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October 1, 2008 Archives


Tonight: A tour of ghosts on Providence's East Side

6:55 PM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

There may be time to look for ghosts tonight -- if you hurry. A Providence Ghost Tour hits all the hot, er, cold spots on......



Thirty acres in Middletown to be preserved as open space

6:33 PM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

MIDDLETOWN -- The Aquidneck Land Trust, the Kempenaar family and the town have permanently preserved 30 acres of the Boulevard Nurseries property as open space,......



Reed and Whitehouse line up behind financial rescue plan

5:41 PM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McKinney    Email

WASHINGTON -- Rhode Island Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse have lined up behind the $700-billion financial rescue plan as it heads to a Senate......



Coalition: Surge in domestic crimes linked to economy

5:37 PM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Court advocates say the number of serious domestic crimes in the first half of this year surged over the same time-frame a year ago, an......



Only 3 days left to register to vote in Nov. 4 election

4:59 PM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By maria caporizzo    Email

If you want to vote in this year's general election and you haven't registered yet, you still have three days. Saturday is the last day......



Update: AG's office gets threatening note, powder

4:58 PM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

The second floor of the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office on South Main Street was evacuated and employees gathered on the sidewalk after the office......



No verdict today in hospital execs' corruption retrial

4:23 PM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- After two days of jury deliberations, there was no verdict today in the corruption case against two former Roger Williams Medical Center executives.......



Another electricity rate increase is coming

4:03 PM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Comments (12)
By Tim Barmann    Email

As part of the resolution of a dispute, National Grid must make payments next year totaling more than $50 million. And under the agreement, ratepayers......



Driver who struck boys sentenced to 14 years

2:55 PM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

PROVIDENCE -- An alleged crack addict who drove a car onto a sidewalk, killing one young boy and seriously injuring his brother last year, was......



Driver gets 3 years for crash that killed 3 friends / Photos

2:28 PM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Comments (6)
By Jack Perry    Email

Relatives of the three victims cry as Jose J. Baret, below right, gives his apology to them before he is sentenced by Judge Pfeiffer. Providence......



Update: AG's office evacuated for suspicious powder

1:35 PM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

PROVIDENCE -- The Rhode Island Attorney General's Office on South Main Street has been evacuated after the office received an envelope containing a suspicious white......



Photo: The bookmobile is back in Pawtucket

1:17 PM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Journal photo/ Bob Thayer After a three-month hiatus because of budget cuts, the Pawtucket Library's Bookmobile is back on the road today stopping at......



Man found guilty of murdering ex-girlfriend

12:58 PM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A jury today found Hamlet M. Lopez guilty today of first degree murder for the stabbing death of his former girlfriend, 40-year-old Miledis......



Faith groups urge moratorium on immigration raids

12:15 PM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Comments (6)
By Mike McKinney    Email

By Karen Lee Ziner Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- The Rhode Island State Council of Churches and the Hispanic Ministerial Association of Rhode Island are......



New England police chiefs gather in Providence

12:08 PM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Police chiefs and representatives from New England's 12 biggest cities are in Providence today along with guests from social service and community groups.......



Providence kicks off campaign to plant 40,000 trees

12:05 PM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Plant a tree, grow your property value: That was part of the mayor's message at today's launch of a campaign to plant 40,000......



Weather service warns of severe thunderstorms

10:45 AM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Rhode Island, parts of Connecticut and Massachusetts. The storms, capable of producing strong......



Coalition: Severity of domestic violence increasing

9:03 AM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

The Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence says it plans to release data today showing that the severity of domestic violence crimes in Rhode Island......



Police recover wheelchair stolen from 4-year-old

8:36 AM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Jack Perry    Email

ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) -- Attleboro police have recovered a $2,000 wheelchair that was stolen earlier this month from a 4-year-old handicapped girl. Detective Sgt. Arthur......



Plant 40,000 trees in Providence

8:31 AM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

Shaded sidewalks, piles of leaves, lower summer temperatures and higher property values -- trees can make a world of difference in a city. And how......



AP: Companies to pay $28M in Big Dig tunnel death

7:56 AM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

BOSTON (AP) -- The family of a woman who was crushed to death when a Big Dig tunnel ceiling collapsed has settled a wrongful death......



Jury gets back to work on execs' corruption case

7:30 AM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

The jury in the Roger Williams Medical Center corruption case gets back to its deliberations this morning after getting the case yesterday. The jury spent......



Brandie's wake-up call: 'For Your Love'

7:19 AM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

This is for the reporters in South County, especially Randall Edgar, who would like to hear a little more rock 'n' roll in the mornings.......



Updated traffic alert: Accident cleared on 95 South

7:12 AM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

An accident on Route 95 South in Warwick has been cleared. The accident had blocked three lanes at Exit 13/T.F. Green Airport. Check traffic on......



Today in history: The Model T hits the market

7:02 AM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

On this day in 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model T automobile to the market; each car cost $825. Read more about today in history.......



More clouds, more rain, more blah

7:01 AM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Brandie Jefferson    Email

It feels like the torrential rains of this weekend just ended, and here we are again. The National Weather Service is forecasting rain all day......



Today's front page: A second-chance romance's tragic end

7:00 AM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Today's front page features a story about the recently married couple who drowned off Black Point in Narragansett and coverage of Congress's effort to revive......