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July 14, 2008 Archives


Tonight: Rockers, R&B, jazz -- this is Monday?

6:48 PM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

It's a Monday, but that doesn't mean it's all quiet out there. Lazy Magnet, Txoka Txoka, Neckhold and Frequency Control play rock at AS220, 115......



Female suspect sought in E. Providence bank robbery

6:08 PM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Mike McKinney    Email

EAST PROVIDENCE -- A woman wearing no sunglasses, cap or other disguise was caught by surveillance cameras in the act of robbing a Sovereign Bank......



Suspect in drive-by shooting testifies he has alibi

6:01 PM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- The fate of Marquise Jones, 21, who is charged with murder in the 2004 shooting death of teenager Brian Davis, is about......



Index: RI economy worse than during '91 banking crisis

5:27 PM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McKinney    Email

Economically speaking, Rhode Island is in the midst of the "worst year" in a quarter century, according to a local index released today. After a......



Cause of death of Conn. sailor is still pending

5:16 PM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

The cause of death for a Connecticut man who fell off a sailboat last Monday near the Sakonnet River's northern entrance is still pending, according......



Amtrak rebranding service in Northeast

4:50 PM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

WASHINGTON -- Amtrak's busiest train has a new name. The Regional service on the Northeast Corridor has been rebranded as the Northeast Regional. The service......



Secretary of State's site tallying certified candidates

4:23 PM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

The count-up has begun. Secretary of State Ralph Mollis's office is posting tallies online of voters' signatures submitted by prospective candidates for Rhode Island offices......



Repeal would let out-of-state gays marry in Mass.

2:38 PM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

BOSTON (AP) -- When Massachusetts became the first state to issue marriage licenses to gay couples in 2004, it left one big roadblock in place:......



The other Tom Brady comes to Providence schools

1:59 PM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

Journal Photo/Andrew Dickerman Providence's new school Supt.Thomas Brady speaks with summer school student, Ezequiel Dorvuilus, while visiting the Woods-Young Elementary School. PROVIDENCE -- "Hey,......



R.I. mosquito samples show no West Nile, Triple-E

1:45 PM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Latest test results from around Rhode Island turned up no West Nile Virus or Eastern Equine Encephalitis. The results were from 55 mosquito pools --......



Accused teen child-rapist will be tried as adult

1:41 PM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Comments (4)
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A 17-year-old accused of raping his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter was waived out of Family Court today, where juvenile criminal cases are handled, so......



A.G. Lynch sues Cranston over public records request

12:20 PM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McKinney    Email

Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch today announced his office is suing Cranston, asserting in blunt terms that the city violated the state Access to Public......



R.I. artists get a lift from more than $800k in grants

12:12 PM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Comments (3)
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts announced today its first round of grant awards for the 2008-2009 season. The more than $800,000 in......



Reed flattered by V.P. talk but likes the job he has / Photo

11:59 AM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Journal photo / Frieda Squires U.S. Sen. Jack Reed speaks with reporters after a ceremony for a new manufacturing facility plant in East Providence.......



Waiters, waitresses will race to mark French independence

11:35 AM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

-- From today's Lifebeat section: Today is Bastille Day, honoring that revolutionary moment in 1789 when Parisian peasants stormed a prison. Well, Providence doesn't......



Olympian: 'To be from Rhode Island is awesome'

11:24 AM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

Click here to see the full transcript of our interview Saturday afternoon with Olympic swimmer Elizabeth Beisel, of North Kingstown, who is in California training......



Gas prices drop by a penny

10:33 AM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

Gas prices in Rhode Island dropped one cent this week to an average price of $4.099 for a gallon of regular, unleaded at the self-service......



Route 146 accident cleared

9:15 AM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

An accident that slowed the morning commute on Route 146 has been cleared. The accident, which involved a truck, was on the southbound side of......



Reed, Kennedy to help open new manufacturing business

8:06 AM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed will join U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy to cut the ribbon at a new manufacturing facility in East Providence. The two politicians......



Accused rapist also deals with previous misdemeanor

7:52 AM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Comments (13)
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

A man accused of carjacking and raping a woman is set for a hearing in court today on an unrelated charge. Marco Riz, 26, is......



Today in history: Sacco and Vanzetti convicted

7:02 AM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

On this day in 1921, in a controversial trial that attracted international attention, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted in Dedham, Mass.,......



Maybe rain, definitely muggy

7:01 AM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

After a gorgeous weekend, the National Weather Service is forecasting -- yes -- rain. Temperatures should reach 82 degrees with mild west winds. A few......



Today's front page: Sen. Reed to join Obama in Iraq

7:00 AM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Today's front page features a story about Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., joining Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on a tour of Iraq and Afghanistan. Download......



Traffic Alert: Accident on Route 146

6:57 AM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

An accident on Route 146 has traffic snarled this morning in Lincoln. The accident is is in the left lane of the the southbound side......



Projo blogs upgrade: Readers' choices

5:00 AM Mon, Jul 14, 2008 | | Comments (9)
By Sheila Lennon    Email

How do you want to view this blog? Our new format offers several new options: · Headlines: In a hurry? Scan the latest headlines, each......