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October 14, 2008 Archives

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W. Warwick school board to vote on Caruolo settlement

3:44 PM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

WEST WARWICK -- The West Warwick School Committee is meeting tonight to vote on proposed settlement of the so-called Caruolo action it filed against the......

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Arbitrator chosen in Rhode Island-union dispute

3:38 PM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Comments (5)
By Katherine Gregg    Email

By Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau The contract dispute between the Carcieri administration and the largest state employees union is headed for arbitration starting......

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City fire sends pregnant woman, 1 other to hospital

2:22 PM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Fire inundated an eight-apartment house on Bridgham Street this afternoon, sending one woman to the hospital for smoke inhalation and a pregnant woman......

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URI Index: Local economy remains stuck in recession

1:26 PM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Jack Perry    Email

Business staff Rhode Island's economy continued to deteriorate in August and indicators suggested the state's recession will continue well into the near future, according to......

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Red Sox won't move spring training to Sarasota

1:23 PM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox won't be moving to Sarasota for spring training. The city and county said today that they have......

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Update: 6 displaced by Central Falls house fire / Photo

11:45 AM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Journal photo / Bob Thayer Firefighters tear apart a section of wall at 121 Clay St. in Central Falls at 10:15 a.m. today. By......

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Accused hit-run driver tearfully makes bail / Photo

11:07 AM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Comments (8)
By Jack Perry    Email

Journal photo / Bill Murphy Juan Aguirre, the driver accused of leaving the scene of a hit-and-run accident that put a 12-year-old girl in......

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Tanking: Gas prices drop 21 cents in Ocean State

11:04 AM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Gas prices dropped another 21 cents per gallon this week to the lowest average price since April, according to AAA Southern New England. The average......

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Judge lets W. Warwick candidate's signs go back up

10:53 AM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Comments (3)
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A federal judge this morning issued a temporary restraining order halting West Warwick from enforcing an ordinance that restricts political sign sizes, according......

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Fatal car crash victim ID'd as Central Falls man, 28

10:46 AM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Comments (3)
By Mike McKinney    Email

PAWTUCKET -- The man who died yesterday when his car hit a utility pole has been identified as David Valentin, 28, with a primary residence......

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Crews responding to a fire in Central Falls

10:00 AM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

CENTRAL FALLS -- Crews are at the scene of a fire in the area of 122 Clay St. at this hour, according to fire dispatch.......

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Union to honor veterans with donation, steak fry

9:00 AM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

The Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol today will get a donation of more than $10,000 at a steak fry luncheon. Council 94, American Federation......

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Power company eyes Tiverton for wind turbines

8:10 AM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

TIVERTON -- A power company has identified Tiverton as a prime location for energy-producing wind turbines. Keith Peltzman, vice president of New York-based Allco Renewable......

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Remember, DMV changes hours starting today

7:29 AM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McKinney    Email

Starting today, the Division of Motor Vehicles changes its hours. The Woonsocket branch will be closed on Mondays, the Warren branch will be closed on......

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Judge to hear arguments in campaign-sign lawsuit

7:21 AM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A judge will hear arguments in a lawsuit from a West Warwick political candidate who says town officials violated his free speech rights......

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Driver to be arraigned in hit-and-run that injured girl

7:11 AM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Juan Aguirre, the driver accused of leaving the scene of a hit-and-run accident that has left a 12-year-old girl in Rhode Island Hospital's......

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Today in history: King wins Nobel Peace Prize

7:04 AM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

On this day in 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Read more about today in......

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Weather: Early fog, then partly sunny

7:01 AM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

There could be patchy fog before 8 a.m. but the rest of the day is expected to be partly sunny with a high near 68......

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Today's front page: Driver arrested, the Red Sox

7:00 AM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Today's front page features an update on a 12-year-old girl who was seriously injured when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Mount Pleasant......

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