Today’s Top Stories: The scrap of steel, salvaged from the wreck of the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor has arrived; The Saunderstown post office will named for a R.I. Army captain killed in Iraq; Another R.I. restaurant will be featured on The Cooking Chan

[View email with images]( [Providence Journal]( “If this artifact could talk, the incredibly heroic and horrific stories it could tell.” The five-by-four-foot plate of steel, salvaged from the wreck of the USS Arizona, might look like a piece of scrap. But documentary filmmaker Tim Gray says he sees human faces of military personnel thrown suddenly into combat, targeted by Japanese warplanes and machine guns from the air, by torpedoes from the depths. They are surprised. Angry. Determined. [READ MORE]( R.I. Senate president: Schools report 'totally unacceptable' Senate President Dominick Ruggerio vented his anger at the state’s Department of Education for what he characterized as the department’s “outrageous,″ “absolutely and totally unacceptable” — and most basically — “non-responsive″ response to a Senate request last March for recommendations on how Rhode Island can emulate the more-successful Massachusetts in the education arena. [READ MORE]( 2014 police report alleges former DLT aide offered state work for sexual favors Four years before he was charged with sexually assaulting a teenager in Providence, a chief aide in the state Department of Labor and Training was accused of offering a state job to a teenager in Cranston — if he would expose himself. [READ MORE]( Saunderstown post office to be named for Army captain who died in Iraq U.S. Army Capt. Matthew J. August, who grew up in North Kingstown, was 28 when his he was killed on Jan. 27, 2004. He was leading the 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division attached to the 82nd Airborne on a mission outside Baghdad when his convoy was ambushed. [READ MORE]( 13 people say their images were used in nude-photo sharing at video store A R.I. State Police investigative package provides the fullest picture to date of an alleged nude photo- and video-sharing scheme perpetrated by the two owners of Flint Audio Video and four former employees. [READ MORE]( Could our Christmas be white? Keep Dreaming Forecasters are telling us there s a chance — a chance of a white Christmas, that is. "The chances aren t zero," Bryce Williams, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Norton, Massachusetts. [READ MORE]( Pawtucket church to permanently close in January St. Leo the Great Church, at 699 Central Ave. in Pawtucket, will permanently close, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence announced Monday. The final Mass is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 6. St. Leo s Parish dates back to 1916. [READ MORE]( Cooking Channel to spotlight Providence's Luxe Burger Bar Luxe Burger Bar will be featured on the Cooking Channel’s “Burgers, Brew & ‘Que” at 9 p.m. tonight. The show’s producers visited and produced the segment during the summer. “Burgers, Brew & ‘Que” is hosted by chef Michael Symon. Newport s Binge BBQ was also on the show earlier this month. [READ MORE]( Home invaders pistol-whip man, tie up father, then apologize A man was pistol-whipped and zip-tied by armed robbers who also restrained his father in an early morning home invasion on Laurel Hill Ave. in Providence on Sunday, according to city police. [READ MORE]( State-of-the-art virtual golf experience comes to Newport | video The first frosting of fall, if not earlier, generally signals the end of golf season in New England. Even the diehards can’t overcome a snow-covered course. Max Buerman, owner of Newport Indoor Golf, has a solution for players who want to improve their game throughout the year. [READ MORE]( Editorial: Vote on tower boosts city It is exciting news for Rhode Island that the Providence City Council last week cleared away an obstacle to the construction of a 46-story skyscraper downtown. [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.