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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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4:44 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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3:54 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:49 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:40 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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12:01 PM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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11:54 AM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:42 AM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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7:15 AM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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7:05 AM Fri, Sep 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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6:05 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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5:43 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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4:53 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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4:35 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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3:38 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:33 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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11:58 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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11:41 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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11:30 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:53 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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7:12 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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7:04 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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7:02 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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7:01 AM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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6:50 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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6:30 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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6:03 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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6:01 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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6:00 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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5:45 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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5:28 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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2:48 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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10:40 AM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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1:29 PM Mon, Sep 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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10:23 AM Mon, Sep 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:43 AM Mon, Sep 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
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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8:13 AM Mon, Sep 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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8:08 AM Mon, Sep 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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7:29 AM Mon, Sep 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
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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7:23 AM Mon, Sep 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
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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By Mike McKinney Email
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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7:04 AM Mon, Sep 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
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 Mike McKinney Email
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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By Jack Perry Email
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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