Gansett Man Charged With Murdering Mother

Robert Taylor, 45, is being charged with murder after his mother’s body was found Tuesday.

2 p.m. Wednesday – According to additional reporting by The Providence Journal, Robert Taylor dismembered his mother after killing her, as police found her head and hands severed from her body. The Journal said the information was obtained from the arrest warrant police secured for Taylor. Police said a health worker was at the apartment when they spoke to Taylor, and that Taylor had asked her to bleach down the walls. He allegedly told the worker that his mother had left the apartment and checked herself into rehab. Taylor was ordered to be held without bail after arraignment at Fourth Division District Court this afternoon. 11:40 a.m. Wednesday – Robert M. Taylor, 45, of 130 Caswell St., Narragansett, is being charged with the murder of …

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9:02 pm on Sunday, May 12, 2013

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Rebels Win Swimming State Title

The Rebels use three wins from the Karpowicz twins, and two relay victories as well, to take the state title.

Thanks to dominant performances in the pool at Brown University’s Coleman Aquatics Center on Saturday from sophomore twins Jackie and Kristin Karpowicz, the South Kingstown Rebels are state champions in girls’ swimming. According to The Providence Journal, the Rebels beat North Kingstown 310-225. Barrington took third place with 217 points, and La Salle was fourth with 216. ABC 6 has some highlights of the event here. The entire event is available for free here, with DVDs also available to purchase. (To skip ahead to the team celebration, go to 3 hours, 14 minutes in.)

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Contract Expected Tuesday for Interim Manager; Clarification on Story

A clarification to a statement made last week by Meg Rogers, plus, the council is expected to formally announce Richard Kerbel’s hiring Tuesday.

At its meeting Tuesday, the Narragansett Town Council is expected to formally announced a contract agree with new interim town manager Richard Kerbel. As of 5:30 a.m. Friday, an agenda for Tuesday’s meeting hasn’t been posted, and Kerbel’s contract hasn’t been filed on Clerkbase. However, an executive session for a contract agreement was scheduled after last Monday’s meeting. Kerbel is already listed as interim town manager on the town’s website, and he has been issued a town e-mail address. For more on last week’s hiring, read a story from Derek Gomes of The South County Independent here. For more about Kerbel’s tenure in Providence, you can find The Providence Journal’s stories here. The council will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. ***** …

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Woodmansee Seeks Absentee Ballot

Michael Woodmansee, who was convicted of killing Jason Foreman in 1975, has requested an absentee ballot.

According to The Providence Journal and other media outlets, convicted child killer Michael Woodmansee is seeking an absentee ballot for the November election. In 1975, Woodmansee confessed to killing Jason Foreman, and was sentenced to 40 years. However, he only served 28 years and was set to be released before voluntarily committing himself. Before committing himself, news of his release caused residents to protest. According to The Journal, Woodmansee was transferred from the ACI to the Eleanor Slater Hospital in September 2011. WPRO’s John DePetro interviewed John Foreman, the father of Jason, yesterday afternoon. John Foreman said it was ridiculous that Woodmansee was being allowed to vote. For the audio, click here. According to The …

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Crash in SK Kills Harrisville Woman

According to The Providence Journal, a single-car crash on Saturday night killed one, and the driver was charged with drunken driving.

According to The Providence Journal, a motor vehicle accident on Saturday killed one person, and the driver is being charged with drunken driving, death resulting. The one-vehicle accident involved a car driven by Zachary Kahan, 23, of Cranston, hitting a utility pole on Moonstone Beach Road at about 10:50 p.m., the Journal reports. The crash claimed the life of Tanya Chabot, 24, of Harrisville. Chabot was a student at the Community College of Rhode Island. Kahan graduated from Rhode Island College. According to online records, neither has a criminal record.

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6:45 pm on Sunday, September 16, 2012

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Wakefield Man Sentenced for Medical Kickbacks

According to the Associated Press, Michael Cobb, 42, will serve six months in federal prison, followed by six months home confinement.

Michael Cobb, a 42-year-old Wakefield resident, will serve six months in a federal prison followed by six months home confinement for his role in a medical device kickback scheme. According to an Associate Press article printed on Boston.com, Cobb was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Boston. He pleaded guilty in April to charges of receiving $120,000 from a bone growth simulator company to order their product. The Providence Journal reported in May that Cobb’s Rhode Island medical license would be suspended for six months because of the charge, and he would have to take medical ethics courses to have it restored. According to an article in Bloomberg Businessweek, Orthofix was ordered to pay about $7.42 million in fines and …

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Fire Claims Life in South Kingstown on Post Road

According to The Providence Journal, a fire at 6 p.m. Saturday took one life and destroyed a home.

URI Dean 'Thrilled' With Obama's Support of Gay Marriage

URI dean Lynn McKinney liked what he heard: President Obama endorsed gay marriage Wednesday.

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5 THINGS: Pier School, High School and URI Sports

We're going heavy on the sports today, as a multitude of events are taking place at local venues.

Here are the Five Things for Wednesday, January 25, 2012: Competition aplenty at the Pier School. Looking to whet that competition spirit via spectating tonight? Then the Narragansett Pier Middle School has plenty of options for you. At 5:30 p.m., the school will host its first wrestling match in more than a decade. For more information, click here. At 6 p.m., members of the MathCounts club will be competing to see the 10 members that will constitute the competing roster. For more information and the names of the competitors, click here. Boys' basketball improves to .500, tames Lions. According to a box score from The Providence Journal, the Mariners beat the Lions in a defensive struggle, 43-36. Zachary McKanna led Narragansett with 10 …

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Poll: Thoughts on the Journal's New Website?

Times, they are a changin' for The Providence Journal.

As part of unveiling a new paywall for its electronic edition, The Providence Journal underwent a pretty drastic website redesign yesterday. You can read more about it here. In October 2008, the Journal closed its bureau in Wakefield, according to an article in The South County Independent. The office was near what is now Estia and Go Pasta. According to the Journal’s publisher, Howard G. Sutton, the move comes as a way to stay competitive. In the article linked above, he says that like many major newspaper companies, Journal executives realized that “giving away our content free is not a sound business plan.” What are your thoughts on the redesign? Feel free to vote in our poll, and you can also comment below.

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