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Twins Take Plea Deal In Cliff Walk Vandalism Case
Two East Providence women will pay more than $1,000 apiece in restitution for painting a seawall along the Cliff Walk.

Margo Sullivan is the editor of the Rhode Island Patch. She has worked at news organizations in New England and in New York City for 20 years. Her favorite assignments (besides Patch, of course) were The Gabby Dog column, a pet column featuring her cats Asia and Charlie (because cats always get top billing) and her dogs Gabby, Lucky, Heather and Lollypop and an all too brief stint on the City Desk at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
Two East Providence women will pay more than $1,000 apiece in restitution for painting a seawall along the Cliff Walk.

The Grand Jury has decided troopers and Providence police officers who killed Joseph Santos and wounded Christine Demers acted lawfully.
As of 5:30 a.m., two school districts were delaying their openings by one hour. Please click on the post to see updates.
Here are recent arrests and citations. Information comes from the police log.
Here is a list of scholarships for college bound high school seniors and law school students.
The City sent out a memo on Thursday explaining efforts to sell the building to the Sailing Hall of Fame for about $2 million
The bounty hunters went to Providence District Court and took a suspect into custody, but troopers went after them.
Marcus Venson, 29, of Coventry, showed the silver gun twice and was arrested on Memorial Day.
Robert Chadronet, 41, was sentenced to 90 months in prison for robbing two banks in Connecticut and one bank in Massachusetts: U.S. Attorney
Police allege a bad check was passed at a Citizens branch in North Providence last June.
James Lombardi, of Cranston, admitted he murdered Krystal Boswell and then buried her body at a house where he was doing construction.
The 29 strandings happened between January 2017 and January 2018, with 19 found dead. Of the 10 found alive, only one survived.
The company says the cold winter pushed up demand and prices, and now it needs to cover its expenses.
As of 6:15 a.m., two schools are closed, according to the Broadcasters Association. Please click on the post to see the latest updates.
Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots and LeGarrette Blount of the Philadelphia Eagles squared off Tuesday. But hey, it's only a game.
Cameras showed Cong. Jim Langevin (D-RI) in a friendly conversation with the president after the State of the Union. What was he saying?
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg held a "fireside chat" on Tuesday morning with students, professors and Judge Bruce M. Selya.
Bridget Santos was invited by U.S. Cong. David Cicilline, D-RI. She epitomizes benefits of the Affordable Care Act, the Congressman said.
Put it this way. Nobody got two inches. Here are the National Weather Service's "unofficial" snow totals for Rhode Island.