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October 17, 2008 Archives


Weekend: Barn tours, bridge fest, a march, more

7:00 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
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......



Council 94 to vote on new contract deal next week

6:58 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Comments (1)
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......



Consultant giving R.I. help on bid to reform Medicaid

5:41 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Comments (1)
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......



Urciuoli asks judge to throw out convictions

5:20 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
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.......



Providence police starts annual recruiting drive

5:15 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

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......



Portsmouth road to go to 3 lanes next week

5:11 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
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,......



Feinstein ups reward in August hit-and-run

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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......



Police: Man with 'Jesus is Lord' on car robs house

5:01 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

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......



Hiroshima survivor takes Shea students back to that day

4:46 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Comments (3)
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......



Charlestown council to ask voters to OK $5.5M land deal

4:22 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
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......



Video: Firetrucks and crew wow preschoolers

4:17 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
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......



Lawyers sign off on dismissal of Caruolo suit in W. Warwick

4:04 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
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......



For sale: 3 East Side houses for $10 each, plus ...

3:46 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Comments (1)
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......



3rd fatal accident in 24 hours claims life of Scituate man, 86

2:59 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Comments (10)
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......



R.I. labor dept. offering extra help for the unemployed

1:43 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Comments (2)
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.......



Program plants Sargent trees on City's Sargent Ave.

1:42 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
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......



Charlestown council to discuss tribal land case

10:55 AM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
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......



Update: Mass. teen killed, R.I. woman hurt in crash

10:13 AM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
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......



Mass. man dies in Smithfield crash

9:46 AM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
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......



Photo: Autumnal landing pattern

7:30 AM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Comments (1)
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......



Newport hosts marathon, seafood festival tomorrow

7:27 AM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
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.......



Today in history: Earthquake strikes northern Ca.

7:08 AM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
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......



Sunny day, temps dropping for weekend

7:01 AM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
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......



Today's front page: The Sox, unemployment, our Joes

7:00 AM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
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......