TOWN HALL RECORDS
      Building permits Tim and Pat Tuff received a permit March 17 to construct a new single family dwelling with an attached garage at 167 Walcott Ave., work estimated to cost $2,000,000. J. Patrick McIntyre, Jr. received a permit March 17 to make renovations at 27 Bryer Ave. according to plan, work estimated to cost $125,000.
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FIRE AND EMS
      12:30 p.m., March 14, Car 3 was sent to Beavertail Road to deliver a burn permit. EMS runs 2:40 p.m., March 10, EMS 1 was dispatched to North Main Road for a medical emergency and drove a patient to Newport Hospital. 4:30 a.m., March 12, EMS 1 was sent to Ft. Wetherill Road for a medical emergency and transported a patient to Newport Hospital.
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POLICE LOG
      Drunk driving charged Sean Wilard, 31, of Providence, was charged March 15 with first offense drunk driving and refusal to take a Breathalyzer test, police said. Willard was stopped on Route 138 when he was spotted by police driving on the wrong side of the road.
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