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July 17, 2008 Archives


Tonight: Uncover 'The Beaux' Strategem' in Warren

6:56 PM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Tonight at 8 catch a performance of The Beaux' Stratagem at 2nd Story Theatre in Warren. Journal arts writer Channing Gay described the plays as......



Photo: Test ride on Blackstone Boulevard bike lane

6:45 PM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Andrea Panciera    Email

Journal photo / Bill Murphy Nicholas Mott, age 4 from Providence, is one of the first riders to try out the new bike lane......



Inmate testifies at abuse trial of 2 former ACI officers

6:28 PM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- It was an unforgettable day for Anthony Romano. On Jan. 30, 2006, Romano, serving a sentence for a drug conviction at the Adult......



Ad campaign aims to reduce Bay pollution

5:54 PM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

The ad shows a tiny Speedo swimsuit hanging from a clothes line. The copy reads: "The scariest thing to hit the water since Uncle Jack......



Update: Lotsa heat in forecast

5:32 PM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Comments (3)
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

Yup, it's hot. And likely to get hotter tomorrow. Temperatures are set to shoot past 90 degrees tomorrow and reach the mid-to-high 90s. Unhealthy air......



Air quality dropping as heat, humidity rise

5:00 PM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

The federal Environmental Protection Agency warned that unhealthy air quality is expected tomorrow in Rhode Island and in much of New England. The EPA asked......



E. Providence bank robbery suspect arrested

4:47 PM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

EAST PROVIDENCE -- City police arrested Laura Harris, 23, early this morning, after a robbery Monday afternoon at Sovereign Bank on Taunton Avenue. East Providence......



Big Papi is big draw at McCoy tonight / Photo

4:42 PM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By maria caporizzo    Email

Journal photo / M. Charles Bakst Media trucks line up outside McCoy Stadium, waiting for Big Papi to appear tonight. He'll be on the......



Carcieri: Courthouse cleaning firms under review

4:21 PM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri said this afternoon the state Department of Administration has begun an internal review of the two cleaning companies who employed the......



C. Falls teen shot playing ball at 2 a.m.

3:34 PM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Mike McKinney    Email

CENTRAL FALLS -- A 17-year-old boy was shot in the leg early this morning just outside of his Fuller Avenue residence. The teen, who authorities......



Photo: Cards keep this 103-year-old sharp

2:51 PM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

Journal photo / Bob Thayer Mary Ruggieri, who lived in Cranston from 1912 until one year ago, celebrates her 103rd birthday today at Pocasset......



Update: Driver in shooting death guilty of murder

2:27 PM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A jury has found Marquise Jones guilty of murder in the 2004 shooting death of a 17-year-old. Jones did not pull the trigger,......



Judge to choose 'expert' to help oversee Landmark

11:53 AM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

A Superior Court judge said this morning he will need another week before he can name a health-care expert to help oversee financially ailing Landmark......



Biking on the boulevard: Cicilline to christen bike lane

11:11 AM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

Lucky for the mayor, it's a nice day for a bike ride. Mayor David N. Cicilline and Councilman Cliff Wood are joining residents for an......



Sub raising postponed over pontoon problem

10:43 AM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

Journal Photo/Bill Murphy Navy Cmdr. Daniel Shultz, commander of the Juliette Task Force, announces that today's mission to raise the sunken Russian submarine has......



Big Dig costs continue to swamp Mass.

9:39 AM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

BOSTON (AP) -- The Big Dig highway project will end up costing $22 billion by the time interest is included, and won't be paid off......



Reporter's query: Gas for cash at lower price?

9:34 AM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By maria caporizzo    Email

Have you seen any gas stations in Rhode Island or Massachusetts selling gasoline for cash at a lower price than what customers would pay using......



Mashantuckets facing credit downgrading

9:26 AM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) -- A major financial services company is considering downgrading the credit rating of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe following declining slot machine......



House deals blow to proposed Mass. LNG terminal

9:19 AM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House yesterday approved extending federal "wild and scenic" environmental protection to the lower Taunton River in Massachusetts, dealing a blow to......



Summer in the city, time to hit the beach

8:31 AM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

Check out a video of The Lovin' Spoonful performing "Summer in the City." Heat wave or not, temperatures are set to hit the mid......



Navy scrubs raising the Russian submarine

8:04 AM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

The sub is no go, at least for today. After more than a year, the U.S. Department of Defense has planned to raise the sunken......



Today in history: TWA Flight 800 crashes

7:02 AM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

On this day in 1996, TWA Flight 800, a Boeing 747 bound for Paris, exploded and crashed off Long Island, N.Y., shortly after leaving John......



Enter the heat

7:01 AM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

Here we go.. Today the temperature is set to reach 89 degrees with clear, sunny skies and the slightest north wind. Tonight temperatures drop to......



Today's front page: Fallout from the immigration raid

7:00 AM Thu, Jul 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

Today's front page features two articles on the fallout from an immigration raid of the state's judiciary. Read what happens next to the 31 people......