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Newport Councilor Florez Expected In District Court Wednesday
Councilor John Florez was given a summons for allegedly making a threat over the phone to a 13-year-old boy who was harassing his daughter.

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.
Councilor John Florez was given a summons for allegedly making a threat over the phone to a 13-year-old boy who was harassing his daughter.

Newport, Middletown and Portsmouth leaders will meet to discuss the future of the Navy surplus properties.
The Rhode Island Foundation is providing grants to two Middletown organizations working with animals.
Here are recent arrests and citations. Information comes from the police log.
The police officers went shopping with the children Saturday to buy necessities, gifts and a little something for themselves.
The Main Street project is on hold until Spring 2018, due to traffic worries, police said.
A 25-year-old Coventry man was killed last Tuesday while crossing the road, West Greenwich police said.
The 3-bedroom waterfront cottage belongs to convicted pharmacy exec Barry Cadden and his wife.
The Providence Grand Jury charged Christian Boucher, 40, of East Providence, with the second degree murder of Justine Cavaco.
The Providence Grand Jury has charged Christian Boucher, 40, of East Providence, with the second degree murder of Justine Cavaco.
Rhode Island ranked 46th nationwide when it comes to protecting its senior citizens from abuse and financial exploitation, Wallet Hub says.
The Providence Grand Jury indicted men from North Providence, Woonsocket and Pawtucket for a robbery that happened last August.
Budget cuts ended the high school chorus program, but the students found a way to keep singing.
A coat drive for children at Pell Elementary School was unable to meet the needs, so the police challenged firefighters to collect extras.
Police now have both suspects in custody. The second suspect is a juvenile.
Robinson, who reportedly died of a stroke Saturday, is being remembered in his hometown as a positive influence on young people.
The backyard has a little coating. How's the snow where you live?
Lawyers for the company that insured Carman's boat, Chicken Pox, say they need the information because the evidence went down with the ship.
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Cooper “Chick” Bacon, 78, of Stonington, Conn., with seaman's manslaughter.