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Grampall Jookabox, American Hornets and Annikki Dawn perform at AS220 in Providence tonight at 10. Check out a far-out description here of what to expect.......
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6:50 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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NORTH KINGSTOWN -- An 18-year-old woman Monday night fought off an attacker who emerged from the woods on Yorktown Road. According to Capt. Charles Brennan,......
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6:44 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Anthony Capraro was sworn in as a District Court judge today by Governor Carcieri. Capraro's wife, Terese, his daughter Camille and family, friends, lawyers and......
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5:54 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Karen Lee Ziner Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE -- Two human rights commissions have found probable cause that the owner of a Providence business discriminated......
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5:34 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Members of a student group that opposes possible cuts to transit service got to have their say at the end of today's board meeting at......
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5:20 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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WARWICK -- A meeting this afternoon of the state's Public Utilities Commission deteriorated into a one-way shouting match, with some members of the audience yelling......
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5:05 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Linda Borg Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- A student at Gilbert Stuart Middle School has contracted a drug-resistant staph infection called MRSA, according to......
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4:59 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- The jury in the Roger Williams Medical Center corruption case has finished its first day of deliberations on the fate of former hospital......
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4:53 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Amanda Milkovits Journal staff writer Just two months married, the newlyweds drove out from Providence down to Narragansett's Black Point on Sunday, where the......
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4:20 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Traffic appears backed up on Route 95 north in the Exit 18 area -- Thurbers Avenue -- where the state Transportation Management Center says an......
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4:10 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- A Coventry man serving state prison time has been sentenced to federal prison for bank fraud after admitting to a scheme in which......
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3:53 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Conn., will cut 700 jobs during the next few weeks. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, the tribe that owns the......
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2:43 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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If you want to vote in this year's general election and you haven't registered yet, you're cutting it kind of close. Saturday is the last......
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1:14 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo/ Sandor Bodo Clown Thomas LeMoine, of Orlando, Fla., performs with Circus Vidbel this week in downtown Providence. The circus, which includes aerialists,......
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12:53 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- The nation's governors will meet in Massachusetts in 2010. The National Governors Association announced today that its member governors will gather in Boston......
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12:33 PM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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The latest in a series of hearings on proposed cuts to Rhode Island Public Transit Authority service is scheduled in Barrington today. There are two......
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11:06 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri will swear in a new judge appointed to Rhode Island's District Court. Anthony Capraro was nominated in June and confirmed by......
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9:19 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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An apple dipped in honey to signify a sweet year; the sounding of a ram's horn; prayers on the water -- these are some of......
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7:44 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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The right shoulder has been closed on Route 95 North at Exit 15, Warwick, because of a disabled vehicle.......
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7:15 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Music seems to run in this family. It's Jerry Butler's brother, Billy. Billy Butler sings "Right Track"......
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7:02 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- The jury in the federal corruption trial of Robert A. Urciuoli and Frances P. Driscoll, two former executives at Roger Williams Medical Center,......
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7:01 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Temperatures are set to reach about 69 degrees today with the National Weather Service forecasting cloudy skies and a mild north wind, becoming south. There's......
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7:00 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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On this day in 1938, British, French, German and Italian leaders agreed at a meeting in Munich that Nazi Germany would be allowed to annex......
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Today's front page features a report on the failure of the bailout package and local reaction. Download a copy of today's front page in .pdf......
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7:10 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Alanis Morissette performs at 7:30 tonight at the Providence Performing Arts Center in support of a new album, 'Flavors of Entanglement.' Tickets are $75.50, $52.50,......
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7:00 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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EXETER -- Participants in an interfaith Pilgrimage of Peace who plan to travel around New England on foot over the next 15 days to promote......
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6:55 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Reversing its earlier decision, the attorney general's office has now ruled that the School Board does not have to confirm Supt. Tom's Brady's......
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6:51 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Tina Pelit, a third-grade teacher at the Harry Kizarian Elementary School in Providence, was honored today with the No Child Left Behind American Star......
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6:41 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Ricky Saunders, 32, of 118 Donelson St., Wanskuck, is recovering at Rhode Island Hospital after he was shot over the weekend, the police......
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5:14 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Tina Pelit, a third-grade teacher at the Harry Kizarian Elementary School in Providence, was honored today with the No Child Left Behind American Star......
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5:14 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Paul Cardullo, 83, left, of Lakeland, Fla., and Anthony Balasco, 78, right, of Cranston, talk about the bailout during lunch at Warwick Mall. Providence Journal......
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5:02 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Tests turned up no West Nile Virus or Eastern Equine Encephalitis in 76 mosquito pools, or samples, from traps set around Rhode Island, the state......
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4:56 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Cynthia Needham Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE -- A Superior Court judge has denied a last-minute attempt by the state's largest public-employee union to......
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3:42 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Governor Carcieri plans to recognize several summer Olympians with Rhode Island ties this afternoon in the State House's State Room. At least three athletes will......
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3:33 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo/ Bill Murphy Route 95 north at Warwick's exit 13 area has fully reopened after a tractor-trailer rollover there affected traffic for some......
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3:03 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- "We are now skydiving without a parachute," Rep. James R. Langevin said this afternoon as the $700......
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3:00 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Providence Journal photo /Frieda Squires Family and friends gathered on the rocks at Black Point, off Ocean Road, Narragansett, look for Michael Oliveira,......
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2:51 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union is providing legal representation to the family of Hui Liu Ng, the 34-year-old Chinese detainee......
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1:26 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- The man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller -- a German citizen whose twisted life of multiple aliases unraveled after he was charged with......
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12:43 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Edward Fitzpatrick Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- To cover operating expenses, the Education Partnership grabbed a total of $784,000 from a scholarship fund and......
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12:20 PM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- About 150 people -- family, friends and colleagues -- were on hand as 20 Providence firefighters and emergency medical services personnel were promoted......
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11:52 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By W. Zachary Malinowski Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- Closing arguments got under way this morning in the corruption trial of two former Roger Williams......
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11:17 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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The price for gasoline dropped again last week, falling below $3.50 for the first time since April, according to AAA Southern New England. The average......
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11:04 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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A crane fell and damaged a school building under construction in Woonsocket this morning. Nobody was injured, but the crane bent some of the steel......
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11:01 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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The historic auction of carbon credits for power plants in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states raised more than $38 million on Friday, according to reports......
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10:27 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- The man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller is scheduled to be arraigned today on a variety of charges. Rockefeller is in Suffolk Superior......
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8:16 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Coast Guard and other public safety officials are still searching for a missing person near Black Point in Narragansett after recovering one body from......
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7:26 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By W. Zachary Malinowski Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- A city man was seriously wounded on Saturday morning after an unknown assailant shot him in......
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7:22 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By W. Zachary Malinowski Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- Closing arguments in the delayed federal corruption trial of two former Roger Williams Medical Center executives......
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7:18 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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On this day in 1954, New York Giants centerfielder Willie Mays made a running catch with his back to home plate on a 450-foot blast......
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7:01 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Look for more showers this morning with patchy fog in the Providence area. The high temperature should reach about 69 and while the showers should......
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7:00 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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Today's front page features a report that the number of state workers opting for retirement has soared and continuing coverage on Congress's plan for bailing......
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6:59 AM Mon, Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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An overturned truck is blocking traffic on Route 95 North near T.F. Green Airport, according to the state Traffic Management Center. Three left lanes are......
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7:49 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) -- Sen. Edward Kennedy, who has been in treatment for brain cancer, was taken by ambulance to a hospital near his Cape Cod......
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7:40 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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The largest state employees union has made a last-second bid to block a new state law that reduces retirement benefits for state employees who retire......
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7:05 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo / Gretchen Ertl If you're familiar with the lay of Narragansett Beach, you'll know that the wind driving the flag at this......
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5:52 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEWPORT -- Lawns are getting quite wet, with promise of more rain on the way tomorrow, so Art on the Lawn at the Newport Art......
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5:15 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez speaks at Brown University this afternoon, on "The Transformation of the Dominican Republic." By Tom Mooney Journal staff writer......
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4:43 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- The man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller has been indicted on kidnapping charges for the alleged snatching of his 7-year-old daughter from a......
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4:40 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch today said he has approved -- with conditions -- the sale of radio station WRNI 1290 AM by Boston University's......
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4:22 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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A recall has been issued for seven kinds of Mr. Brown brand products that are made in China due to possible melamine contamination, the state......
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3:52 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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WOONSOCKET -- Mt. St. Charles Academy announced it was cancelling several athletic events that had been scheduled for today because of the rain. The varsity......
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3:20 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Rhode Island will get $19.6 million to buy and redevelop properties hit by foreclosure. The one-time federal grant can be used by state and local......
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2:50 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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BURRILLVILLE -- Town officials gathered for an emergency planning meeting this afternoon and eyed the town's dams as heavy rain sopped the region. "We're prepared......
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2:31 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Rhode Island School of Design plans to go ahead with the grand opening celebration for the Chace Center tomorrow despite the forecast rainy weather.......
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2:07 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mark Reynolds Journal staff writer JOHNSTON -- As the rain washed over local roads, the town's public works department went on patrol today and......
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12:41 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Tomorrow's full WaterFire in Providence has been postoned because of the storm and possible "dangerous conditions on the river," a news release says. The WaterFire......
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12:27 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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From the National Weather Service, at 12:15 p.m.: AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN HAS......
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12:19 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Cranston police Maj. Ronald T. Blackmar said at noon that the city is facing no major flooding problems. He said the Pawtuxet River, a perennial......
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11:41 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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NORTH KINGSTOWN -- In North Kingstown, the police reported four accidents this morning. "At least one car was hydroplaning across the water," said Capt. Charles......
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11:35 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Rhode Island College in Providence will host a public forum on tonight's presidential debate between Republican nominee Sen. John McCain and Democratic nominee Sen. Barack......
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11:12 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal / WPRI.com Webcam This Webcam view of the Biltmore Hotel, as seen from The Providence Journal at 75 Fountain St. ,shows us......
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10:39 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John E. Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jack Reed has stepped out of the negotiations over the proposed package to rescue the......
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10:23 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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The town of West Warwick will have several days to consider a settlement offer in the School Department's effort to obtain $1.1 million more in......
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9:08 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Another head of state is coming to speak at Brown University. Leonel Antonio Fernandez Reyna, president of the Dominican Republic, is set to deliver the......
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7:44 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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Today's front page features more coverage of the government's attempt to bailout financial institutions. There's also a report on two former prison guards being sentenced......
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7:07 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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What a way to start the weekend. The Marvelettes seem to understand, metaphorically, at least. The Marvelettes: "Rainy Morning" If, instead of gloom and doom,......
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7:01 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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The word this weekend: Rain. Rain today, rain tomorrow, rain Sunday. Morning, afternoon and night. Rain. It's already begun today, and the rain could get......
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7:01 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A man convicted of leaving the scene of a car crash that resulted in the death of an Iraq war veteran......
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6:49 AM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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On this day in 1777, British troops occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolution. Read more about today in history.......
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6:59 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Don't have to go far for some live tunes. Singer and pianist Ben Folds -- known for leading pop trio Ben Folds Five -- and......
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5:55 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Journal staff writer CUMBERLAND -- Town Council candidate James N. McLaughlin today lost his bid to force a special election that......
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5:31 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski Governor Carcieri signs the contract today with Christopher Brown, CEO of Deepwater Wind, whose company was chosen to construct......
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5:30 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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The heavy rains forecasted this weekend have prompted the organizers of the Oyster Festival at Hemenway's Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar in Providence to cancel......
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5:24 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- A federal judge declined today to temporarily ban a Salem business from using a name similar to one trademarked by the owner of......
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5:17 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Rains that could be heavy at times are expected to begin in Rhode Island tonight and could continue through tomorrow, adding up to 3 to......
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The state is getting $196,880 to lower diesel emissions by modifying equipment used by the Rhode Island Airport Corporation to maximize cleaner-air benefits of improved......
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4:56 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Democrat Barack Obama's lead over Republican John McCain in the race for president has dropped to 14 points in Rhode Island, with 45 percent favoring......
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4:09 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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A Rhode Island seafood dealer and a Connecticut fisherman have been charged in connection with the illegal landing and selling of striped bass. The dealer,......
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PROVIDENCE -- A Providence man pleaded guilty today in federal court to more than a dozen charges linked to illegally selling prescription drugs and controlled......
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2:31 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By PETER LORD Journal environment writer Rhode Island today joined nine other Northeast and mid-Atlantic states in an unprecedented auction of the rights of local......
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1:51 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Congressional banking and budget leaders presented a united front minutes ago behind a bipartisan compromise that they......
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12:59 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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The developer selected by Governor Carcieri to build a $1.5 billion wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island is represented by a local attorney......
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By HOWARD ULMAN AP sports writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Troy Brown retired today after 15 seasons with the New England Patriots in which he......
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12:33 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Calling the results of a state assessment in science "a step forward," Governor Carcieri today announced that two of the state's colleges have been awarded......
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12:24 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Paul Davis Journal staff writer NORTH KINGSTOWN -- More than 1,600 students this morning started their day with a grim scene: the 1999 Columbine......
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12:09 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo/ Mary Murphy Kenneth Viveiros, left, and Gualter Botas, former ACI corrections officers, listen during their sentencing hearing today before Superior Court Judge......
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It looks like a beautiful day to take out the boat, but the Coast Guard is warning that severe weather is expected to roll in......
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SEEKONK, Mass. (AP) -- The effort to name the post office in Seekonk in honor of a local Marine who died in Iraq is one......
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10:11 AM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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Congress may be preoccupied with an epic financial crisis while it fights to close up shop for the remainder of the election year, but that......
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By Randal Edgar Journal staff writer Housing prices have dropped in many Rhode Island communities, but rising costs for other necessities such as food and......
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PROVIDENCE -- Two former correction officers convicted of assaulting four inmates are scheduled for sentencing this morning. Former Capt. Gualter Botas and Kenneth Viveiros were......
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8:23 AM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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The right shoulder has reopened on the Washington Bridge, Route 195 West, Providence, according to the state Traffic Management Center. A disabled vehicle and an......
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An 18-year-old Burrillville man accused of stabbing another man to death is scheduled for a bail hearing in Superior Court today. Aaron Menard was charged......
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Today's front page features more coverage of the bailout of the country's financial institutions, including an assessment of progress on the legislation from Rhode Island's......
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A lot of old Jamaican songs are covers of American soul songs. Here are a couple to compare: The Marvels sing "Someday We'll Be Together"......
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Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden is expected in Rhode Island tonight for a fundraiser. Biden will visit the Alpine Country Club in Cranston at......
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On this day in 1493, Christopher Columbus set sail from Cadiz, Spain, with a flotilla of 17 ships on his second voyage to the Western......
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Today should start off like yesterday with temperatures in the 40s, headed toward 68 degrees. But clouds should roll in as the day goes on......
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A disabled vehicle has a lane closed this morning on Route 195. The vehicle is on the westbound side of the roadway at the Washington......
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David K. Shipler, who's been a New York Times correspondent and is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, is speaking at Roger Williams University tonight from 7......
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PROVIDENCE -- The Rhode Island State Police have been called in to investigate the possibility that there was criminal wrongdoing in the mayor's brother having......
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6:45 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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EAST PROVIDENCE -- An East Providence man was arrested today and charged with felony domestic breaking and entering and several misdemeanor charges. Jared G. Awokande,......
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6:15 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Reps. Patrick J. Kennedy and James R. Langevin said today that they are striving with other members of Congress to strike a......
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5:35 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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HARTFORD, Conn. -- Rhode Island and 12 other states are protesting a proposed Bush administration rule that would strengthen job protection for doctors and other......
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5:21 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- The House has voted to nearly double federal money to help poor people cope with record home heating bills expected this winter. Lawmakers......
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By Tatiana Pina Journal staff writer CENTRAL FALLS -- A lighted candle left on a bookshelf is most likely to blame for a fire at......
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WASHINGTON -- Rhode Island does the best job of vaccinating the elderly for the flu. That's according to figures released today by the Centers for......
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By Katie Mulvaney Journal staff writer A federal appeals panel today upheld a lower court's dismissal of a suit accusing state police of violating the......
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REHOBOTH, Mass. -- Three people have been taken to area hospitals after an ambulance rolled onto its side and slid several feet. Injuries are not......
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4:40 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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State officials have selected Deepwater Wind, a N.J.-based firm, to construct and finance a massive wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island. The project,......
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4:01 PM Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Talia Buford Journal staff writer State Sen. Stephen D. Alves today filed an appeal with the Rhode Island Supreme Court, asking it to overturn......
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A Coventry man has been charged with stealing checks from mailboxes in Coventry and Cranston, Swansea police said today. Jonathan Perry, 25, of 26 Park......
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Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski Demetrius Andrade, 20, of Providence, a 2008 U.S. Olympian and reigning World Amateur Boxing welterweight champion, holds his daughter,......
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Central Falls firefighters are on the scene of a fire at 10 Fales St., just off Broad Street. More to come .........
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In these risky days of federal mortgage bailouts and stock market tumbles, at least Lady Luck is still sticking around. This week, she found one......
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- A fire in a gymnasium light today led to a brief evacuation of Matunuck Elementary School. No one was hurt. About 300......
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WARWICK -- Local politicians and residents from across Kent County heard testimony today from Timothy Brown, general manager of the Kent County Water Authority, about......
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A New Bedford man was killed early this morning when he was ejected from the truck he was driving on Route 195, Dartmouth, Mass., and......
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South Kingstown fire crews are at Matunuck Elementary School, where students and staff have been evacuated. Fire officials say a fire started in the gym,......
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By Randal Edgar Journal staff writer JAMESTOWN -- Crossing the bridge between Jamestown and Newport just got easier. The Board of Directors of the Rhode......
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Governor Carcieri tomorrow will announce the developer for a wind farm off Rhode Island's shore. The governor's 1 p.m. news conference tomorrow at Davisville South......
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A federal judge has delayed the closing arguments in the Roger Williams Medical Center corruption trial until next Monday, as a result of a serious......
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Newport Grand tonight will celebrate the completion of a $28 million renovation that has replaced its former jai alai space with additional blackjack tables and......
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Closing arguments that had been scheduled for today in the trial of two former Roger Williams Medical Center executives have been postponed as a result......
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The right lane on the eastbound side of the Washington Bridge, Route 195, in Providence has reopened after it was closed earlier this morning because......
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Local artists, business owners and community leaders are scheduled to meet his morning as the city launches an initiative to strengthen its arts community. "Creative......
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On this day in 1976, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was sentenced to seven years in prison for her part in a 1974 bank robbery. Read......
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This may sound familiar, the National Weather Service is forecasting a high temperature near 67 degrees with sunny skies and mild east winds. Tonight skies......
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Today's front page features coverage of the proposed $700-billion bailout of financial institutions, including Sen. Jack Reed's proposal to give taxpayers an ownership stake in......
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WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives passed Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy's mental-health parity legislation on a 376-to-47 vote tonight. The Rhode Island Democrat's bill now......
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Journal photo / Kathy Borchers Cooler autumn weather brought out the sweaters and sweatshirts today as children played in parks around Providence. Aubrey McVay,......
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By John E. Mulligan Journal Washington bureau After languishing for months in disagreements over how to pay for it, Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy's signature mental......
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AP photo U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., right, accompanied by fellow Senate banking committee member, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., asks a question of a......
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By Mike Stanton Journal staff writer Frances P. Driscoll, one of the defendants in the Roger Williams Medical Center corruption trial, shattered her left arm......
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PROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri today said he would not support any financial bailout for the owners of the Twin River greyhound track-and-slot parlor that involved......
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By Bruce Landis Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- Somebody had better do something to bail the state transit authority out of its financial crisis, and......
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BOSTON --Six of the 31 janitors arrested during an immigration raid at Rhode Island courthouses on July 15 appeared before a federal immigration judge this......
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PROVIDENCE -- An employee at a Pawtucket storage facility accused of illegally storing a highly toxic metal and failing to notify authorities that the toxin......
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PROVIDENCE -- A Federal Hill neighborhood association has put out the word about a meeting tonight regarding a dispute between residents and National Grid over......
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PROVIDENCE -- A Democratic candidate for a Senate seat in Warwick is asking the state Supreme Court to overrule the state Board of Elections, which......
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By Tracy Breton Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- Lawyers for some of the parties sued by the victims of The Station nightclub fire say they......
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By Jennifer D. Jordan Journal Staff Writer The results of the first statewide tests in science show most Rhode Island students do not grasp the......
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The state Department of Corrections tomorrow morning will hold an emergency preparedness and response drill. People involved may be posted on roads throughout the Pastore......
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After taking a bad fall on the courthouse steps, Frances Driscoll, a defendant in the Roger Williams Medical Center corruption trial, is in good condition......
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David C. DePetrillo, director of tourism in Rhode Island, will retire effective September 30, the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation announced this morning. Mark Brodeur,......
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PROVIDENCE -- There will be no action today in the corruption trial of two former executives for Roger Williams Medical Center. The clerk for the......
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The governor's panel examining how to pay for transportation projects, such as highway and bridge repairs, is scheduled to hold the third of four public......
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By John Mulligan Journal Washington bureau ``A new financial meltdown'' may loom beyond the current crisis, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said yesterday, calling for federal action......
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Today's front page features a story reporting that a second major credit agency has downgraded the company that owns Twin Rivers greyhound track and slot......
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On this day in 1806, the Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis from the Pacific Northwest. Read more about today in history.......
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Here are two versions of a great tune: Slim Smith and the Freedom Singers do "Mercy Mercy Mercy" Here's the original tune, written by Joe......
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By Mike Stanton Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- Mayor David N. Cicilline has decided to hire an outside forensic auditor rather than rely on members......
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It may be a couch-potato night. Several television shows open their new season -- Heroes, Boston Legal, Dancing with the Stars, among them. Check TV......
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PROVIDENCE -- Frances P. Driscoll, one of the defendants in the Roger Williams Medical Center corruption trial, took a bad fall on the courthouse steps......
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Rhode Island Supreme Court justices sharply questioned the legality of former Cranston Mayor Stephen P. Laffey's five-year-old decision to fire the city's crossing guards and......
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It was hard to tell where exactly the glitches began on Primary Day. First a ballot memory pack got locked in a Providence school and......
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Journal photo / Sandor Bodo A "peace pole' created by Coventry High School students is dedicated today at the Paine House Museum in Coventry.......
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PROVIDENCE -- A second major credit rating agency has downgraded theTwin River greyhound track and slot parlor, citing an increased probability of default on loans.......
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PROVIDENCE -- Lawyers opened a federal trial today by differing over whether a Houston-based gas company needed a permit to store mercury in jugs and......
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Two public hearings in Newport on proposed Rhode Island Public Transit Authority service cuts have been rescheduled because they originally had been scheduled to be......
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Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski James M. Mageau, left, acting president of the Charlestown Town Council, listens as his lawyer, Richard Corley, addresses Judge......
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As the 2008 summer ozone season comes to an end, the Environmental Protection Agency today confirmed that New Englanders experienced fewer poor air quality days......
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Journal photo / Mary Murphy Both RIPTA board members and members of the Providence Students for a Democratic Society hang around the RIPTA conference......
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By the Associated Press PROVIDENCE -- A federal trial has begun here for a Houston-based gas company accused of illegally storing several pounds of liquid......
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By W. Zachary Malinowski Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- Defense lawyers rested this morning in the federal corruption trial of Robert A. Urciouli and Frances......
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A 20-year-old Providence man is in stable condition at Rhode Island Hospital after being shot in the chest early this morning. Louis Martinez was shot......
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The Secretary of State's office says businesspeople can talk to the government officials who regulate their companies at a free expo today at Warwick's Crowne......
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PROVIDENCE -- After a brief evacuation, people have returned to business as usual at the J. Joseph Garrahy Complex. The court complex, which houses District......
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Gas prices in Rhode Island dropped three cents last week, leaving prices at their lowest since April, according to AAA Southern New England. The average......
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Seventy percent of registered voters in Rhode Island think the state has gone off in the wrong direction, according to a survey conducted by Brown......
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By W. Zachary Malinowski Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- The federal corruption retrial of two former Roger Williams Medical Center is nearing its end. The......
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Journal photo/ Bill Murphy The leaves have already started to turn near Chase Farm in Lincoln, as today marks the first day of fall.......
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The Roger Williams Medical Center corruption trial is nearing the end. The defense could finish presenting its case today or tomorrow as the trial enters......
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Here's some serious dancing to invigorate you this dull Monday morning. Gloria Jones is probably better known for her "Tainted Love." Here she is performing......
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Which way is east? Today is just one of two days when the sun will tell you. We'll pass through the autumnal equinox today, the......
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PROVIDENCE -- A trial over spilled mercury is opening in federal court in Providence. Prosecutors and lawyers for Texas gas company Southern Union are scheduled......
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On this day in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of Jan.......
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Today's front page looks at possible cuts in RIPTA service. Download a copy of today's front page in .pdf format.......
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PORTSMOUTH -- West Main Road remains closed in the area of Union Street where a car rollover accident has sent a driver to Newport Hospital,......
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Becky Gulsvig plays Elle Woods in the national tour of Legally Blonde. She was understudy in that role in the Broadway production. PROVIDENCE -- The......
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Samantha Zacks, a.k.a. "Barbie Biturate," left, collides with Charlotte Thomas-Davidson, a.k.a. "F'Shizzy Borden," right, during a spring bout downtown. Providence Journal photo / Glenn Osmundson......
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By Lynn Arditi Journal staff writer Rhode Island residents who have run out of their unemployment benefits could qualify for another round of federal benefit......
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PROVIDENCE -- A man who was stabbed a week ago, on Althea Street in the West End, has died, the police disclosed today. Detective Capt.......
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The sentencing of Katherine Bunnell, who was convicted in May of second-degree murder in the October 2004 beating death of her 3-year-old nephew, Thomas "T.J."......
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Journal photo / Gretchen Ertl Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of the Republic of Liberia, appeared at Brown University's Sayles Hall today. While she may......
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JAMESTOWN -- The chairman of the Rhode Island Bridge and Turnpike Authority is recommending a compromise discount plan on transponder purchases under the EZ-Pass system......
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By Felice Freyer Journal medical writer A doctor at the Miriam Hospital this morning operated on the wrong knee of a patient undergoing arthroscopic surgery......
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By Edward Fitzpatrick Journal staff writer The state Supreme Court today rejected, on technical grounds, an appeal filed on behalf of "gap kids" who were......
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BOSTON -- Joseph A. Bevilacqua Jr. was sentenced this afternoon to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty with former law colleague John M. Cicilline......
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BRISTOL -- U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, former Democratic presidential contender, waved but said nothing to media and neighbors gathered outside a fundraiser for her at......
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BOSTON -- With the judge calling his actions "reprehensible and inexcusable," John M. Cicilline today was sentenced to 18 months in prison and immediately disbarred......
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BRISTOL -- Travelers along the East Bay Bike Path on this gorgeous late-summer afternoon have something extra to catch their attention -- a visit from......
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By Mike Stanton Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE -- A veteran producer and advertising executive offered his expert opinion regarding the value of former state Sen.......
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By Edward Fitzpatrick Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- This morning, a judge set Jan. 26 as the trial date for Ryan A. Greenberg, a Barrington......
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How do thls week's Wall Street developments affect you? Providence Journal MoneyLine columnist Neil Downing -- who's been on top of the question all week......
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Journal photo archives Downtown Providence was under water during the great Hurricane of 1938, which hit Sept. 21. The area pictured is now known......
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PROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri today announced a plan for a committee made up of three state departments' directors to come up with possible cost savings......
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CRANSTON -- A Rhode Island Army National Guard unit -- stationed in Iraq for more than nine months -- will return home tomorrow at 11......
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By Amanda Milkovits Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- At a news conference this morning to mark the anniversary of a disastrous hurricane that occurred 70......
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A former nursing assistant charged with sexually assaulting a mentally disabled patient in his care was ordered held without bail this morning. Matthew F. Doyle,......
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By Mike Stanton Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- The defense continued to make its case this morning in the corruption trial of two former Roger......
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A former nursing assistant is scheduled to be arraigned today on sexual-assault charges after being accused of assaulting a mentally disabled patient in his care.......
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John M. Cicilline, the brother of Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline, faces sentencing in federal court today after he and his former law partner pleaded......
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MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa -- Two people from Rhode Island have survived a plane crash in a farm field near in Iowa. The Marshall County sheriff's office......
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Navy photo / This photo taken by a Navy photographer after the hurricane of 1938 shows the dock at Goat Island Torpedo Station with......
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PROVIDENCE - Defense lawyers are expected to call several staff members of The Village at Elmhurst, an assisted living center, where former North Providence Sen.......
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Typically I like any excuse to put Marvin Gaye, The Marvelettes and Gladys Knight and the Pipps in the blog, but this comes after bad......
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Today's front page reports that the Rhode Island jobless rate has hit 8.5 percent, the highest in 15 years. Download a copy of the front......
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On this day in 2002, President George W. Bush asked Congress for authority to "use all means," including military force if necessary, to disarm and......
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It may be the first time in a while that you need a jacket all day long. The National Weather Service is forecasting a high......
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A day after state officials fought successfully to retrieve $138 million that had been parked in accounts with the troubled American International Group, it turns......
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BOSTON -- MBTA officials say no one was injured in a train derailment at South Station, but the accident is expected to cause some delays......
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By Mike Stanton Journal staff writer Lawyer John M. Cicilline, who faces prison when he is sentenced in federal court in Boston tomorrow for shaking......
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- After nearly two hours' testimony today, a decision is expected Monday afternoon in the case against acting Charlestown Town Council President James......
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Journal photo / Frieda Squires Among those honored today were Joshua Zasowski, 11, and his dad, Stephen Zasowski, of Bristol, who helped rescue a......
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The producer of a new documentary film that questions consensus theories about climate change said today he was not surprised at the criticism of his......
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PROVIDENCE -- A Johnston woman today pleaded guilty in federal court to harboring a prisoner, admitting she helped husband Rocco P. DeSimone escape from a......
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BOSTON -- Raymond Flynn, the former Boston mayor and ambassador to the Vatican, remains hospitalized in fair condition after collapsing during a speaking engagement. Flynn's......
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Tufts Health Plan today announced it intends to enter the Rhode Island health insurance market, hoping to compete with the two major health insurance providers......
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Journal photo / Frieda Squires Bristol Fire Department Battalion Chief Jim Vieira and Bristol police are investigating the fire in this triple decker on......
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By Tatiana Pina Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- A 17-year-old from Woonsocket accused of raping his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter has been deemed incompetent to stand......
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Navy photo / This photo taken by a Navy photographer after the hurricane of 1938 shows the dock at Goat Island Torpedo Station with......
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HYANNIS, Mass. -- Four people have been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out on board a high-speed ferry traveling from Martha's Vineyard......
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By Gina Macris Journal staff writer TIVERTON -- A 38-year-old Rehoboth, Mass., man who fell into Stafford Pond during a storm in early August died......
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PROVIDENCE -- The government rested this morning in the federal corruption case against two former executives at Roger Williams Medical Center. Luis Matos, an assistant......
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This week's financial crisis may remind Rhode Islanders of the banking crisis of 1991. Providence Journal MoneyLine columnist Neil Downing explores how this crisis......
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PROVIDENCE -- The prosecution is expected to rest today when the federal corruption case against two former Roger Williams Medical Center executives resumes in U.S.......
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Acting Charlestown Town Council President James M. Mageau is scheduled to appear in court today on a misdemeanor charge of simple assault. On July 14,......
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I'm not sure what's going on in this video, but the ladies are beautiful and the music is sweet. This song hit the Billboard charts......
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This one is for my partner in blogging here at projo.com, Mike McKinney who, if you hadn't noticed, really likes Jimi Hendrix: On this day......
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Read an article by Lynn Arditi about the current financial crisis and how it affect first-time homeowners in Rhode Island on today's front page. Journal......
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Mostly sunny, mostly cool and mostly beautiful today with the National Weather Service forecasting a high temperature near 72 degrees, mostly sunny skies and a......
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You can catch a WaterFire tonight in Providence. But you'll have to hurry to catch the start of it -- in a sign of the......
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PROVIDENCE -- The state Board of Elections late today denied state Sen. Stephen Alves' request for a new primary in West Warwick's Senate District 9......
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PROVIDENCE -- General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio and the governor's budget office confirmed this afternoon that the troubled insurance giant American International Corporation has agreed......
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PROVIDENCE - The prospect of paying more for health insurance in their retirement years has led more than 1,000 state workers to serve notice they......
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WARWICK -- Federal and state authorities conducted a raid on a private ambulance company here this morning. Officials with the U.S. Health and Human Services'......
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- A judge today sent a convicted murderer who is facing new charges of robbery and assault with a dangerous weapon back to......
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PROVIDENCE -- A South Kingstown man today pleaded guilty in federal court to income tax evasion for failing to report about $648,000 he earned through......
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The Queen Elizabeth 2 made its final visit to Newport today. A frequent visitor in recent years to the City by the Sea, the famed......
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By Tom Mooney Journal staff writer Watch the video SEEKONK, Mass. -- Scores of wishful thinkers descended on the Ramada Inn today carrying their old......
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By Edward Fitzpatrick Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- The prosecution in the trial of two former Roger Williams Medical Center executives accused of buying the......
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Students at North Attleboro High School were dismissed early today after the discovery of a written "vague threat" that could have been interpreted as a......
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By Tatiana Pina Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- A bail hearing for a Woonsocket teenager accused of raping his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter has been postponed......
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CRANSTON -- Officials this morning celebrated a groundbreaking for the first Catholic school building project in Rhode Island in 41 years. The Immaculate Conception Catholic......
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PROVIDENCE -- General Treasurer Frank Caprio confirmed today that at least one other government agency has millions of dollars locked in investment accounts with the......
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Journal photo / Gretchen Ertl Sera Ford, of Boston, puts the lid on a display case at the the Sierra Madre Mining Co. booth......
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Energy advocates from around New England have gathered in Cambridge for a summit aimed at fighting high costs in the region. Advocates......
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Sentencing has been postponed to next Wednesday for a man convicted of murder in what prosecutors say was a drug deal gone wrong. Sentencing had......
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Rhode Island will get $1.9 million more in federal home heating aid, bringing to $20.9 million the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program money the......
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By Peter B. Lord Journal environmental writer A new, 10-minute documentary film called "Unstoppable Solar Cycles: The Real Story of Greenland" argues persuasively that solar......
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Journal photo / Kathy Borchers Six hundred twenty-one people were sworn in as citizens of the United States this morning in a ceremony at......
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PROVIDENCE -- The trial of two former Roger Williams Medical Center executives accused of buying the honest services of former state Sen. John Celona continued......
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PROVIDENCE -- After two postponements, a bail hearing for a teenager accused of beating and raping his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter is scheduled for today. John......
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The governor's panel examining how to pay for transportation projects, such as highway and bridge repairs, is scheduled to hold the second of four public......
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The state Board of Elections will hear protests today over the results of two primary elections last week after recounts left the apparent winners ahead.......
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Oil and gas drilling would be banned on New England's famed Georges Bank fishing grounds in a new energy bill passed by......
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The focus is expected to remain on health insurance and alleged political influence when testimony resumes today in the Roger Williams Medical Center corruption trial.......
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This song reminds me of fall. I just need a pile of leaves. Here's Marcia Griffith's "Feel Like Jumping."......
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WJAR Channel 10 cut out for a few minutes near the end of its morning broadcast after a fire alarm sounded. According to the Cranston......
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On this day in1862, Union forces hurled back a Confederate invasion of Maryland in the Civil War battle of Antietam. With 23,100 killed, wounded or......
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Today's front page features more coverage of financial problems on Wall Street and their impact on Rhode Island. Download a copy of the front page......
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The National Weather Service tells us again that we can expect a sunny autumn day. Temperatures are set to reach about 75 degrees with a......
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Catch performances of, and commentary on, music by Mozart and Haydn tonight at 7:30 in Rhode Island College's Sapinsley Hall. Jeffrey Siegel presents the first......
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Journal photo / Bob Thayer "Turn your oar a little more forward," says instructor Kenneth Greer, left, of East Providence as he teaches Jeffrey......
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By Linda Borg Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- School Board President Mary McClure said she regrets breaking the Open Meetings law but would not change......
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Keith Ulich, the sole survivor of the July plane crash at Newport State Airport, has died. Ulich, 38, of Newport, was pronounced dead at Rhode......
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By Timothy C. Barmann Journal staff writer At the end of the second day of financial turmoil on Wall Street, shares of Rhode Island companies......
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By Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE -- A collapse of American International Group, Inc. could leave the state Department of Transportation and at......
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CUMBERLAND -- Graffiti found in North Cumberland Middle School this morning spurred a request for a state bomb squad search and has cancelled all afternoon......
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By Edward Fitzpatrick Journal staff writer Sen. Joseph Biden will be coming to Rhode Island on Thursday, Sept. 25, to raise money for Sen. Barack......
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By Timothy C. Barmann Journal staff writer Although crude oil prices have fallen sharply from their peak this summer, Rhode Islanders may be in for......
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By Thomas J. Morgan Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- A woman charged with helping her husband after he escaped from a federal prison in New......
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A power surge over the weekend destroyed a hard drive in the telephone equipment room of the state Department of Environmental Management's Providence offices in......
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Neil Downing is the MoneyLine columnist at the Providence Journal. Watch the video: Providence Journal MoneyLine columnist Neil Downing talks us through the difference between......
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It's difficult to look at the latest financial news without cringing, but if you're seeking tools to wrench some sense out of it, try clicking......
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By Mike Stanton Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- Former Blue Cross president Ronald Battista and a lobbyist for United Healthcare followed Roger Williams Medical Center......
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BAR HARBOR, Maine -- Meeting in Maine today, New England's governors and the premiers of Canada's eastern provinces adopted a resolution urging transportation systems that......
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You don't need me to tell you, but I feel guilty: We don't have "clear, sunny skies." Instead, the skies over Rhode Island are partly......
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(AP Photo/Julia Cumes) Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., arrives with his wife Victoria to vote in the statewide Democratic primary at the town hall......
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Five more groups of mosquitoes in four Rhode Island communities have tested positive for the West Nile Virus, according to the state Department of Environmental......
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Neil Downing, The Providence Journal's MoneyLine columnist, wants to know what Rhode Islanders want -- and need -- to know about their finances in the......
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By Katie Mulvaney Journal staff writer SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- A bomb squad from the state Fire Marshal's office detonated what appeared to be a pipe......
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By W. Zachary Malinowski Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- In Nov. 2001, Kimberly O'Connell, general counsel for Roger Williams Medical Center, was summoned to the......
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HYANNIS PORT, Mass. -- Sen. Edward Kennedy has had his say at the ballot box in this year's Democratic primary. The senior senator from Massachusetts......
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BOSTON -- Primary day carries some uncertainty for John Kerry for the first time in his 24 years in the Senate. Kerry faces his first......
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Pawtucket Mayor James E. Doyle has agreed to make an appearance on the Glen Medeiros Show, on Public Access Channel 18, to debate his opponent......
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PROVIDENCE -- The trial of two former Roger Williams Medical Center executives on federal corruption charges continues today with Brian Jordan, a former lobbyist for......
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By Katie Mulvaney Journal staff writer NEW SHOREHAM -- In the wake of a controversy over a locked isolation room in the basement of the......
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On this day in 1630, the Massachusetts village of Shawmut changed its name to Boston. Read more about today in history.......
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With headlines like this, I don't know that I had a choice in which song I posted this morning. Barret Strong sings the same tune......
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We're in for a lovely, dry day today with clear sunny skies and average temperatures rising to about 70 degrees with mild, south winds. A......
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Today's front page features local reaction to yesterday's problems on Wall Street. Download a copy of today's front page in .pdf format.......
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CRANSTON -- Former U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee made national political news last week during a discussion of his new book, Against the Tide: How a......
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Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski Michael J. Pinga is congratulated by friends after the state Board of Elections' recount in his favor. PROVIDENCE --......
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By Mike Stanton Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- John Celona isn't expected to make an appearance in federal court for the second Roger Williams corruption......
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CENTRAL FALLS -- The police are looking for a man in connection with a robbery at the Navigant Credit Union on Broad Street this afternoon.......
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By Karen Lee Ziner Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- A Superior Court judge today denied a request for a temporary restraining order to prevent the......
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By Paul Edward Parker, Journal Staff Writer Is the sky falling? Or is a cloud passing overhead? People passing by One Citizens Plaza around lunchtime......
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PROVIDENCE -- Erin P. Lynch has kept her lead over David Bennett in the Democratic primary to vie for the Senate District 23 seat in......
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Journal photo/ Mary Murphy URI President Robert L. Carothers, left, is applauded by Tom Ryan, CEO of CVS Caremark and a URI graduate at......
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CUMBERLAND -- With a Town Council primary result between two Democrats here deadlocked, the town's Democratic Committee will decide whether it is incumbent town Councilor......
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By W. Zachary Malinowski Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- The prosecution called state Rep. Joanne Giannini, D-Providence, as a witness today in the federal corruption......
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State Treasurer Frank Caprio said today that the state has taken steps to ensure that it's protected from turmoil in the country's financial markets brought......
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NEWPORT -- The seriously injured woman rescued Thursday from rocky shore about 50 feet below the Cliff Walk has been identified as Judith Corrigan, 46,......
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PROVIDENCE -- Two more prosecution witnesses took the stand this morning in the federal corruption trial of two former executives of Roger Williams Medical Center.......
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The governor's panel examining how Rhode Island pays for transportation projects, such as highway and bridge repairs, is scheduled to hold the first of four......
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Gasoline prices in Rhode Island did not change this week, according to AAA Southern New England. The average price for a gallon of gasoline is......
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BURRILLVILLE -- Three people were taken to the hospital after an overnight car accident on Route 102. The car driven by Edward Palinkas, 29, of......
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Once in a while, a musician inspires those who influenced him. This week 38 years ago we lost Jimi Hendrix, and here's a live performance......
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CUMBERLAND -- With a Town Council race locked in a tie here following a ballot recount Friday, the town Board of Canvassers, legal counsel and......
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A recount is slated for today for the West Warwick state Senate race in which Michael J. Pinga appeared to unseat eight-term incumbent Stephen D.......
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By Edward Fitzpatrick Journal staff writer The former chief financial officer for Roger Williams Medical Center is expected to testify when a federal corruption trial......
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WOONSOCKET -- CVS Caremark says it is leaving its $2.7 billion bid for Longs Drug Stores unchanged, despite it being topped by rival Walgreen. Woonsocket-based......
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On this day in 1963, four black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at a Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama,......
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By Jennifer D. Jordan Journal staff writer After serving for 18 years, Robert L. Carothers, president of the University of Rhode Island, will announce he......
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By Mike McKinney Email
The forecast calls for a mostly sunny day with a high of 84 degrees, a west wind of 13 to 17 mph. -- with gusts......
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Today's front page features a photograph of Matt Cassel's debut as the Patriots' quarterback and the news that Robert Carothers plans to step down as......
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The state police arrested two men on several charges following the alleged larceny of items from a salvage yard. Chester J. Rogers, 35, of 8......
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PROVIDENCE -- Triumphal sounds of 20th Century composer Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" greeted John Maeda, the new leader of the Rhode Island......
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CUMBERLAND -- A ballot recount at the state Board of Elections in Providence this morning resulted in a tie between incumbent Town Council member Bruce......
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BOSTON -- A program being introduced around New England aims to turn the problem of discarded fishing gear into something good: electric power. Fishing nets,......
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WEST WARWICK -- A 22-year-old Warwick man was stabbed this morning after getting into an argument with a friend over a ride, the police said.......
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PROVIDENCE -- The woman responsible for the fiery crash that caused the death of 16-year-old Samanatha Beaudette was sentenced today to six years in prison.......
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A California man nabbed in an international human growth hormone distribution network was sentenced today to 15 months of community and home confinement. Chief U.S.......
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Recent rains and lower demand with the end of the summer season today led local water districts in Narragansett and South Kingstown to lift restrictions......
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PROVIDENCE -- At the trial of two former Roger Williams Medical Center executives accused of buying the honest services of a former state senator, a......
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The Twin River slot machine parlor this afternoon said its lenders extended their financing arrangement with the Lincoln gambling venue until Jan. 31. The slot......
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BOSTON -- A man identified as a key player in a ring charged with the largest data-theft case in history has pleaded guilty and agreed......
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Beginning this weekend, residents of the upper and lower South Providence and Elmwood neighborhoods can get together with city officials to discuss the future of......
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BOSTON -- A Saugus, Mass., man has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges that he sold New England Patriots offensive lineman Nick Kaczur about......
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In The Journal newsroom, retiring Journal political columnist M. Charles Bakst watches Senator Whitehouse's tribute from the floor of the U.S. Senate. U.S. Sen. Sheldon......
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The Newport Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying the woman who was rescued last night from the rocky shoreline about 50......
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Hurricane Ike is on its way to Texas and the National Weather Service is warning coastal residents that if they don't leave, they may die.......
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A Cumberland woman who was driving a truck that crashed and burned, killing her teenage passenger, faces up to eight years in prison when she......
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Journal photo/ Bill Murphy Firefighters battled an overnight fire in this three decker on Broadway in Pawtucket.......
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A bail hearing is scheduled today for a Burrillville man accused of killing a Smithfield man in the parking lot of a recreation center. Aaron......
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I felt bad that I kind of dissed Marvin Gaye yesterday when I praised Dusty Springfield's version of "Can I Get A Witness." So I......
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By Mike Stanton Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- Robert Urciuoli's secretary is expected on the stand this morning as the Roger Williams federal corruption trial......
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On this day in 1953, Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier in Newport. Read more about today in history.......
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It's Friday, and as far as the morning goes, it's going to be nice, but we could see rain later today and this weekend. We've......
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Today's front page features a story about former U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee's calling Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin a "cocky, wacko" and saying he......
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Journal photo / Frieda Squires The Portsmouth Fire Department honors the firefighters who died on Sept. 11, 2001, after a terror attack on the......
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Head over to the Gamm Theatre in Pawtucket tonight for an adaptation of Friedrich Schiller's Don Carlos. The performance of the historical drama, drawn from......
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PROVIDENCE -- A 5-year-old child left a local South Side elementary school after lunchtime, crossed the heavily trafficked Prairie Avenue and arrived home, much to......
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PROVIDENCE -- Brown University is hosting a visit from Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf later this month. Johnson Sirleaf will receive an honorary doctorate of......
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The American Civil Liberties Union's Rhode Island affiliate has filed suit against the state Board of Elections over where people can register and vote come......
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By Paul Grimaldi Journal staff writer Cut-price retailer Mattress Discounters said it wants to close the nearly 50 stores it operates in New England as......
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PROVIDENCE -- A Providence man today was convicted in federal court of three charges related to trying to take delivery of a package that held......
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