Today’s Top Stories: Brad Faxon shared a special bond with late President Bush; Prosecutors in the state attorney general s office never pursued about 1,300 felony cases from 2009 through 2015; New chef at The Dorrance offers impressive food in a gorgeo

[View email with images]( [Providence Journal]( Kevin McNamara: President Bush and Brad Faxon found friendship in golf R.I. star golfer Brad Faxon has made a living draining clutch putts on golf courses around the world but it is one memorable miss that’s on his mind this week. [READ MORE]( R.I.'s 2 greatest wartime love letters: Commentary by Christian McBurney The letter penned by Sullivan Ballou, a major hailing from Smithfield, one week before he was killed at the Battle of Bull Run, is probably America’s most famous wartime love letter... Less well known is another touching wartime love letter associated with Rhode Island by President George H.W. Bush to his future wife, Barbara, while undergoing his final training as an aircraft carrier pilot at the Naval Auxiliary Air Field at Charlestown. [READ MORE]( Burrillville man is a member of the honor guard for late President Bush Coast Guard seaman Bryan McConnell, a 2017 Burrillville High School graduate, will accompany the body of former President George H.W. Bush into the National Cathedral today. [READ MORE]( Cranston native Rear Adm. Loiselle among honorary pallbearers at Bush services Navy Rear Adm. Andrew Loiselle, a Navy pilot and commander of the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush, was among the honorary pallbearers as Bush’s casket arrived in the Capitol Rotunda on Monday. [READ MORE]( Review: New chef brings farm-fresh sensibilities to the Gilded Age dining room At this time of year, groups of friends and families like to celebrate the season. The dilemma? Where do they go to spread out and enjoy acoustics that allow them to converse. One spot, which I hadn’t been to in a while, quickly popped up in my mind — The Dorrance, with new chef Anthony Glieco. — Gail Ciampa [READ MORE]( Hundreds of felony cases have slipped through the cracks in R.I. The cases at stake, most of which have a three-year statute of limitations, include firearms charges, assaults, drug arrests, larcenies and a vehicular homicide. The statute of limitations is up on 900 of those cases. [READ MORE]( New Rep. 'incredibly sorry' for misleading Warren Town Council candidates Newly elected Democratic state representative Laufton Ascencao apologized for lying to a group of Warren Town Council candidates he promised to help by sending mailers that never went out and then faking payment documents. [READ MORE]( Mark Patinkin: Agent Orange takes another victim, 5 decades later The Vietnam War has claimed another soldier. His name was Dave Zielinski — a former Providence cop and lawyer. He was 71 and a direct casualty of his Vietnam service. That’s not journalistic sentiment. It’s the official view of the Veterans Administration. [READ MORE]( PC 100, BC 95: Friars finally win one in Boston The Conte Curse is over. It wasn’t easy and it took plenty of gutsy plays through overtime, but the Providence College Friars found a way to snap a six-game losing skid at The Heights and beat Boston College on Tuesday night, 100-95. [READ MORE]( Editorial: Idiotic veto shows need for change "Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza has just demonstrated why Providence cannot be trusted to control the state-owned land freed up by moving Route 195. The city’s politics constitute a loony minefield that would scare off most developers." [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 Providence Journal. Providence Journal values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( Providence Journal 75 Fountain St Providence, RI 02902 © 2018 Providence Journal. All rights reserved.