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October 17, 2008 Archives
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By Mike McKinney Email
The forecast is calling for a fine, fall weekend, just the right kind of weather to be traipsing around outdoors. Tomorrow, there's a Great Barns......
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6:58 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
By Steve Peoples Journal State House bureau PROVIDENCE -- Thousands of rank-and-file union members will vote next week on a four-year contract that will increase......
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5:41 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
By Steve Peoples Journal State House bureau PROVIDENCE -- The governor's office has confirmed that a private consulting firm is working with state officials on......
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5:20 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
PROVIDENCE -- A former hospital president found guilty of buying the influence of a state senator has asked a judge to throw out the convictions.......
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5:15 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Gregory Smith Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- It is the police equivalent of "Uncle Sam wants you." City officials today announced the Police Department's......
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5:11 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
PORTSMOUTH -- The stretch of East Main Road between Turnpike Avenue and Boyds Lane will be striped as a three-lane road, with work starting Monday,......
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5:07 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
By Barbara Polichetti Journal staff writer CRANSTON -- Philanthropist Alan Shawn Feinstein today announced that he is increasing the reward for any information that will......
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5:01 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. Journal staff writer SOMERSET, Mass. -- It's not exactly what Jesus would do, but a man driving a car with......
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4:46 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
Journal photo / Kathy Borchers Hideko Tamura, one of the last survivors of Hiroshima, spoke to students at Shea High School this afternoon about......
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4:22 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
CHARLESTOWN -- In an effort to forestall the potential for a casino here, the Town Council said it decided today in closed session to enter......
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4:17 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Journal photo / Kathy Borchers Douglas Young, 4, is delighted to try out the driver's seat of a fire truck under the supervision of......
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4:04 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
Lawyers met in Kent County Superior Court this morning to sign the stipulation dismissing the $1.1 million lawsuit filed against the Town of West Warwick......
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3:46 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
PROVIDENCE -- Want a home? Got $10? Brown University may have a deal for you, but there's a catch. The Ivy League school is selling......
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2:59 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
GLOCESTER -- An 86-year-old man was killed this morning when he was struck by a pickup truck while crossing Snake Hill Road, according to the......
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1:43 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
With the state reaching its highest unemployment rate in 16 years, the state Department of Labor and Training is offering extra help for the unemployed.......
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1:42 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Kate Bramson Email
By Kate Bramson projo.com staff writer A couple willow trees grace Providence's Willow Street. The city has intentionally planted Elms on Elmgrove Avenue. And by......
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10:55 AM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental Email
The Charlestown Town Council is meeting in a special session today to discuss the possible purchase of 81 acres off Route 1 that abut Narragansett......
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10:13 AM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
An 18-year-old Lowell, Mass., woman was killed and a Providence woman was injured in a one-car crash on Route 195 East in Somerset early this......
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9:46 AM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental Email
A Rehoboth, Mass., man died yesterday after he apparently lost control of his car, hitting the center guardrail, the Smithfield police said. The police are......
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7:30 AM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
Journal photo / Bob Thayer Maple leaves land in a graceful pattern on Washington Street in Providence. Share your autumn views by uploading photos......
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7:27 AM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental Email
NEWPORT -- Expect traffic (more than usual!) in downtown Newport Saturday. That's because the city is hosting the Amica Insurance Breakers Marathon, that's 26 miles.......
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7:08 AM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
On this day in 1989, an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck northern California, killing 67 people and causing $7 billion worth of......
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7:01 AM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Kate Bramson Email
PROVIDENCE -- If you enjoy commuting in the moonlight, we hope you're working the early shift today. The sky was crisp and clear with a......
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7:00 AM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
Today's front page features news of the Red Sox' dramatic win, a report on the state jobless rate hitting a 16-year high and interviews with......
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