By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: A family member discovers Lucy Ponte, 54, of Larchwood Drive, East Providence, severely injured at her home. Soon afterward, the body of her husband, Mario Ponte, 48, is found, an apparent suicide. 5 years ago today: The state Department of Environmental Management's Port Security System spots a waterspout off Prudence Island. 25 years ago today: The tail section of an airplane, likely pulled to the surface by a fisherman's net, and possibly from the plane searched for from Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts since Aug.
Today In Ri History: Waterspout Spotted Off Prudence Island
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