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December 11, 2008 Archives


Tonight: Blues jam at News Cafe in Pawtucket

6:52 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

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......



12-year-old arrested for knife in Woonsocket school

6:35 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

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......



Update: R.I. Chief Justice Williams to step down

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By Mike McKinney    Email

Journal file photo / Connie Grosch Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank J. Williams sits in the House of Representatives chamber in November......



Backstage at Nutcracker ballet rehearsal / photo, video

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Providence Journal photo / Gretchen Ertl Festival Ballet company dancer Lauren Menger, 25, of Providence, waits for her next stage appearance during a dress......



Pedestrian hit by vehicle in Warren

5:32 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

WARREN -- Responders have gone to the scene of a reported pedestrian struck by a vehicle, according to police dispatch. The incident happened in the......



Fire Dept. in N. Kingstown on scene of overturned car

4:43 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McKinney    Email

NORTH KINGSTOWN -- The Fire Department this afternoon has responded to a report of an overturned car in the area of the intersection of Mt.......



N. Kingstown boy's 'cereal night' idea lands him TV spot

4:11 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

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......



Reporter's query: Found a job in this tough economy?

3:56 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McKinney    Email

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......



E. Greenwich band working hard to prepare for inaugural

eastgreenwich_band_512.jpg 3:53 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By News staff    Email

Members of the East Greenwich High School Marching Band rehearse this morning. Providence Journal photo / John Freidah Just days after learning they will march......



Kin, police seek info about hit-run fatal on Atwells Ave.

3:47 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Comments (3)
By Mike McKinney    Email

By Bob Kerr Journal columnist PROVIDENCE -- Relatives and friends of Gina Isom huddled under a small tent on Atwells Avenue today near the spot......



Lane on Rte. 37 east closed due to overturned vehicle

3:18 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
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......



Foreclosures nationwide fall in November, but not in RI

3:13 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By News staff    Email

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......



East meets West at a West Warwick sewage plant

2:59 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

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......



Textron increases job cuts at corporate offices

2:48 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By News staff    Email

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......



Heavy rain forecast for tonight, possible flooding

2:29 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
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......



Photo: A Trans-Siberian spectacular at the Dunk'

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By News staff    Email

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,......



Man sentenced to 12-plus years for drug trafficking

12:28 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
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......



DEM requests hunter help after mallard tests for bird flu

11:56 AM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

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......



Carcieri unveils stimulus plan for small businesses

11:52 AM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Comments (6)
By Mike McKinney    Email

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......



Common Cause R.I. names new executive director

11:38 AM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
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......



R.I. Guard marks return of captured Civil War flag

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By Jack Perry    Email

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......



Reporter's query: Will economy impact your holiday?

8:58 AM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Comments (8)
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......



New lawmakers get R.I. State House orientation

8:54 AM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
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......



Today in history: British king abdicates to marry divorcee

7:07 AM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

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......



Rainy forecast prompts flood watch

7:03 AM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
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......



Today's front page: Cicilline check controversy

7:00 AM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

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......