Today’s Top Stories: Pilot who safely crashed-landed a turboprop passenger plane on frozen Scituate Reservoir in 1982 dies at home in S. Kingstown; Elder abuse in R.I.: Gaming the system is easy for guardians; Campaign 2018: Giovanni Feroce hopes R.I. v

[View email with images]( [The Providence Journal]( Pilot who pulled off 1982 miracle on Scituate Reservoir dies Tom Prinster, 73, died Tuesday at his home in South Kingstown, his family said. He was a funny, humble and profoundly courageous man who won international accolades for crash-landing a turboprop with 11 people aboard on the frozen Scituate Reservoir, the cockpit in flames and 70 percent of his body burned. In all the years since, he never accepted the "hero" label. [READ MORE]( Elder abuse in R.I.: Gaming the system is easy for fiscal guardians Part 7: Judges and advocates for the elderly say that it s not difficult for court-appointed guardians like Janet Mastronardi to steal from the cognitively impaired clients whose interests they are supposed to be protecting. [READ MORE]( Providence posting hottest August on record PROVIDENCE, R.I. - This August will go into the record books as the hottest on record for Providence. And after a brief reprieve, hot and humid weather is expected back for Labor Day and beyond. [READ MORE]( Fun R.I. Food Things to Do Labor Day Weekend Restaurant Week in Central Falls continues through Sunday, and Pawtucket Restaurant Week opens on Monday - both with $7.99 lunches and $14.99 dinners at multiple locations. [READ MORE]( Fentanyl test strips are latest tool in fight against fatal overdoses A coalition of private and government organizations working to prevent deaths by opioid overdose in Rhode Island joined together Friday in a public-education effort that includes distribution of free fentanyl test strips. [READ MORE]( Feroce hopes R.I.'s Republican voters will swing for the fences with him "The key word is fast. What you can t do is move slow and break things; that s the killer," says Giovanni Feroce, a Republican seeking the governor s office. [READ MORE]( New Raimondo ad accuses challenger of 'money laundering' PROVIDENCE, R.I. - With the Sept. 12 primary nearing and the national Democratic Party rallying to her aid, Gov. Gina Raimondo went nuclear on Friday against challenger Matt Brown, who says her ad smacks of desperation. [READ MORE]( 5,000 R.I. voter registration records caught in computer glitch Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea is asking the state Board of Elections to allow elections officials in all 39 cities and towns to add at least 1,400 new voters to their local rolls before the Sept. 12 primaries. [READ MORE]( David Price probably won't make next start, Chris Sale's return not set CHICAGO - Boston Red Sox left-hander David Price probably won t make his next scheduled start, and the team remains uncertain when ace lefty Chris Sale will return to the rotation. [READ MORE]( Editorial: Sending a strong message to Russia Interesting things are happening in geopolitics that suggest America will not, fortunately, be as beholden to Russia as some had feared. [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.