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October 15, 2008 Archives


Tonight: Atmosphere performs at Lupo's in Providence

6:45 PM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Atmosphere, a hip-hop MC/producer act, performs tonight at 8 at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel in Providence. The group has released several albums. Find out more about......



Concrete to explosives, URI honored for its innovations

6:17 PM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

By Katie Mulvaney Journal staff writer SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- Imagine concrete that mends cracks from within; dogs able to sniff out danger on a commercial......



Habitat to build Charlestown house (for you?)

5:50 PM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

CHARLESTOWN -- Want to help build your first home in exchange for a low-cost mortgage? South County Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications for a......



Complaint alleges reporting lapses by Warren Sewer chair

5:44 PM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

By Gina Macris Journal staff writer WARREN -- Brian R. Remy, the chairman of the Warren Sewer Commission, has failed to report that his business......



Update: Swansea woman has been located, police say

5:27 PM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

The Swansea, Mass., police report that a woman who had been reported as missing has been found. Earlier today, the police asked the public's help......



Update: Southern Union guilty in Pawtucket mercury storage

5:19 PM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Southern Union Company was found guilty today in federal court of one count of illegally storing mercury at a Pawtucket facility. The jury......



Four in Woonsocket accused of attacking police officers

4:50 PM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

WOONSOCKET -- Four people ages 16 to 21 were arrested Monday after they allegedly attacked two police officers investigating a report that someone was firing......



Photo: A fine setting for a tourism summit

3:58 PM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

Journal photo / Bob Thayer Tourism officials from across the region are gathering in the Blackstone Valley this week for a summit to discuss......



Crew battling house fire in Providence

3:42 PM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Crews at this hour are fighting a fire in a 2 1/2-story wood-frame residence at 60 Lisbon St. The call came in at......



Narragansett council president's son charged in scuffle

3:34 PM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

NARRAGANSETT -- The police have charged the son of the Narragansett Town Council president with assaulting another council member last week during a disagreement in......



Filing deadline for tax stimulus checks extended

3:14 PM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

The Internal Revenue Service will accept claims for federal stimulus checks after today's deadline, according to U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. The Rhode Island Democrat's office......



Head of R.I. human services moved to focus on Medicaid

3:02 PM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Katherine Gregg    Email

Gary Alexander, the director of the state's Department of Human Services, is no longer is charge of the day-to-day operations of the agency, according to......



R.I. ACLU distributes voting rights cards

2:29 PM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A civil liberties group is distributing voting rights cards throughout Rhode Island in anticipation of record voter turnout for next month's presidential elections.......



Murder trial delayed for former Jamestown councilor

2:08 PM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

A judge in the British Virgin Islands has agreed to delay the murder trial of David Swain until February to give him more time to......



Providence will get $5.5 million to remove lead paint

1:57 PM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McKinney    Email

Providence will get a combined $5.5 million to remove and prevent lead-paint hazards in homes. The city will receive $3 million in Lead Hazard Control......



Mass. governor set to make layoffs, budget cuts

1:30 PM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

BOSTON (AP) -- Key players in the state's criminal justice system stepped forward with a series of budget cuts today, just hours before Gov. Deval......



Salve, URI, PC to hold presidential debate discussions

12:21 PM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

AP photo Audience seat numbers were taped into place yesterday at the site of the presidential debate tonight at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.......



India Point pedestrian span restores a connection / Photo

11:45 AM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Comments (4)
By Mike McKinney    Email

Journal photo/ Bob Thayer Frances Bidwell and her husband, Richard, both of Providence, stroll across the newly opened India Point Park Bridge in Providence......



US high court declines hearing 'Survivor' Hatch's appeal

11:21 AM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Comments (4)
By Jack Perry    Email

By Eric Tucker Associated Press writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear reality show contestant Richard Hatch's appeal of......



Jury to continue deliberations today in mercury trial

9:58 AM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

PROVIDENCE -- The jury in the federal criminal trial of the utility company Southern Union is scheduled to resume deliberations today in U.S. District Court,......



Girl, 12, listed in serious condition after hit-and-run

9:46 AM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Maria Armental    Email

Tatiana McKinney, the 12-year-old Providence girl who was injured in a hit-and-run accident Sunday night, is in serious condition this morning, a Rhode Island hospital......



Estuaries focus of national conference in Providence

9:40 AM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

Rhode Islanders know how important Narragansett Bay is as a fertile estuary for fish and shellfish. This week, some 900 people are in Providence to......



3 hurt in head-on collision in Charlestown

9:24 AM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

A three-car, head-on accident in Charlestown sent three people to area hospitals, one of them with serious injuries, the police said. Charlestown Police Lt. Patrick......



URI to research terrorism at Homeland Security Center

8:43 AM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

By Cynthia Needham Journal staff writer It could be a fiery morning at the University of Rhode Island. The school is set to launch its......



Newport's 'Seaweed' estate sells for $7.75 million

7:52 AM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Maria Armental    Email

NEWPORT -- The exclusive "Seaweed" estate located along Newport's famed Cliff Walk that belonged to the family of the late Rita Dolan Sellar has sold......



Today in history: Mandela, de Klerk win Nobel Peace Prize

7:03 AM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

On this day in 1993, Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to end apartheid......



Mostly sunny, high around 69

7:01 AM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Patchy fog should clear after 8 a.m., giving us a mostly sunny day with a high near 69 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.......



Today's front page: Falling gas prices

7:00 AM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Today's front page features a story on the bright side of the financial downturn: lower gas prices. There's also coverage of the Red Sox loss......