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Festival Ballet Providence gives its performance of The Nutcracker tonight at 7:30. Catch the seasonal favorite at the Providence Performing Arts Center. Watch the backstage......
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6:08 PM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Edgewood Eagles, who were allowed to play in this afternoon's Pop Warner Division II Midget Super Bowl Championship Game in Florida despite an altercation......
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5:30 PM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo / Mary Murphy From left, Master Sgt. James Loffler, R.I. National Guard historian; John Currier of the Pawtuxet Rangers, and Maj. Gen.......
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5:26 PM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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After high winds and rain packed a wallop, some 2,509 Rhode Island customers were without electrical power as of about 5 p.m., down from about......
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5:14 PM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON, Mass. -- A winter storm pounded New England with pouring rain, sleet and ice, knocking out power to roughly 350,000 customers in Massachusetts, closing......
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4:24 PM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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Cranston had one voluntary evacuation this morning at a house on Fletcher Avenue that was surrounded by water from the Pocasset River, said Fire Chief......
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4:20 PM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Two men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in smuggling cocaine that authorities say was headed to Rhode Island. In......
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4:11 PM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Randal Edgar Journal staff writer Rhode Island's third major TV outlet is laying off employees, but it isn't saying how many people or what......
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NEW YORK -- Van Johnson, a Rhode Island native whose boy-next-door wholesomeness made him a popular Hollywood star in the '40s and '50s with such......
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3:30 PM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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By David Nowak Associated Press Writer MOSCOW -- An African-American exchange student from Rhode Island has been stabbed by unknown assailants in a southern Russian......
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2:31 PM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Edgewood Eagles will be allowed to play in the Pop Warner Division II Midget Super Bowl Championship Game at 3 p.m. today in Florida......
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2:06 PM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- A fire at a student apartment on the University of Rhode Island's main Kingston campus today was put out shortly after 1......
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1:42 PM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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Photo from Journal video / Jack Perry The basin at Waterplace Park in downtown Providence, home to gondoleers and WaterFire, exceeded its boundaries this......
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12:54 PM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Talia Buford Journal staff writer The family and friends of Wojciech Fudali are organizing a search party tomorrow to look for the 22-year old......
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12:37 PM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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In East Greenwich, the morning was busy with people calling to report downed trees, but last night was when the rain impacted things most. Portions......
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12:19 PM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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Rhode Island's law enforcement community is trying to brighten Christmas for the state's homeless children by giving gifts to homeless kids. The Rhode Island State......
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12:00 PM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo / Mary Murphy Better wear waders if you're heading to the playground at the Warren Town Beach today. The area was flooded......
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11:51 AM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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In Jamestown, a few roads were shut down due to flooding, but have since reopened, according to dispatcher Robert Rexter. North Road, Conanicus Avenue and......
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11:48 AM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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About 5,000 National Grid customers in Rhode Island and another 15,000 to 20,000 in southern New England lost power this morning when a storm brought......
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In Newport, police Sgt. John Barker said there was minor flooding at high tide early this morning in low-lying areas of Wellington Avenue, the Point......
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11:36 AM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo / Kathy Borchers Traffic was gridlocked both ways on Gooding Avenue in Bristol, as seen from Route 114, as flooding at the......
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11:35 AM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Gregory Smith Journal staff writer An 11-year-old girl from the Elmwood neighborhood has died after she suffered a severe puncture wound to her leg......
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11:34 AM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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Projo.com photo / Pamela Reinsel Cotter A Santa display on Candlewood Drive in North Kingstown looks as though a Godzilla-like giant has kicked it......
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10:27 AM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE - Fire Department and gas company crews are at the J. Joseph Garrahy Judicial Complex investigating a possible gas leak. The courthouse was evacuated......
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8:35 AM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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The National Weather Service today issued a flood warning for Pawtuxet Village in Cranston along with parts of Warwick. Elsewhere, the commute was awful......
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7:43 AM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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It's going to be a bad morning for umbrellas. You'll need one with rain, falling heavily at times, expected through the morning, but the strong......
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7:25 AM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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CRANSTON (AP) -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed is set to bestow the Purple Heart medal posthumously to a Vietnam War veteran. Domenic Gerard Penardo served......
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7:11 AM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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It's rainy and windy in Rhode Island. Some areas are having problems with flooding, but conditions are even worse to the north, where an ice......
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7:04 AM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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On this day in 2000, a divided U.S. Supreme Court halted the presidential recount in Florida, effectively making Republican George W. Bush the winner. Read......
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7:00 AM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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Today's front page features a story about the resignation of Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice Frank Williams. There's also a report on Governor Carcieri's state......
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6:52 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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Time for another Thursday night blues jam at News Cafe. And tonight the Mark Ray Band performs. The show is from 7 to 11 at......
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6:35 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Tatiana Pina Journal staff writer WOONSOCKET -- The police arrested a 12-year-old Woonsocket Middle School student Wednesday after he allegedly threatened a 14-year-old student......
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6:06 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal file photo / Connie Grosch Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank J. Williams sits in the House of Representatives chamber in November......
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5:37 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal photo / Gretchen Ertl Festival Ballet company dancer Lauren Menger, 25, of Providence, waits for her next stage appearance during a dress......
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5:32 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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WARREN -- Responders have gone to the scene of a reported pedestrian struck by a vehicle, according to police dispatch. The incident happened in the......
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4:43 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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NORTH KINGSTOWN -- The Fire Department this afternoon has responded to a report of an overturned car in the area of the intersection of Mt.......
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4:11 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Paul Davis Journal staff writer NORTH KINGSTOWN -- Patrick Gannon, the 10-year-old boy with a plan to feed the hungry, will star in his......
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3:56 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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It's no secret that jobs are hard to find in Rhode Island. Jobs reporter Andy Smith is looking to talk to people who have found......
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Members of the East Greenwich High School Marching Band rehearse this morning. Providence Journal photo / John Freidah Just days after learning they will march......
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3:47 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Bob Kerr Journal columnist PROVIDENCE -- Relatives and friends of Gina Isom huddled under a small tent on Atwells Avenue today near the spot......
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3:18 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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A lane is closed on Route 37 eastbound at Route 95 in Warwick because of an overturned vehicle, the state Transportation Management Center reported at......
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3:13 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Lynn Arditi Journal staff writer Rhode Island's home foreclosures last month continued to rise, despite a dip in foreclosures nationwide, according to data released......
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2:59 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Talia Buford Journal staff writer Seven representatives from China visited the West Warwick Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility this morning to take a look at......
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2:48 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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Providence-based Textron Inc. continues reducing its workforce, letting more people go this week as the company deals with the current economic environment. Textron (TXT:NYSE) began......
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2:29 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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It's gray and rainy this afternoon, but we haven't seen anything yet, according to the National Weather Service, which is forecasting four to eight inches......
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12:45 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo / Ruben W. Perez The Trans-Siberian Orchestra brought its big light-and-sound-arena-rock-Christmas spectacular to the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence last night. Above,......
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12:28 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- A man formerly of Newport has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for trafficking in about 3 ounces of......
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11:56 AM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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The state Department of Environmental Management says a strain of bird flu has been found in a mallard killed by a hunter Nov. 28 in......
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11:52 AM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- At a time when Rhode Island is tied for the nation's highest unemployment rate, Governor Carcieri joined banking and other officials today in......
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11:38 AM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- The government watchdog group Common Cause Rhode Island has appointed a new executive director. John Marion is an online instructor with the Indiana......
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11:25 AM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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A public ceremony by the Rhode Island National Guard tomorrow will recall a part of Rhode Island's role in the Civil War. In celebrating......
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8:58 AM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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Is the economy forcing your family to take a different approach toward Christmas this year? Whether because of a personal layoff or the broader economic......
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8:54 AM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- The 23 newly elected members to the Rhode Island General Assembly -- 16 in the House of Representatives and seven in the Senate......
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7:07 AM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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On this day in 1936, Britain's King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in order to marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson. Read more about today......
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7:03 AM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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With steady rain expected today and tonight, the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch starting tonight into tomorrow morning. The temperature should in......
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Today's front page features a story reporting that a former aide to Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline told a state police detective that he briefed......
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6:58 PM Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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The legendary Ray Davies -- of British rockers The Kinks -- performs tonight at 8 at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel in Providence. The club is at......
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6:15 PM Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Peter B. Lord Journal environmental writer Chrysler and General Motors, after pledging to Congress that they will make greener cars if they get a......
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6:02 PM Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mark Reynolds Journal staff writer JOHNSTON -- The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corp. has laid off 19 workers to bring the agency's finances out......
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5:49 PM Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- An engine compartment fire led to the evacuation of about 40 Pleasant View Elementary School students from a First Student school bus this......
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5:44 PM Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Linda Borg Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- Imagine a virtual world where students can explore, meet other users and manipulate on-line characters. Now imagine......
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4:47 PM Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By W. Zachary Malinowski Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- A former top aide to Mayor David N. Cicilline told a state police detective that he......
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4:13 PM Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- An engine compartment fire led to the evacuation of elementary school students from a First Student school bus this afternoon. No one was......
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- Santa and his elves will just have to wait a week. The holiday Luminary Winter Stroll down Main Street in the historic......
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2:43 PM Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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BERLIN (AP) -- Two paintings that the Nazis forced a Jewish art dealer to sell off in the 1930s have been returned to his estate,......
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2:38 PM Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Karen Lee Ziner Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- Superior Court Judge Patricia Hurst today told lawyers she needs more information before deciding whether the......
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12:49 PM Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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The number of home foreclosures in Rhode Island has gotten so bad that several groups are calling for a complete moratorium on them. Peter Asen,......
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12:39 PM Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a petition from the Bristol County, Mass., sheriff, who appealed a ruling that he......
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12:31 PM Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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BOSTON, Mass. -- A civil liberties group says immigrants being held in Massachusetts jails pending deportation are denied due process, receive inadequate health care and......
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12:22 PM Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Looking for a bit of holiday cheer? Try the State House. Throughout the month of December, the Rhode Island State Council on the......
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12:04 PM Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- The Providence police have identified the woman who was killed in a hit-and-run accident Tuesday night as 41-year-old Gina M. Isom. She was......
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12:01 PM Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo / Bill Murphy Firefighters extinguished a blaze in a vacant four-story building at 215 Main St. in Woonsocket this morning. WOONSOCKET --......
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11:42 AM Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Rhode Island children who need tutors will be able to get them online between 2 and 10 p.m., any day of the week,......
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11:37 AM Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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GROTON, Conn. (AP) -- While other companies may be cutting costs, the president of the Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Conn., says his company plans......
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10:49 AM Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Katie Mulvaney Journal staff writer A Massachusetts man who became the first person in Rhode Island to be charged under a 2006 federal law......
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CUMBERLAND -- The Cumberland police are investigating two more suspicious fires in the same area where fires were set at two businesses last week, according......
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7:48 AM Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Permalink |
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The start of school in Johnston was delayed for one hour this morning because of a fire at a cottage on the Oak Swamp Reservoir......
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What is the best thing that happened on or near Christmas to you or a loved one? Was it an unexpected visitor or gift? Someone......
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On this day in 1964, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize during ceremonies in Oslo, Norway. Read more about today......
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The temperature in the Providence area is more than 40 degrees warmer than it was just 48 hours ago. The temperature is 57 degrees shortly......
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Today's front page features a story exploring whether it's more friendly to the environment to buy a live or artificial Christmas tree. There's also a......
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6:53 PM Tue, Dec 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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There's still time to join the party. A holiday party runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Borders Books in the Providence Place Mall.......
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5:59 PM Tue, Dec 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Donita Naylor Journal staff writer The State Properties Committee voted 4 to 1 this morning to approve buying the development rights to 112.5 acres......
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5:49 PM Tue, Dec 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Karen Lee Ziner Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- Roberta Hawkins, director of the Alliance for Better Long-Term Care in Rhode Island, died this morning......
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5:39 PM Tue, Dec 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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Editor Tina Brown's star-studded Daily Beast is perhaps the perfect place for this blog post -- a first-person report by Andrea Reynolds, former mistress of......
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4:51 PM Tue, Dec 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo / Bob Thayer Dean T. Holt, president and CEO of Domestic Bank, makes the announcement at a news conference today at Progresso......
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4:51 PM Tue, Dec 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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Slater Mill, a National Historic Landmark in Pawtucket that draws thousands of visitors, will get $300,000 in federal grant money for repairs and to reduce......
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4:42 PM Tue, Dec 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jennifer D. Jordan Journal staff writer WARWICK -- Warning that the state's fiscal crisis will likely mean further reductions in state support for Rhode......
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4:17 PM Tue, Dec 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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Providence Bruins rookie Levi Nelson, of Canada, visited Warwick Neck Elementary School today, to talk to students about leadership and teamwork. Providence Journal photo......
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By Steve Peoples Journal State House bureau A key informant in the federal corruption case against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is a paid lobbyist for......
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3:35 PM Tue, Dec 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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AP Photo BOSTON, Mass. -- Me-ouch! Veterinarians in Boston have completed an unusual surgery to reattach the face of a cat who was slashed by......
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BOSTON, Mass. -- A top Homeland Security official, already facing charges of hiring illegal immigrants to clean her home, is being sued by two minority......
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2:22 PM Tue, Dec 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The FBI says letters containing white powder that were sent to seven governors, including to Rhode Island's governor, were all postmarked in......
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12:31 PM Tue, Dec 09, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo/Steve Szydlowski David Lema, a member of the Patriot Guard Riders, inspects the group flag on the back of his motorcycle. The Patriot......
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By Katie Mulvaney Journal staff writer The trial date for the Barrington teenager accused of striking and killing his friend with a boat on the......
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What is the best thing that happened on or near Christmas to you or a loved one? Was it an unexpected visitor or gift? Someone......
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Journal photo/ Bill Murphy Firefighters used a ladder truck to help them get access to a fire that damaged a bedroom at 281 Webster......
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By Mark Reynolds Journal staff writer BURRILLVILLE -- An investigation that began with a librarian's tip produced an indictment against a 59-year-old local man who......
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PROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri today accepted the resignation of Saul Kaplan, executive director of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation. Michael Saul, EDC deputy director,......
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PROVIDENCE -- Moran Shipping's president and CEO, Jim Black, will officially announce the company's new Providence headquarters at a press conference this morning, surrounded by......
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Journal photo/ Bill Murphy A Jeep crashed into an apartment house at 36 Waterman Ave. in North Providence this morning, sending three people to......
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PROVIDENCE -- Sojourner House, a Providence-based domestic violence agency, will hold a press conference tomorrow to announce a $1 million, four-year grant from the Robert......
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SMITHFIELD -- Bryant University President Ronald K. Machtley was the keynote speaker at the opening ceremony of the third annual international conference of Confucius Institutes......
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NORTH KINGSTOWN -- The Wreaths Across America parade will stop by the Seabee Museum and Memorial Park in North Kingstown around noon today. It will......
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PROVIDENCE -- A 21-year-old man drove himself to Rhode Island Hospital after he was shot in the leg during a confrontation at Broad and Wesleyan......
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PROVIDENCE -- After yesterday's cold start, temperatures are climbing back up, reaching a projected high near 46 today and 58 tomorrow. Still, we'll be dealing......
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On this day in 1940, British troops opened their first major offensive in North Africa during World War II. Read more about today in history.......
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Today's front page reports that the East Greenwich High School marching band will perform during president-elect Barack Obama's inauguration in January. There's also a photograph......
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Brown University's classics department tonight will present its 61st annual readings and songs in the spirit of the season -- done entirely in Latin. The......
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Journal photo / Frieda Squires Providence firefighters Sean Readdy and Dan Rinaldi, suited up in hazmat gear, remove the envelope containing an unknown white......
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PROVIDENCE -- State Department of Transportation representatives manned a post late this afternoon at the Hess gas station at Eddy and Point streets, ready to......
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By Philip Marcelo Journal staff writer Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline said today that if Congress made federal money to stimulate the national economy available......
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PROVIDENCE -- State courts should not use written questionnaires to effectively close jury selection proceedings that the U.S. Constitution requires to be open to the......
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NORTH SMITHFIELD -- MADD RI (the local chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving) will hold tonight its 26th annual candlelight vigil to honor those killed......
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1:25 PM Mon, Dec 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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The East Greenwich High School Avengers band has been invited to be in President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural parade. The inaugural committee extended an offer to......
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PROVIDENCE -- A Cranston man charged in the fatal assault of a Connecticut man over the weekend was arraigned this morning on a murder charge.......
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Journal photo / Frieda Squires From left, Governor Carcieri; Kerry Weems, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Warwick Mayor......
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By John E. Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Attacks on computer systems are such a dire threat to national security that President Obama should......
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By Katie Mulvaney Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- The state Supreme Court has refused to take up the question of whether former Cranston Mayor Stephen......
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FOSTER - Emer the emu, lost for three weeks, is still missing. Owner Pamela Hood said there has been no sign of the 130-pound ostrich-like......
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By Lynn Arditi Journal staff writer If you are calling the state to certify your weekly unemployment benefits through the agency's automated service line, you......
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Gasoline prices in Rhode Island dropped another 10 cents last week, according to AAA Southern New England. The average price for a gallon of regular,......
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WASHINGTON -- This time it's up to the mayors to make their case to the federal government for help, in dollars. Just like the National......
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9:05 AM Mon, Dec 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE - A Bristol man indicted Friday on 16 counts of child molestation is to be arraigned today in Providence County Superior Court. Roger Morin,......
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8:48 AM Mon, Dec 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- A Providence man and a 17-year-old were arrested yesterday and charged with shooting at a crowd in the IHOP parking lot on Pleasant......
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8:39 AM Mon, Dec 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Supreme Court today is scheduled to hear The Providence Journal's request for access to questionnaires prospective jurors filled out in......
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8:07 AM Mon, Dec 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo/ Bill Murphy A motorist cuts across two lanes in an effort to use the new exit 20 on Route 95 south this......
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7:52 AM Mon, Dec 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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ATTLEBORO -- An Attleboro man died last night after losing control of his sport utility vehicle on the ramp from Route 95 north to Route......
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7:46 AM Mon, Dec 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental Email
NARRAGANSETT -- A 22-year-old Narrangansett man is still missing this morning, almost two days after he was last seen in the area of Galilee Escape......
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By Jack Perry Email
On this day in 1941, the United States entered World War II as Congress declared war against Japan one day after the attack on Pearl......
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By Jack Perry Email
It will be sunny this morning, but the sun won't do much good. It's just 12 degrees this morning in Providence with a wind chill......
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7:00 AM Mon, Dec 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
Today's front page features a report on the rehabilitation of a downtown Providence bulding that blends the old and the new. It will be the......
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