New England in brief
Council recommends immigrant policies
July 2, 2009
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BOSTON
A state advisory council on refugees and immigrants yesterday handed Governor Deval Patrick a long list of policy recommendations for better integrating immigrants in Massachusetts. The report, the result of the governor’s executive order last year, was not made public because it is still a draft. But the recommendations will focus on several areas, including healthcare, public safety, and increasing US citizenship, job training, and English instruction. The report is based on research and testimony from more than 1,200 immigrants, policy makers, advocates, and others at six public hearings and 15 private meetings statewide, said Eva Millona, cochairwoman of the council and executive director of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition.NORTH HERO, Vt.
Woman gets 15 years for drowning son
A Vermont judge has sentenced a 51-year-old Montreal woman to 15 years in prison for drowning her 8-year-old son three years ago. Judge Michael Kupersmith issued the sentence to Louise Desnoyers in Vermont District Court for Grand Isle County after hearing her give a lengthy statement of apology to her family, friends, and the court. Desnoyers earlier this year pleaded no contest in the death of Nicholas Desnoyers-Langlois. Desnoyers originally pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The judge says he determined during the case that Desnoyers knew what she was doing when she drowned the boy in August 2006. She told authorities she held her son under water so he wouldn’t have to suffer through her impending breakup with his father. (AP)SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.
URI names dean for College of Pharmacy
The University of Rhode Island has named a former president of the nation’s largest pharmacy association as the next dean of its College of Pharmacy. Ron Jordan has served as interim dean of the college for nearly two years. His selection was announced yesterday. URI officials credit Jordan for securing $4 million in private donations to help finance a new home for the college and raising $2 million to support research and scholarships. (AP)NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.
Worker killed at manufacturing plant
A North Kingstown man has died while working at Electric Boat Corp. manufacturing plant. North Kingstown police said yesterday that the 31-year-old worker, who was not identified, had been using a transport device to move a section of steel outside. When it started raining, the steel had to be moved back inside. The machinery was not moving as the worker got out, but he became trapped between it and a large door that was being closed. Officials say the employee, who had worked at Electric Boat for 10 years, was treated on the scene and died at Kent County Hospital. (AP)Concord N.H.
Video shows arms in tax evaders' homeA federal jury has watched a video taken inside the Plainfield, N.H., home of Ed and Elaine Brown, showing the turreted fortress was filled with weapons the day they were arrested in October 2007. The Browns are on trial for allegedly blockading themselves in their remote home for nine months and amassing dozens of weapons after being convicted of federal income tax evasion. The prosecution's video showed the Browns kept weapons and other military equipment in nearly every room of their home, including a high-powered rifle in the master bath and a gas mask on a bedroom nightstand. (AP)
Providence
Suspect in club shooting arrested in Ga.A 32-year-old man who fled Rhode Island after allegedly shooting three people inside a Providence strip club has been arrested in Atlanta. A Providence police spokeswoman said yesterday that Jonathan Quaweay was arrested after police received a tip that he was hiding in Atlanta. Quaweay faces charges of assault with a dangerous weapon. An employee at Sportsman's Inn said he argued with Quaweay on March 24 before patrons forced Quaweay out the front door. Quaweay allegedly returned a short time later and opened fire, wounding a bartender, a dancer, and a customer. (AP)
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