Coventry Elementary School Employee Accused Of Assaulting Student: Tiogue Elementary School life skill teaching assistant Petrina Lunardelli, 48, was accused of assaulting a student in December 2024.
• RI Environmental Officials Setting Fires To Prevent Large Wildfires: Expect planned burnings in Portsmouth, Coventry, Exeter, West Greenwich, Richmond, Glocester, Jamestown, and South Kingstown.
• Johnson & Wales University Celebrates First Nursing Degree Graduates: Johnson & Wales University launches its accelerated nursing program to help students who already have a degree become a nurse faster.

Here are some more Rhode Island Patch headlines you may have missed:

• 6-Year-Old Student Left On School Bus; Frigid Days: RI Top Stories
• 3 Domestic Assaults; A Hit-And-Run; More: Coventry Police Arrest Log
• Narragansett Looking For Land Conservancy Trust Volunteers
• See 2024's Most Borrowed Books From The Tiverton Public Library
• Bristol Recreation Department Offering Beginner Golf Lessons For Children
• Water Main Break Shuts Off Water At 2 North Kingstown Restaurants
• Full Wolf Moon Aligns With Mars, More Planetary Parades In RI Skies.

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