NORTH PROVIDENCE – Residents in certain areas are dealing with water from neighbors’ properties flowing into their own yards and in front of their houses, creating a slippery and dangerous
NORTH PROVIDENCE – The family dog of the well-known Catanzaro family has been declared vicious and ordered to be euthanized after it attacked a second neighborhood dog and badly injured it.
The attacking dog, co-owned by Madisson Catanzaro, daughter of former Fire Chief Steven Catanzaro and former mayoral candidate and Town Council President Kristen Catanzaro, had been alleged to have behaved in a vicious or terrorizing manner on April 26 after it broke through a fence at 6 Gardner Ave. that hadn’t been properly secured and attacked another dog in the yard behind at 11 Observatory Ave., severely injuring it.
The panel that decided the dog’s fate on May 13 was made up of Special Agent Earl Newman, of the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, as chairman, Lt. Michael Tavarozzi, of the North Providence Police Department, and Animal Control Officer Robert Salisbury, of the Smithfield Police Department.
12/29/2020
2020: North Providence down but not out
Peter and Pamela Pereira, of North Providence, kept warm under a large blanket as the temperature dropped at the first Movie in the Park on Oct. 9. The free event replaced Pumpkins in the Park, and was one of very few events to be held in town during this pandemic year. (Breeze File photo by Charles Lawrence)
NORTH PROVIDENCE – First it was late spring, then maybe summer, then we heard fall might see better times. Surely, Christmas wouldn’t be impacted?
But 2020 is ending as some feared when COVID-19 first emerged in Rhode Island 10 months ago, with even favorite holidays thrown out of whack as the virus came back in waves.
NORTH PROVIDENCE – The North Providence Police Department has promoted three officers, transferred four to new divisions, and welcomed three new officers to the department.
The three new officers, all recent graduates of the Rhode Island Municipal Police Academy, were sworn in during a ceremony on Monday. A more formalized promotion announcement and ceremony will happen once the threat of the pandemic has ended, said Chief Arthur Martins.
Responding to a Breeze request, the three new officers all stated why they wanted to go into law enforcement.
“I want to provide assistance to all residents of the town of North Providence,” said Officer Ryan McCluskie. “I want to be someone they can rely on for public safety. In addition, I want to build rapport with the residents in order to communicate and build relationships.”