Native Chief coming home, Dogs to sweep school, Misery on the roads: East Bay's top stories

Posted 4/30/17

Take a look at some of the top stories from around the East Bay this week. Click on the headlines to read the full story.

‘Bristol will have a new shape’

Independence Park will be …

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Native Chief coming home, Dogs to sweep school, Misery on the roads: East Bay's top stories

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Take a look at some of the top stories from around the East Bay this week. Click on the headlines to read the full story.

Remains of Wampanoag chief will be returned to original resting place in Warren

A century and a half after his bones were pulled from the sandy gravel of today’s Burr’s Hill Park, the remains of Wampanoag Massasoit 8sâmeeqan, the native leader who signed the first treaty with the pilgrims in 1621 and sought to live in peace with the colonists, will soon return to their original resting place.

‘Bristol will have a new shape’

Independence Park will be gone. The Thames Street business district and parts of Hope Street will be under water. Residents in one of the wealthiest sections of town will need to hop on a ferry every day to reach their homes on the new Poppasquash Island.

Those are just some of the impacts facing Bristol as climate change-fueled sea level rise continues its inevitable march onward.

Portsmouth to state: Get rid of blue RhodeWorks signs

John Vitkevich now has an ally in his quest to get rid of all those “ugly” blue RhodeWorks signs in Portsmouth and the surrounding area: the Town Council.

Delekta’s getting out of prescription drug business

Warren’s last independent pharmacy will still serve up the best coffee cabinet around, but Delekta’s Pharmacy is getting out of the prescription drug business.

Remains of missing East Providence man found in North Attleboro

The human remains found in a wooded area in the town earlier this month have officially been identified as those of an East Providence man reported missing for well over a year.

Police, drug-sniffing K-9 units to sweep Portsmouth High

Citing the “proliferation of illegal substances, such as marijuana and other controlled substances among young people,” Portsmouth High School Principal Joseph Amaral announced Friday that police and drug-sniffing dogs will sweep the school to make sure that no illegal drugs are found on campus.

ACLU: 'Deep concerns’ with planned drug sweeps at Portsmouth High

The Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has written to Portsmouth High School Principal Joseph Amaral to express its “deep concerns” about his plan to have police and K-9 units carry out periodic drug sweeps of the school.

Charges against East Providence teacher, coach dropped

The domestic violence charges against an East Providence School District teacher and long-time coach have been dropped, East Providence Police confirmed.

RIDOT readies temporary Pawtucket Avenue, I-195 ramp closure

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation announced another component to the expected eight-week project replacing the span on Pawtucket Avenue over Interstate 195.

April 18 — Motorists’ misery on Route 24, Tiverton

Bad crashes, one after another last Tuesday, sent one driver to the hospital and then to court, kept police and firefighters busy much of the day, and repeatedly turned Route 24 into a parking lot.

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