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Grand Jury Indicts Driver In Fatal Glocester Accident: AG
The Aug. 2017 crash killed Harrisville volunteer firefighter Lawrence Castonguay.

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.
The Aug. 2017 crash killed Harrisville volunteer firefighter Lawrence Castonguay.

Here are recent arrests and citations. Information comes from the police log.
Good thing the shutdown is over. According to Wallet Hub, Rhode Island was among the states that would have been most affected.
Bay View Academy students picked up 14 awards in the Scholastic Art Award contest held on Jan. 10 at Rhode Island College.
Here are recent arrests and citations. Information comes from the police log.
The deputy chief said Tuesday the evidence was insufficient to give a definite cause.
The New England Patriots are AFC Champs, and the rush will be on Monday to collect the official jerseys and other gear.
The North Kingstown and Galilee events were postponed from New Year's Day, due to extreme cold. But they have been rescheduled for Sunday.
The North Kingstown and Galilee events were postponed from New Year's Day, due to extreme cold. But they have been rescheduled for Sunday.
Here are recent arrests and citations. Information comes from the police log.
Admiral Stansfield Turner, 37th president of the Naval War College, died on Thursday.
The House Finance Committee is still working on the PawSox stadium bill, and the House will hold more hearings, state Rep. Deb Ruggiero says
John Avarista, 35, took a plea deal and will serve five years in prison (with 10 years suspended) plus probation.
The $9.38 billion budget proposal was among the week's highlights.
Rep. Sherry Roberts (R-West Greenwich & Coventry) says the governor shouldn't have tried to take credit for a welding program.
Two of the puppies that police seized from a Riverside home a week ago are ill with parvovirus. The shelter was quarantined.
The suspect jumped out of the truck on the Douglas Pike and tried to run, police allege. But officers caught him.
The owl was sitting on Hill Farm Road. The trash collectors waited with it until Animal Control arrived.
The school changed the open house time, so the Pats fans will not miss the playoff game against Jacksonville.
The clean-up crews went to Weaver Cove and Sandy Point beaches, according to Clean Ocean Access.