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November 21, 2008 Archives


Tonight: A Christmas Carol at Trinity Rep in Providence

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By Mike McKinney    Email

A Christmas classic gets a performance in Providence tonight at 8. Trinity Rep. in Providence puts on A Christmas Carol, a "timeless tale of the......



Long wait for help on R.I. unemployment phones lines

6:21 PM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Mike McKinney    Email

By Lynn Arditi Journal staff writer If you call the state unemployment division to speak with a customer service representative you can expect to wait,......



Officials at VA groundbreaking laud improved care

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By Kate Bramson    Email

PROVIDENCE -- More than 1,200 amputees have returned from war in Iraq and Afghanistan and other anti-terrorist military action -- of those, 877 have lost......



Update: Honoring a courthouse and a senator / Photos

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By News staff    Email

Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski The focus of the gala today for the federal courthouse in Providence was on the building, its architecture and......



R.I. getting back $62M from frozen fund by Jan. 3

4:39 PM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- By Jan. 3, Rhode Island will reel back in $62 million in state investments from a money-market fund frozen in September after economic......



Man sentenced to 10 years in jail for heroin trafficking

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By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for heroin trafficking and possessing a firearm. In June, Robert Cruz, 29,......



4 farmers markets open for Thanksgiving shoppers

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

By Tom Meade Journal staff writer Farm Fresh Rhode Island, a network of food and fiber growers, is promoting four farmers markets that will be......



Photo: Wrapping up a Thanksgiving feast to go

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By News staff    Email

Journal photo / Bill Murphy Courtney Greco, age 16, a senior at Coventry High School's Career and Technical School, unrolls plastic wrap as she......



Photo: Topping off in Providence

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By Jack Perry    Email

Journal photo/ Mary Murphy Steelworkers position the last beam to be raised at the topping-off ceremony today for the athletic complex section of what......



Union ousts president who endorsed contract concessions

2:37 PM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

By Steve Peoples Journal State House bureau The president of what is believed to be the second-largest state employees union was ousted by her members......



DEM seeks private enterprises to help fund public parks

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By Katherine Gregg    Email

PROVIDENCE -- The state Department of Environmental Management is asking a state committee for permission to begin seeking proposals for new "public-private'' activities at Haines......



Child-abuse expert says victim suffered multiple injuries

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By Mike McKinney    Email

By Tatiana Pina Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- An expert in child-abuse pediatrics who attended 3-year-old Thomas "T.J." Wright at Hasbro Children's Hospital after he......



Providence man in stolen car arrested after chase

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By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A Providence man was arrested early this morning and charged with robbing a gas station in Foster and leading the police on a......



Man charged in hit-run involving Cranston police officer

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By Mike McKinney    Email

By Talia Buford Journal staff writer A man the police say ran his vehicle into an officer during a traffic stop Wednesday has been charged.......



Photo: Teen pleads not guilty after fatal Warwick crash

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By Maria Armental    Email

Journal photo / Kathy Borchers Leaving the courtroom after his arraignment with his attorney William Murphy, is Graeme Kapko, the West Warwick teen who......



Boys and Girls Clubs, Stop & Shop give turkeys to needy

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By Maria Armental    Email

PAWTUCKET -- Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. and Rhode Island's Boys & Girls Clubs have teamed up to deliver 1,200 turkeys with fixings to families......



Courthouse's centennial celebration culminates today

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By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE -- The U.S. Courthouse's Centennial celebrations culminate today with a gala and reception. The Centennial Gala will start at 2 p.m. in Courtroom 1,......



Warwick meeting on sex offenders' registry to be Monday

9:39 AM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Maria Armental    Email

WARWICK -- Responding to community concerns about a sex offender living near city schools, the Warwick police will hold a meeting Monday night to discuss......



VA Medical Center to break ground on new building

9:14 AM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE -- The Providence VA Medical Center will hold a groundbreaking ceremony today for its new rehabilitation research building. The ceremony will be at 11......



Photo: A frosty sunrise in Lincoln

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By Jack Perry    Email

Journal photo/ Bill Murphy Sunrise in Lincoln Friday morning as seen through a frost-covered window. Lincoln residents are waking up to cold temperatures, and......



Cranston kicks off discussion on projected budget deficit

7:23 AM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

By Randal Edgar Journal Staff Writer CRANSTON -- There were no easy answers last night as the mayor, City Council, School Committee and members of......



The cold snap continues

7:05 AM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE -- The cold spell continues today with temperatures staying in the 20s. Today's high temperature will reach 34 by mid-afternoon, but will still feel......



Today in history: Dow closes above 5,000 for 1st time

7:01 AM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

On this day in 1995, the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 5,000 for the first time. Read more about today in history.......



Today's front page: Unemployment hits 9.3 percent

7:00 AM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Today's front page features a report that Rhode Island's unemployment rate has climbed to 9.3 percent, the highest rate since 1983. Download a copy of......