Christopher Gavin

Rhode Island

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R.I. Supreme Court rules congregation can be evicted from Newport’s Touro Synagogue, the nation’s oldest synagogue - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Gavin

The decision, handed down on Thursday, upholds a lower court ruling in 2023 that determined Congregation Shearith Israel, which owns the 18th-century synagogue, could oust Congregation Jeshuat Israel from the historic grounds. Built in 1763, the structure – a National Historic Site – has long stood as a symbol of religious freedom in the United States.
Family of nonverbal woman with autism who went missing for 5 days files lawsuit against group home operator, caregiver - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Gavin

PROVIDENCE – The family of a nonverbal woman with autism who went missing for five days in Cranston, R.I. before she was found alive in a parked car last month has filed a civil lawsuit against her caregiver and the Seven Hills Foundation, the nonprofit that operates the group home where she resided in Lincoln. In the lawsuit filed in Providence Superior Court on Friday, Marisa P.
A ‘prolific child predator:’ Mass. man caught trying to meet teen girl was grooming dozens of minors, R.I. prosecutors say - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Gavin

PROVIDENCE – A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered a Massachusetts man to be held without bail after prosecutors say an investigation uncovered he spoke to “dozens” of minors he was “grooming for sexual activity,” court records show. In Providence on Wednesday, US District Court Judge Patricia A.
M. Night Shyamalan to film ‘supernatural romantic thriller’ in R.I. this summer with Jake Gyllenhaal - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Gavin

PROVIDENCE — M. Night Shyamalan is bringing his eye for the bizarre, unusual, and unnerving to Rhode Island. The “Sixth Sense” director will film an upcoming “supernatural romantic thriller” starring Jake Gyllenhaal in the Ocean State this summer, the Rhode Island Film & Television Office announced on Thursday. For the project, Shyamalan is collaborating with best-selling author Nicholas Sparks (“The Notebook”).
Talk about takeout: Rhode Island says you can take certain kinds of roadkill home with you - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Gavin

PROVIDENCE – In Rhode Island, there’s a new spin on grabbing dinner to go. The state Department of Environmental Management this week announced a new regulation to allow the public to collect roadkill with a permit. According to the agency, the move comes after lawmakers expanded state law to include animals other than deer as roadkill that can be salvaged and consumed. The agency said it received 1,347 reports of deer vehicle collisions last year.
Four men arrested in R.I. linked to South American retail theft ring - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Gavin

PROVIDENCE – Four men who authorities believe are tied to a South American organized retail theft ring responsible for stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from stores in five states were arrested Monday after allegedly shoplifting items valued at a total of nearly $10,000 from Providence Place mall and a Cranston, R.I. shopping center, police said.
Police ask for public’s help in probe of ‘suspicious circumstances’ of Warwick woman’s death - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Gavin

In a statement on Tuesday, Rhode Island State Police asked for any video footage collected by people who may have traveled near 88 Plainfield Pike in Foster in February and March. Last month, authorities identified human remains discovered in Foster as Michele Romano, 56, of 112 Hazard Ave. in Warwick. Officials said Romano was reported missing to Warwick police on Aug.
Victim in R.I. naked ‘fat testing’ trial testifies he saw coach with ‘bulge’ in his pants - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Gavin

The student, who Washington County Superior Court Judge Melanie Wilk Thunberg has ordered reporters not to identify, told a defense attorney Thomas never touched his genitals, exposed himself to him, or made any sort of sexual comment. But the student emphasized in testimony he saw Thomas with an erection, as the coach sat in his chair just after the student had completed two rounds of the testing fully nude and was putting his clothes back on in the coach’s office.
RISD student has visa revoked, reason unclear, school president says - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Gavin

“Amid the current landscape of rapidly changing immigration policies, RISD’s Office of International Students and Scholar Affairs (ISSA) routinely reviews the internal and government records of our international students,” RISD President Crystal Williams wrote in a letter to the RISD community on Monday.
As trial begins, former R.I. high school coach used ‘fat tests’ to touch naked students, prosecutors say - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Amanda Milkovits |Christopher Gavin

That’s the question Aaron Thomas, a once-celebrated veteran coach at North Kingstown High School, allegedly asked hundreds of his student-athletes in the moments before students stripped naked and he pinched their inner thighs and areas near their groins, scrotums, and buttocks to perform his regimen of “fat tests.”And it’s the first question Assistant Attorney General Timothy G.

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Christopher Gavin @chris_m_gavin

11 Apr 25

The Rhode Island Supreme Court has ruled a New York-based congregation can evict Congregation Jeshuat Israel from the nation’s oldest synagogue, Touro Synagogue in Newport, where it has worshiped for more than a century. https://t.co/VZ7heSC2If

Christopher Gavin @chris_m_gavin

11 Apr 25

NEW: The family of a nonverbal woman with autism who went missing in Cranston, R.I. last month has filed a civil lawsuit against her caregiver and the Seven Hills Foundation, the nonprofit that operates the group home where she resided in Lincoln. https://t.co/uuh6PPrQtL

Christopher Gavin @chris_m_gavin

11 Apr 25

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R.I. Supreme Court rules congregation can be evicted from Newport’s Touro Synagogue, the nation’s oldest synagogue - The Boston Globe

Family of nonverbal woman with autism who went missing for 5 days files lawsuit against group home operator, caregiver - The Boston Globe

A ‘prolific child predator:’ Mass. man caught trying to meet teen girl was grooming dozens of minors, R.I. prosecutors say - The Boston Globe

M. Night Shyamalan to film ‘supernatural romantic thriller’ in R.I. this summer with Jake Gyllenhaal - The Boston Globe

Talk about takeout: Rhode Island says you can take certain kinds of roadkill home with you - The Boston Globe

Four men arrested in R.I. linked to South American retail theft ring - The Boston Globe

Police ask for public’s help in probe of ‘suspicious circumstances’ of Warwick woman’s death - The Boston Globe

Victim in R.I. naked ‘fat testing’ trial testifies he saw coach with ‘bulge’ in his pants - The Boston Globe

RISD student has visa revoked, reason unclear, school president says - The Boston Globe

As trial begins, former R.I. high school coach used ‘fat tests’ to touch naked students, prosecutors say - The Boston Globe

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