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October 21, 2008 Archives


Tonight: Film recalls Cuban missile crisis

7:05 PM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Tonight at 7 at Brown University, catch the Missiles of October , presenting viewpoints on the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. The film examines President......



Warwick tax clerk accused of tampering with city computer

7:00 PM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

By Barbara Polichetti Journal staff writer WARWICK -- A clerk in the city's tax collection office has been accused of tampering with a city computer......



Photo and video: Kite surfing in Galilee: What a lift

6:32 PM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

Journal photo / Frieda Squires Michel Mercier of Westerly unfolds his kite surfer at Salty Brine Beach in Galilee this afternoon, with 15-18 knots......



Boil-water advisory still on at URI's Kingston campus

6:17 PM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

The boil-water advisory remains in force at the University of Rhode Island's main campus in Kingston, the state Health Department said this afternoon. As of......



Brother of Mayor Cicilline reports to federal prison

6:05 PM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Mike McKinney    Email

By W. Zachary Malinowksi Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- The brother of Mayor David N. Cicilline reported to a federal prison in Massachusetts today to......



Gun, police gear stolen from L. Compton officer's car

5:46 PM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Comments (4)
By Mike McKinney    Email

PORTSMOUTH -- A semiautomatic handgun owned by an unidentified Little Compton police officer and several other items, including a baton, handcuffs, ammunition, two uniforms and......



Jury selected for retrial in slaying of teacher's aide

5:17 PM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

WARWICK -- A jury of 11 women and five men has been selected for the retrial of James Richardson, who is charged with first-degree murder......



Autopsy due tomorrow on teen found in Mass. woods

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By Mike McKinney    Email

It is anticipated an autopsy will be conducted tomorrow on a 17-year-old Plainville, Mass., girl who was found dead in the wake of a drinking......



Pawtucket man accused of kidnapping woman in Cranston

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By Mike McKinney    Email

CRANSTON -- A Pawtucket man is charged with kidnapping and felony assault after he allegedly threatened several people with a small handgun, forced a woman......



2 hurt when car goes off road into gully in Cumberland

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By Mike McKinney    Email

By Tatiana Pina Journal staff writer CUMBERLAND -- A young woman and her 86-year-old grandmother were taken to the hospital after the young woman lost......



RI unemployment rate now highest in the country

3:51 PM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Comments (11)
By maria caporizzo    Email

Rhode Island's unemployment rate now ranks highest in the country, according to data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Rhode Island's jobless......



Update: W. Warwick car crash takes a toll

3:50 PM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

WEST WARWICK -- A silver Nissan hit a fire hydrant, continued for about 30 feet, struck a parked truck, went into the air and flipped......



Photo and Video: A drill to stop an 'oil spill'

3:09 PM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Journal photo/ Steve Szydlowski Providence firefighter Robert Reilly helps haul out an oil containment boom that's supposed to contain a 5000-gallon oil spill in......



W. Warwick crews at scene of rollover

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By Kate Bramson    Email

WEST WARWICK -- Fire crews have responded to the report of a rollover car crash at 15 Bridge St. Reports indicate people are trapped in......



Memories of the 'Tent' to have new home at URI

1:52 PM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

Journal photo / Bob Thayer Larry Bonoff stands with movie director Michael Corrente during a press conference today as slides of former Warwick Musical......



Victim of Providence house shooting ID'd as man, 37

12:46 PM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- The police today identified the man shot in a 39 Vandewater St. house in the Wanskuck neighborhood yesterday as 37-year-old Michael Ricci. Ricci......



Teen charged in robbery attempt that led to shooting

12:29 PM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A 17-year-old Providence male has been charged with shooting a man he was trying to rob, in an SUV occupied by the victim......



AAA warns: More fatals when Halloween falls on Friday

12:16 PM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Fatal car accidents increase an average 80 percent when Halloween falls on a Friday or weekend compared to other weekdays, according to data......



Autopsy may shed light on Plainville teen's death

11:09 AM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Kate Bramson    Email

NORFOLK, Mass. -- More information may emerge today about how a 17-year-old Plainville girl died after attending a drinking party Friday night after her high......



Pawtucket gas station clerk robbed at gunpoint

10:46 AM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

PAWTUCKET -- The police department is investigating the overnight robbery of a Sunoco gas station at 81 School St. The police said a man wearing......



Court hearing on legislative grants postponed

10:23 AM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A Superior Court hearing on a lawsuit challenging the state's legislative grant program has been postponed. The Republican caucus, which filed the lawsuit,......



Neurotech opens Cumberland facility / Video

10:01 AM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

CUMBERLAND -- Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company focused on the development of sight-saving therapeutics for chronic retinal diseases, will hold an 11......



Jury selection resumes for Richardson retrial

9:13 AM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Kate Bramson    Email

WARWICK -- Jury selection is expected to resume today in the retrial of James Richardson, who is accused of killing Margaret Duffy-Stephenson of Warwick in......



Mayor Cicilline's brother, co-defendant to report to prison

7:45 AM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The brother of Providence's mayor must report to prison today to begin serving a sentence for a courthouse corruption plot. Attorney......



Today in history: Edison invents the electric light

7:07 AM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

On this day in 1879, Thomas Edison invented a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J. Read more about today in history.......



Warming with a chance of showers

7:05 AM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE -- It may not feel that way now, but today's high should reach a respectable 61 degrees. But don't forget to grab a raincoat.......



Today's front page: The Patriots, oil prices, a teen's death

7:00 AM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

Today's front page features a photograph of the Patriots celebrating a touchdown in their 41-7 win over the Broncos last night, a consumer story about......