Providence police look to pull plug on parties

By Amanda Milkovits

"Every weekend, hundreds of young adults fill the streets of a five-block section near Providence College, looking for a party."

"They come from different colleges throughout the city, or show up in carloads from the suburbs. Music blasts from the tenements and triple-deckers, while throngs gather in the streets with red cups of beer or mixed drinks, wandering from one place to another."

"And, doors away are small, neatly kept houses with tidy lawns and gardens, owned by residents, who endure the noise, trash, drunkenness and disruption that comes from unwillingly living in the heart of the party. ..."

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