Updated 2:43 pm EDT, Monday, June 3, 2019 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Rhode Island man is getting five years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking fentanyl in Connecticut. The U.S. Attorney's office says a federal judge sentenced 42-year-old Juan Hazard on Monday to 60 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release. According to court documents and statements made in court, Hazard agreed to meet an individual in April 2017 for a drug transaction in Ledyard, where he was later stopped by investigators. While stopped, officers found roughly 338 grams of fentanyl in the vehicle. State authorities arrested the Cranston, Rhode Island resident in 2017 and detained him until he was federally arrested on May 4. He also pleaded guilty in September to one count of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. … [Read more...] about Rhode Island man gets 5 years for trafficking fentanyl
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Rhode Island: $715M in bridge and road repairs are planned
Updated 9:59 am EDT, Saturday, April 20, 2019 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island transportation officials say they'll have 77 construction projects this year totaling $715 million. The state began tolling trucks last year to pay for bridge and road repairs. Neighboring Connecticut is considering whether to implement tolls. The Department of Transportation held an event Friday to begin its 2019 construction season at the Interstate 295 bridges between Johnston and Cranston, Rhode Island. The department is repairing the bridges this year, a $22 million project. The 77 projects include bridge repair, replacement and preservation work for 177 bridges. Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo says the projects will create jobs and help pull the state out of the bottom of lists that rank poor roads and bridges. DOT Director Peter Alviti says there will be more construction happening than at any other time in the department's history. … [Read more...] about Rhode Island: $715M in bridge and road repairs are planned
A Rhode Island School District Is Sending Debt Collectors After Families Over Unpaid Lunches
Jupiterimages/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A school district in Rhode Island wants its lunch money back—and has hired a private debt collection agency to go after parents to get it. The chief operating officer of schools in Cranston, Rhode Island, recently sent a letter to parents warning them that the district had hired Transworld Systems, a private debt collector, to compel families with unpaid lunch balances to hand over the money, according to a local news report by WPRI. A week’s worth of lunches in Cranston elementary schools costs $12.50. In middle and high school, that price goes up to $16.25. According to the school’s “unpaid lunch policy,” reported by ThinkProgress, students who do not have money for lunch can charge up to five hot meals. If at that point they do not repay their debt, they are fed a “sunny butter sandwich, fruit, and milk” instead of a hot lunch each … [Read more...] about A Rhode Island School District Is Sending Debt Collectors After Families Over Unpaid Lunches
Rhode Island School District Hires Collection Agency to Collect Unpaid Lunch Balances
U.S. A school district in Rhode Island has hired a collection agency to help recover unpaid lunch balances. The Cranston School District in Cranston, Rhode Island, sent a letter to parents that the district had hired Transworld Systems to collect unpaid lunch balances for the district’s lunch program, NBC 10 News reported. "In an effort to reduce our unpaid balance, the District has retained the services of a collection agency. The company is Transworld Systems and they will begin their collection efforts effective January 2, 2019," the letter obtained by the news station said. Raymond Votto Jr., the chief operating officer of the Cranston Public School district, told NBC 10 News that the district has unsuccessfully attempted to collect the outstanding lunch debt themselves. He told the news station that from September 1, 2016, to June 30, 2018, the school district wrote off over $95,000 and the unpaid balance for this year is currently $45,859. A cafeteria worker supervises … [Read more...] about Rhode Island School District Hires Collection Agency to Collect Unpaid Lunch Balances
Rhode Island Finds West Nile Virus in 3 More Mosquito Pools
State officials say they have found West Nile Virus in samples from three more mosquito pools. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said Thursday that samples tested positive for the virus in Central Falls, Cranston and Tiverton. A total of eight samples have tested positive in Rhode Island since July 31, joining others in Pawtucket, Providence and Warren. The latest three came from 34 mosquito traps set Aug. 20. A Last Farewell to John McCain Getty Images Department officials say the findings aren't unexpected and that the risk for West Nile is above average this year. Massachusetts recently raised its risk level to ``moderate'' statewide, and Connecticut officials have also warned of increased risk. Rhode Island officials advised residents to avoid mosquito bites by using repellents and wearing long sleeves, and by getting rid of standing water. McCain Remembered at Service: 'John's Code Was Ageless' Get the latest from necn anywhere, anytime … [Read more...] about Rhode Island Finds West Nile Virus in 3 More Mosquito Pools