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December 11, 2008 Archives
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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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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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3:53 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink |
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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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By Mike McKinney Email
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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By Jack Perry Email
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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By Mike McKinney Email
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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By Mike McKinney Email
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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By Kate Bramson Email
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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By Jack Perry Email
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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By Jack Perry Email
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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