Heavier snow likely to knock out power and drop more than a foot before it s done Jack Perry, The Providence Journal
Roads should be in good shape for the Tuesday morning commute despite a nor easter that was forecast to drop up to 18 inches of snow on Rhode Island, the director of Rhode Island s Department of Transportation said.
Anyone trying to commute on Monday evening, against the advice of the Rhode Island State Police, had a rough ride.
By 3:30 p.m. the state police reported 10 crashes, none with serious injuries; said they had assisted 13 drivers and stoped 34 tractor-trailer drivers who were still on the road despite the governor s ban against big rigs on state roads starting at 5 a.m. Monday.
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The Town of New Shoreham will conduct a public hearing on proposed changes to the zoning ordinances on solar energy systems on Monday, Feb.1, at 7 p.m.
Solar technology has evolved in many ways over the years what was once an oddity on the roof or in the yard of a neighbor is becoming commonplace.
Block Island has slowly but surely embraced solar technologies over the years and the momentum continues with the help of the Block Island Solar Initiative and entrepreneurs like resident Chris Warfel of Entech Engineering.
Realizing the power that comes from their roofs, residents whose solar systems produced more power than they could use were able to get credit on their power bills through a program called net metering. The program is limited by the state of Rhode Island such that connected systems do not exceed three percent of the peak output of the local power utility during any given year. The peak for Block Island currently avera
Presque Isle District Courthouse (File photo)
Presque Isle Criminal Docket, July 2020
Contributed • January 8, 2021 The following cases were heard under the Aroostook Criminal Docket at the Presque Isle Courthouse in July.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine The following cases were heard under the Aroostook Criminal Docket at the Presque Isle Courthouse in July.
Edward Eugene Harris III, 28, Manassas, Virginia: probation violation, 11 days in prison, probation revoked.
Mitchell R. Cannon, 22, Fort Fairfield: operating vehicle without license, $150 fine; failure to register vehicle, $150 fine.
Cleveland D. Long, 44, Portage: unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, 130 days in jail, $400 fine; violating condition of release, 60 days in jail; operating methamphetamine laboratory, 7 years in prison, all but 130 days suspended 3 years probation, $2,970.48 restitution, $400 fine.