PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A second city on Tuesday withdrew its invitation for Rhode Island's "Dancing Cop" to direct holiday traffic because of his activism against the Black Lives Matter movement. The retired officer responded by blasting the head of the Providence NAACP and threatening to sue his detractors for defamation.
East Providence Mayor Thomas Rose called Tony Lepore on Tuesday morning to tell him city leaders did not support his planned performance, Lepore said. A City Council vote that had been scheduled for Tuesday evening was canceled.
BOSTON – Christmas carols filled the State House halls Tuesday before Santa Claus rode a red "sleigh" (actually a Boston Fire Department ladder truck – but at least it was red) to light the official Christmas tree out on the west lawn. The Boston Children's Choir lifted the mood with traditional holiday songs as the Everett High School's marching band played from the capitol's balcony. Santa used his perch to set the tree, a 22-foot white fir supplied by Stoneham's Maltby & Co., ablaze with lights.
