Wakefield private school's evacuation attributed to water-heater malfunction

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- A loud boom and black smoke from a malfunction of the water heater in the cafeteria of the Monsignor Matthew F. Clarke School in Wakefield led to an evacuation of the school just after noon on Wednesday, a letter from school officials said. The letter, from Principal John T. Finnegan and Assistant Principal John A. Connell, said in part: "Today at around 12:15 PM, the [...]