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November 19, 2008 Archives


New Hopkinton councilman tries to keep his Chariho board seat

10:37 PM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
By News staff    Email

By Donita Naylor Journal Staff Writer The state Ethics Commission received so many inquiries Wednesday about whether a newly elected Hopkinton Town Councilman could continue......



White House to host Kennedys for mental-health bills

7:10 PM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

WASHINGTON -- President Bush has invited Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, Sen Edward M. Kennedy and two of their Republican colleagues to the White House tomorrow......



Man suspected in string of thefts is held without bail

7:05 PM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McKinney    Email

A man suspected in a string of thefts in three communities is being held without bail as the police complete investigations that stretch from Cranston......



Coventry woman pleads guilty in check scheme

4:55 PM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A Coventry woman today pleaded guilty in federal court to making fraudulent checks on a computer and shipping other such checks -- her......



Portion of Newport's Cliff Walk detoured for repairs

4:50 PM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

The City of Newport has closed the Cliff Walk from Ruggles Avenue to Marine Avenue, starting today, to facilitate repairs. The city says the area......



Providence pharmacist pleads guilty to fraud charges

4:27 PM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A 73-year-old pharmacist who has co-owned a Providence drug store pleaded guilty in federal court today to misbranding drugs, illegally distributing controlled substances,......



Update: Search for mob victim deemed success / Photo

Mob_Dig.jpg 3:50 PM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Jack Perry    Email

Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski Investigators place some of their findings into evidence bags after turning up what they believe are the remains of......



Greenwich Ave., Warwick convenience store robbed

3:05 PM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

By Randal Edgar Journal staff writer WARWICK -- A convenience store on Greenwich Avenue today became latest business to be robbed by a man claiming......



It's cold and getting colder

2:17 PM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A bit nippy today? Well, brace yourself for tonight! Temperatures are predicted to fall into the mid- to upper-20s, said Charles Foley, a......



Delestre trial: First witness says child was badly bruised

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By Mike McKinney    Email

Journal photo / Kathy Borchers Gilbert Delestre, center, sits with his defense lawyer, Robert Mann, today in Providence County Superior Court. PROVIDENCE -- The......



Update: Lawyer says client hit boy but didn't mean to kill

12:50 PM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A lawyer for a man charged with fatally beating his girlfriend's 3-year-old nephew says his client will admit that he struck......



Maintenance director accused of stealing police radio

12:12 PM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

By Gregory Smith Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- The director of building maintenance at the Providence Public Safety Complex has been charged with two crimes......



Portrait in Nazi-era case stolen, appeals panel rules

11:57 AM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

By Katie Mulvaney Journal staff writer A federal appeals panel today upheld a lower court ruling in finding that the Nazis had, in effect, stolen......



Update: Smithfield plane debris to be moved

11:43 AM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

SMITHFIELD -- The wreckage of a single-engine plane that crashed Monday afternoon near North Central State Airport in Smithfield is expected to be towed to......



Report: Red Sox trade Coco Crisp to Royals

11:26 AM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

By Art Martone Journal Sports Editor Rotoworld.com has posted an item that, according to a Kansas City radio station, the Red Sox have traded Coco......



Update: Police dog directs search for mob victim's body

9:47 AM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

EAST PROVIDENCE -- Maximus, the State Police German shepherd, directed this morning diggers searching for the body of Joseph P. "Joe Onions" Scanlon, the victim......



Early morning fire displaces family of six in Providence

9:19 AM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A family of six was displaced early this morning after their kitchen caught fire, firefighters said. No one was injured. The fire started......



Buy Local RI's first shopping stop is Westerly

9:11 AM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Maria Armental    Email

WESTERLY -- This holiday season, state officials and business owners are encouraging Rhode Islanders to buy local. "Buy Local RI," a new economic development initiative......



Providence man to serve 27 years for murder, shooting

7:50 AM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A Providence man pleaded guilty this week to charges he shot a man outside a Hartford Park nightclub in 2006 and murdered a......



1-cent debt settled after city threatens lien

7:32 AM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Comments (9)
By Jack Perry    Email

ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) -- A 74-year-old blind woman's 1-cent debt to the city of Attleboro has been settled. People from across the country called city......



Today in history: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

7:02 AM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

On this day in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War......



Trial begins today in beating death of 3-year-old

7:02 AM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

By Tatiana Pina Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- The trial for Gilbert Delestre, who is accused of beating 3-year-old Thomas J. Wright to death four......



Nippy and breezy tonight, flurries may arrive tomorrow

7:01 AM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Bundle up for the long run and check on that heating, you won't want it to fail over the next few days. Today's......



Today's front page: Lower electricity rates

7:00 AM Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

Today's front page features some good economic bills for Rhode Islanders. National Grid is seeking to lower its electricity rates by about 13.7 percent as......