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Rep. Watson won't face DUI charges
WPRI TV Local News
Feb 06The South Kingstown police are not going to file further charges against East Greenwich Rep. Robert Watson in connection with the incident last month where he was arrested -- after he was observed driving erratically, and with a flat tire. »
Three Arrests At EGHS Last Week
East Greenwich Patch
Feb 01Police made three arrests at East Greenwich High School last week, one of a boy with a knife at school and two arrests of girls accused of cyber bullying. According to Det. Lieutenant Jay Fague, a 17-year-old boy got into an argument with other student... »
Three Town Hall Meetings, Sports & More
East Greenwich Patch
Feb 01Ad Hoc Budget Panel: Under review at this morning’s meeting are the parks and recreation budget and IT. They meet at 8 a.m. at Town Hall.Affordable Housing Task Force: The group will get an update of the town’s Comprehensive Plan and discuss public spe... »
Catch The Excitement: Join EG Lacrosse
East Greenwich Patch
Jan 31Although the East Greenwich lacrosse program has doubled in size over the past three years, there are still many people that are unfamiliar with the sport. Lacrosse is the oldest sport in North America. It is the fastest growing youth sport in the coun... »
[VIDEO] Rep. Langevin, Employers Talk Job Training At New England Tech
East Greenwich Patch
Jan 31Representative James Langevin was in town Monday afternoon, paying a call on New England Tech to discuss the ways in which businesses and schools are collaborating to get people trained to fill available jobs.Again and again, it came down to the fact t... »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
Book Sale in East Greenwich for St. Cecilia Choir
Kmareka.Com
Jan 27There will be a book sale on February 3rd from 9 am to 3 pm at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in East Greenwich. Proceeds from the sale will go to support the St. Cecilia’s children’s choir, of which my daughter is a proud member. While the rest of the wo... »
Mostly in order to avoid any "figure's AR wouldn't mention Watson's latest arrest" comments
Anchor Rising
Jan 24Honestly, I don't know what people are thinking. As you might have guessed from the title of this post, that link will lead to coverage of East Greenwich Republican Rep. Bob Watson's latest arrest. I'd be lying if I didn't... »
GOP Chairman Zaccaria stands by Rep. Watson despite arrest
WPRI.com Blogs
Jan 23(Updated below with details from the arrest report.) State Rep. Bob Watson hasn’t lost the support of the Rhode Island Republican Party’s leader despite getting arrested over the weekend for allegedly possessing marijuana. Asked whether he will call on... »
Will Rep. Bob Watson’s 2nd Drug Arrest in 9 Months End His Political Career?
RI Future
Jan 22The Providence Journal (and everyone else) is reporting that Rep. Bob Watson was arrested again for possession of marijuana early Sunday morning. When the police arrived, they saw a white Volvo sedan in the lot, with its rubber tire missing from the ri... »
Watson arrested on marijuana possession charge in South Kingstown
WRNI Politics Blog
Jan 22State Representative Robert Watson of East Greenwich, who was deposed as House minority leader following his arrest last year, faces a new charge, according to the ProJo: Watson was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with possession of marijuana... »