Today's Top Stories: More sex-assault allegations against ex-teacher; Providence's Democratic Party head resigns over meme; Celts fail to close out Pacers

[View email with images]( [The Providence Journal]( Virginia school fired ex-Gordon School teacher accused of sexual assaults A private school in Virginia says it fired Andrew Cohen in the 1970s before he began teaching at the Gordon School in East Providence, which now alleges he sexually assaulted students there before Gordon suspended him in 1977. [READ MORE]( Providence Democratic City chairman resigns over meme controversy PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The chairman of the Providence Democratic City Committee has resigned after coming under fire for distributing a meme promoting anti-Italian stereotypes. [READ MORE]( Champion of Providence preservation to retire Clarke Schoettle, who has worked on neighborhood revitalization in Providence for nearly 35 years, will retire in June as executive director of the Providence Revolving Fund. [READ MORE]( Help for Rhode Islanders is just a phone call away For 11 years, United Way's 2-1-1 has been helping Rhode Islanders in need, handling 194,735 calls in 2017, many from people seeking financial help, information about health services, or food. [READ MORE]( Innovation on display at Northeast International Auto Show in Providence Toyota's fuel-cell vehicle Mirai was just one of the draws as the annual show kicked off its three-day run on Friday at the Rhode Island Convention Center. [READ MORE]( Some R.I. municipal-government retirees to get pension bump PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A pension hike is in the offing for municipal-government retirees — including scores of former police officers and firefighters — in Rhode Island communities with relatively well-funded pension plans. [READ MORE]( In R.I. delegation, 3 yeas, one nay to federal budget deal Three of the four members of the state's congressional delegation voted in support of the $400-billion budget deal that passed Congress early Friday before being signed into law by President Donald Trump. But Rep. David Cicilline cast a no vote. [READ MORE]( Pacers 97, Celtics 91: Down 26, Boston rallies, but runs out of gas In a season full of rallies, Boston did it once again on Friday as it erased a 26-point deficit against the Indiana Pacers, only to fall short in the final four minutes of the game. [READ MORE]( No. 18 URI 72, Davidson 59: Reserves lead Rams to latest victory | VIDEO SOUTH KINGSTOWN — A seven-day layoff did little to slow what has become a runaway train atop the Atlantic 10, as the University of Rhode Island is now within shouting distance of a first regular-season conference title. [READ MORE]( Editorial: Capitalism aims for the stars Elon Musk's Falcon Heavy rocket launch on Tuesday was more than just an entertaining space odyssey. It marked one giant leap toward his goal of making private space travel more affordable and accessible. [READ MORE]( [providencejournal.com]( Connect with Us! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Connect with Us! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [WWW.PROVIDENCEJOURNAL.COM]( You are receiving this communication as a member of the The Providence Journal. The Providence Journal values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Providence Journal 75 Fountain St Providence, RI 02902 © 2018 The Providence Journal. All rights reserved.