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October 28, 2008 Archives
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By Gregory Smith Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- The police are paying special attention to an armed robber who has held up two apparel shops......
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ATTLEBORO, Mass. -- A homeless man who stole a $1 bill and a bag of empty cans from a 10-year-old girl has been sentenced to......
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5:33 PM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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TIVERTON -- There was an electrical accident in Tiverton today in which a man came into contact with a power line, according to National Grid......
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4:53 PM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike Stanton Journal staff writer Thomas A. Lynch, the former Warwick state senator and $250,000-a-year chief lobbyist for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of......
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4:45 PM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- An Attleboro manufacturer will pay $2.3 million to settle allegations it broke state pollution laws in the second largest environmental protection settlement in......
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3:49 PM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By W. Zachary Malinowski Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- A former organizer for the Laborers International Union of North America and a Seekonk-based contractor were......
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3:07 PM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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NORTH PROVIDENCE -- John J. Whiting, the chief of the criminal investigative division of the Pawtucket police and the department's senior ranking major, has been......
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Journal photo/ Bill Murphy The NBA championship trophy and briefcases containing the Boston Celtics' championship rings were on display at T. F. Green Airport......
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3:04 PM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Lynn Arditi Journal staff writer A $267-million project under way to link T.F. Green Airport in Warwick with the commuter rail trains to Boston,......
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3:00 PM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Peter B. Lord Journal environment writer NEWPORT -- Governor Carcieri and Democratic leaders of the state House of Representatives brought their battle over control......
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2:38 PM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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Photo courtesy of Barry Blair The elaborate dance floor at Barry's, where the spiral staircase descended right onto the floor and the metallic platforms......
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1:24 PM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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LITTLE COMPTON -- A Little Compton officer whose police gear was stolen last week will be disciplined for the actions that resulted in the theft......
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1:21 PM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Colorful plastic balls and gauzy, brightly hued scarves go whizzing through clear plastic air tubes as children -- and their parents and grandparents......
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12:38 PM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Philip Marcelo Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- Mayor David N. Cicilline presented this morning a wide-ranging plan that would reduce the city's contribution to......
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12:12 PM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- The Women's Center of Rhode Island will hold a vigil tonight in memory of Miledis Hilario, killed last year by an former boyfriend.......
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12:07 PM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority received a $500,000 check this morning to help with "development, design and installation of the E-ZPass" toll system......
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BANGOR, Maine -- A 49-year-old Florida man is going to prison for 76 months for his involvement in a crack cocaine scheme in Maine. Pedro......
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11:58 AM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By the Associated Press PROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri said today he supports abolishing the state income tax, which could drastically reduce tax revenue just as......
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10:50 AM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By the Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Although the Connecticut state Supreme Court decision allowing gay marriages is taking effect, it could be a......
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10:49 AM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- A hearing has been postponed for a North Providence man trying to get out of jail while he awaits trial on federal charges......
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8:48 AM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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NEWPORT -- A Portsmouth youth charged in the theft of a police officer's weapon and other gear is due back in court today on a......
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NEWPORT -- The state Supreme Court today will hear a request by the state House of Representatives on whether the House has the right to......
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8:25 AM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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WARWICK -- The media is getting an early peek this morning into what T.F. Green Airport's "intermodal transportation facility" will look like. The $267-million transportation......
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7:42 AM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island's Secretary of State is preparing for what is projected to be record voter turnout in next week's presidential elections.......
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7:30 AM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental Email
PROVIDENCE -- The city of Providence is going green, or at least coming up with a blueprint to do so. At 10 this morning, Mayor......
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7:13 AM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) -- Plymouth residents have given an emphatic thumbs up to a proposed movie studio in the historic town. Town meeting voters last......
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7:05 AM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
On this day in 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover......
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7:01 AM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental Email
PROVIDENCE -- Showers and thunderstorms are moving in this morning and will stay with us through tomorrow. By the afternoon, though, the wind will pick......
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6:47 AM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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Today's front page features gloomy news from some economists , who claim that Rhode Island is in for a long period of high unemployment and......
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