www.pawtuckettimes.com The Blackstone Valley’s Neighborhood Newspaper since 1885 Newsstand: 50 Cents NFL throws the book at Brady, Patriots SPORTS, Page B1 Tuesday, May 12, 2015 WEATHER TODAY High: Ex-boyfriend charged in EP murder 83 Low: ment Monday in Providence Stanfield outside her home in a perpetrated every day in Rhode 54 Mother of three District Court. Riverside apartment complex just Island by abusers seeking to exert Yuland Stanfield, 43, with a last before 11 a.m. Sunday. power and control over their part- stabbed outside known address of Santurri's death was the city's ners. Althea Street, first homicide of the year. “Stanfield has a lengthy history WHAT A apartment building Providence, was During the arraignment proceed- of domestic violence assaults dat- arraigned on one ings Monday morning, Stanfield, ing back to 1992. It is important to W RLD By JOSEPH FITZGERALD count of first- who was ordered held without bail, realize that this crime was not an [email protected] degree murder and began crying and wailing and fell isolated incident, but the final abu- Local and wire reports two counts of vio- to his knees before he was escorted sive act in a pattern of violent EAST PROVIDENCE – A 43- lating a restraining out of the courtroom by five court behaviors, all of which need to be PARTY TIME’S year-old man charged with the fatal order in connection officers. taken seriously by law enforcement stabbing of his ex-girlfriend out- with the murder of Stanfield Meanwhile, advocates against and our communities,” Kristin side her apartment complex on 42-year-old Christine domestic violence were quick to Lyons, executive director of the OVER FOR Mother’s Day broke down and Santurri, a mother of three, who speak out Monday, saying Women’s Center of Rhode Island, cried and had to be escorted out of died at Rhode Island Hospital after Santurri’s murder is a tragic SEXY SENIOR the courtroom during his arraign- being stabbed multiple times by reminder that domestic violence is See MURDER, page A2 NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man liv- ing in a suburban Pawtucket Philadelphia assisted-living facility has lost his housing man charged subsidy after officials found a prostitute underneath his bed. with abuse Uri Monson tells The Intelligencer in Doylestown the man, believed to be in of child his 70s, paid prostitutes using profits earned from TIMES STAFF peddling alcohol to fellow residents. PAWTUCKET — A city Monson says the man was man was charged with sec- a “more mobile gentleman” ond-degree child abuse after who went on booze runs for his girlfriend’s daughter was his neighbors. treated at a local hospital for The incident was reported bruising on her arm consis- Thursday after county com- tent with being struck by a missioners authorized con- belt, police said. tract extensions with private Around 12:30 a.m. on facilities housing former res- Friday, Pawtucket Police idents of the closed county- were notified by the state owned assisted living facili- Department of Children, ty. The county paid more Youth, and Families, who than $1 million to subsidize were investigating a child assisted living care for 21 abuse case, Det. Sgt. Paul seniors last year. The Times/Joseph B. Nadeau Brandley said. The victim – a Jackie Wesolowski of Lincoln, at left, and Janis Pollock of North Smithfield, right, were among the residents showing up at 10-year-old girl – had bruis- the Lincoln Senior Center Monday for Shred-a-Thon, a document shredding event sponsored by R.I. Attorney General Peter ing on her arm allegedly sus- ON THE WEB Kilmartin, only to find they had to take their boxes back home due to an overloaded truck. tained by being struck with a belt by her mother’s Follow us boyfriend, Brandley said. on Twitter: A police detective @TheTimesofPawt Shred-a-Thon proves too big of a hit responded to the emergency room at Memorial Hospital Like us on Facebook Shred-a-Thons across the truck used to collect materi- processing facility contract- Pawtucket Times Visitors must wait state under his agency’s als for shredding. It arrived ed for the program, several See ABUSE, page A2 efforts to curb identity at the Lincoln Senior of Kilmartin’s staff stayed TODAY’S QUESTION to unload their old documents fraud, but found them to be Center at 150 Jenckes Hill behind to inform arriving Did the NFL punish Brady a lot more popular than Road for a collection from residents that they would Police seek and the Pats appropriately? By JOSEPH B. NADEAU expected. noon to 2 p.m., and the need to attend one of the [email protected] The first of the events, remaining space was filled next scheduled events to Too harsh held at the Pilgrim Senior up in about a half-hour. dispose of their personnel leads in Just right LINCOLN — Attorney Center at 27 Pilgrim After the truck left to records and financial Too lenient General Peter Kilmartin Parkway, Warwick, in the carry its cargo to the kicked off his series of morning partially filled the Massachusetts shredding See SHRED, page A2 shooting Go to pawtuckettimes.com to answer PAWTUCKET – Police are investigating a reported INDEX Brockton casino proposal goes to voters shooting that took place on Amusements........................A7 Prince Street early Saturday Comics................................B5 morning, authorities said. Obituaries gambling license. The Brockton plan Qualified Brockton residents would Around 1:20 a.m., offi- ............................A5 $650 million resort plan is competing with proposals in New get hiring preference for casino jobs. Opinion................................A4 cers responded for a report of Sports on the ballot today Bedford and Somerset for Additionally, Brockton’s “host several shots fired, Det. Sgt. ..................................B1 Massachusetts’ third and final resort community agreement” requires the Television...........................A7 Paul Brandley said. Upon By PHILIP MARCELO casino license. developers to pay the city $3 million arriving at the scene, multi- Associated Press Supporters say the project repre- upfront and at least $10 million a year ple shell casings were recov- CONTACT US: sents well-paid jobs and additional when the casino opens its door. ered. However, it did not Circulation: 401-767-8522 BROCKTON, Mass. — The fate of revenue for a city sorely needing Critics are concerned city youth appear that any person, vehi- Editorial: 401-767-8550 a proposed $650 million resort casino both. will suffer: The casino would be cle, or home had been struck Advertising: 401-767-8505 for the Brockton Fairgrounds rests “What we have is spread very located next to Brockton High by the gunfire, Brandley with city voters. thin,” said Brian Currivan, a city resi- School. added. The southeastern Massachusetts Please dent who was volunteering at the pro- “The location is horrible. It’s bad One witness reported that recycle city, perhaps best known as the home- casino “Yes for Brockton” campaign enough kids don’t want to go to they heard a vehicle fleeing this paper town of boxing great Rocky headquarters Monday afternoon. “The school. Now you’re going to put a the area, heading west on Marciano, is holding a special elec- police department is so understaffed. casino next door?” said Yvonne Prince Street, although police tion Tuesday on the proposal, which The schools have teacher layoffs Pierre, who was among a trio of do not have a description on calls for a red brick casino complex coming up. There are potholes that women on Main Street on Monday the type of vehicle, Brandley housing a 225-room hotel, an event need fixing.” who said they opposed the plan. added. center and a number of restaurants on The project promises to create “Maybe if they wanted to put it else- Anyone with information about 45 acres. about 1,400 temporary construction where — like the other side of town No.112 is asked to contact Det. Vol. CXXVIIl Vol. Voter approval is a critical step for jobs and 1,500 permanent casino jobs Charles Devine at 401-727- the project to be considered for a state paying an average of $50,000 a year. 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