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The snow cancelled high school games. The Providence Bruins moved their game to 1 p.m. And they won. But their were few fans at......
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PROVIDENCE, RI -- Citizens Financial Group, parent of Citizens Bank and a unit of Royal Bank of Scotland, plans to lay off about 900 of......
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CRANSTON, RI -- Gov. Donald L. Carcieri addressed the media Friday night at the state's Emergency Management Agency's headquarters on London Ave. in Cranston. Carcieri......
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5:33 PM Fri, Dec 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Steve Peoples Journal State House Bureau The governor's office announced Friday that it had finalized a "landmark" deal with federal regulators that may change......
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By DONNA BORAK AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Navy is close to awarding another multibillion-dollar contract to General Dynamics Corp. and Northrop Grumman......
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PROVIDENCE -- Traffic is flowing well on most roads; salt and plow trucks are out treating roads with salt and sand trying to keep up......
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WASHINGTON _ Brown Physicist Anastasia Volovich, an expert in the scientific quest known as ``string theory,'' is at the White House today to receive a......
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WARWICK, RI -- Hopeful travelers and those waiting for their loved ones started settling this afternoon for what could be a long wait at......
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By MARY ESCH Associated Press Writer ALBANY -- The nation's second auction of carbon dioxide emissions allowances will bring $106.5 million to the 10 northeastern......
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2:59 PM Fri, Dec 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Amanda Milkovits Journal staff writer Attention drivers who've parked on the streets in Providence: You had until 2 p.m. to move your car before......
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2:04 PM Fri, Dec 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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It's true. Really. Flakes are falling in Providence. A spot check by two projo.com bloggers -- who opened an exit from the Journal building --......
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1:50 PM Fri, Dec 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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Several flights have been cancelled at T.F. Green Airport today. Among them, according to the airport's Web site, are a a 4:56 p.m. departure to......
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1:31 PM Fri, Dec 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental Email
Nicholas "Nicky" Pari, 71, of North Providence, one of the two men convicted of killing fellow mobster associate, turned police informant, Joseph P. "Joe Onions"......
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1:20 PM Fri, Dec 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Felice J. Freyer Journal medical writer The Federal Trade Commission has again cleared the way for the merger of Lifespan and Care New England,......
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Rhode Island is getting $975,846 in federal aid that congressmen say will aim to prevent homelessness. The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency......
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1:11 PM Fri, Dec 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Providence Journal photo / John Freidah Charles Shaw Sr., with Rambone Brothers, mixes salt with sand at the Rhode Island Department of Transportation salt......
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PROVIDENCE, RI -- The state Supreme Court has overturned a conviction against a Cranston man accused of sexually abusing a six-year-old boy saying the state......
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11:59 AM Fri, Dec 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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The assignment: Cover the calm before the storm. Dawn Destefano of Cranston, who was leaving Providence Place mall this morning, said for her "it's just......
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, in Providence, has announced that the GWAR show scheduled for tonight has been postponed due to the impending snowstorm. A new date......
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11:40 AM Fri, Dec 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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PORTSMOUTH, RI -- The Portsmouth Fire Department is the first town in the state to offer Project Lifesaver under a grant from the National Autism......
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10:35 AM Fri, Dec 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
BOSTON -- One of Boston's most popular tourist destinations is on the block. General Growth Properties Inc., the Chicago-based operator of Faneuil Hall Marketplace, has......
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BALTIMORE -- General Growth Properties, the company that owns the Providence Place mall in Rhode Island, says it is putting South Street Seaport in New......
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9:50 AM Fri, Dec 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
In a memo to key Rhode Island officials, Jerome F. Williams, director of the state Department of Administration, details that today is a normal workday......
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9:14 AM Fri, Dec 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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Right now, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut and much of New Hampshire are one big pink area on a National Weather Service map. Pink means "winter......
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NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk officials say three middle school students turned their school bus into a club car by selling mixed drinks to other students.......
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A crash involving two vehicles on Route 95 in the Warwick-Cranston area this morning sent one driver to a hospital, according to Rhode Island State......
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BOSTON, Mass. -- Gov. Deval Patrick asked non-essential Massachusetts state employees to stay home and many school systems canceled classes or announced early dismissals Friday,......
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Today's front page looks at preparations in anticipation for today's big snow, and in other bad news, the darkened Rhode Island jobs picture. Download a......
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A winter storm warning for southern New England is in force from 10 a.m. today until 3 a.m. tomorrow. In what officials have said is......
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7:00 AM Fri, Dec 19, 2008 | Permalink |
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If the potential snow-storm wallop makes you say, "Bah! humbug!" well, know this: On this date in 1843, Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" was first......
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6:59 PM Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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Catch a Christmas Celtic Sojourn at 7:30 tonight at Providence Performing Arts Center. Brian O'Donovan hosts the holiday performance of music, dance and poetry. Tickets......
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6:48 PM Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. Journal staff writer BARRINGTON - The four students who attended last Friday night's high school dance, but were so drunk......
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6:37 PM Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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A woman in her early 20s was taken by helicopter to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, State Police Cpl. Brian Montminy said this evening, after......
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6:22 PM Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Karen Lee Ziner Journal staff writer Three out of 31 contract maintenance workers arrested at Rhode Island courthouses on July 15 entered plea agreements......
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WARWICK -- A former vice president at Rhode Island's dominant workers' compensation insurer, who was indicted two years ago for conspiracy and insurance fraud, is......
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6:11 PM Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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With school bus-stranded children, traffic paralysis and fired officials last December's legacy, state emergency preparation and business officials said this afternoon that one year later......
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5:25 PM Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo / John Freidah Rob Urrutia of North Providence purchases rock salt and a shovel at the Branch Avenue Benny's in preparation for......
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5:19 PM Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
As a heavy snowstorm grows closer to southern New England, the number of parking bans and closings is growing. Rhode Island state and local......
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4:46 PM Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Gregory Smith Journal staff writer The Providence Board of Licenses today ordered an immediate 30-day suspension of the liquor license of Level II, a......
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4:43 PM Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
For the time being, tomorrow is slated to be a normal work day for Rhode Island's state employees. "The administration is being briefed regularly throughout......
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3:56 PM Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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Two actors with Rhode Island connections were nominated today for Screen Actors Guild Awards. The Catholic school drama Doubt led SAG contenders with five nominations......
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PROVIDENCE -- The city has sent out a detailed list of recommendations to drivers and employers in advance of the major snowstorm predicted for tomorrow.......
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By Peter B. Lord Journal environment writer PROVIDENCE -- In what may finally settle a longstanding controversy, the Rhode Island Supreme Court today came down......
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2:05 PM Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- A former Marine reservist was sentenced today to more than three years in federal prison for robbing a Sovereign Bank in Providence and......
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1:49 PM Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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The storm that may strike Rhode Island tomorrow falls within a six-day period during which AAA projects roughly 26 percent of holiday travelers will head......
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By Amanda Milkovits Journal staff writer In preparation for the winter storm heading toward the Ocean State tomorrow, National Grid is bringing in utility crews......
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Emergency officials around Rhode Island are braced for a 2 p.m. conference call with the National Weather Service for the closest prediction of the track......
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Journal photo / Gretchen Ertl Amelia Szosz, 11, a trombone player for the Barrington Middle School Jazz Band, waits for the band's Christmas concert......
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By Katie Mulvaney Journal staff writer The Rhode Island Supreme Court today ruled that a lower court was wrong when it halted a state Board......
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12:36 PM Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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Three $200,000-winning tickets were sold in Rhode Island for last night's Powerball drawing, Rhode Island Lottery said. One was sold at Gold Mart, 1531 Newport......
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12:13 PM Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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CRANSTON, RI -- Cranston public schools will be closed tomorrow due to the impending snow storm, district officials said today. The Providence school system had......
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PROVIDENCE -- Providence public schools will be closed tomorrow and all school-related activities will be cancelled due to the impending snowstorm, Supt. Tom Brady announced......
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11:54 AM Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Preparing for a storm they've tracked for days, the state Department of Transportation has stockpiled sand and salt, enlisted more than 400 private......
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By Karen Lee Ziner Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- Three out of 31 contract janitors arrested at Rhode Island courthouses on July 15 are scheduled......
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9:06 AM Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo/ Kathy Borchers Attorney John J. DeSimone, with his client Gaetano Gravino next to him, quizzes Providence patrolman Eric Green, foreground, during a......
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8:28 AM Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- A Providence man whom authorities say accompanied the alleged shooter of drug dealer Leonardo Manzano in August is to be arraigned today on......
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7:24 AM Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE (AP) -- Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch is asking President-elect Barack Obama's transition team to give state governments more power to regulate mortgage......
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On this day in 1865, slavery ended in the United States as the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was declared in effect. Read more......
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PROVIDENCE -- Enjoy the day. Today should be mostly sunny, with a near near 39 degrees. Tomorrow is another story. The National Weather Service has......
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By Jack Perry Email
Todays' front page reports that while scores of state college system employees took early retirement, in many cases taking thousands of dollars in incentives and......
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6:59 PM Wed, Dec 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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Tonight you can check out new works by graduate-student composers at Brown University. The performances begin at 7:55 p.m., featuring work by Freida Abtan, Peter......
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6:49 PM Wed, Dec 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Steve Peoples Journal State House Bureau LINCOLN -- The newest member of the state Senate leadership ventured off Smith Hill this afternoon to engage......
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By Richard C. Dujardin Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- The Board of Licenses today announced that it will decide tomorrow whether to permanently close down......
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5:56 PM Wed, Dec 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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This just in from the National Weather Service: Areas of black ice and patchy fog expected this evening... Temperatures a few degrees below freezing will......
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WARWICK -- The City Council is in the midst of an emergency special meeting at City Hall this afternoon, called to address potential financial concerns......
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Journal file illustration Senior U.S. District Judge Ernest Torres, right, listens to former state Sen. John Celona at his sentencing on Jan. 31, 2007,......
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We're not into throwing the state of Rhode Island into a pre-holiday panic. But there is a winter storm watch on the horizon for this......
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4:58 PM Wed, Dec 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Paul Davis Journal staff writer SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- More than a year ago a drunk driver smashed into Sylvia Bogusz, nearly killing her. The......
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4:41 PM Wed, Dec 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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In what's deemed an effort to stabilize places hit hard with housing woes, 11 Rhode Island communities will share in the majority of $19.6 million......
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence announced today it is adding an emergency-overflow homeless shelter at its St. Martin de Porres Multi-Cultural Center in Providence,......
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PROVIDENCE, RI -- The state Department of Environmental Management announced this morning that staff from its Division of Fish and Wildlife will stock about 500......
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PROVIDENCE, RI -- CLEARCorps USA will renovate 600 inner-city housing units in Rhode Island to bring them into compliance with current federal and state standards......
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Britney Spears has added a second show at the Mohegan Sun Casino as part of her Circus tour, her first full-scale jaunt in five years.......
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BY JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writer News spread quickly late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning that ballplayer Rocco Baldelli was "misdiagnosed," but he just......
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A 47-year-old schizophrenic man who died last summer after being taken into custody by the West Warwick police suffered a heart attack, according to the......
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NORTH KINGSTOWN -- Hazardous-materials teams from North Kingstown and Warwick were at the Quonset Air National Guard Base investigating a suspicious item found in the......
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12:24 PM Wed, Dec 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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In a blow to Governor Carcieri's administration, the state Supreme Court has overturned a judge's finding that the governor had the inherent authority to lay......
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Help us tell a classic Christmas story. Providence Journal staff writer G. Wayne Miller wants to write about a local family with small children celebrating......
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Everyone wants to be home for the holidays, but sometimes that's not possible. Many families, however, are using Web cams and other new technologies to......
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NORTH KINGSTOWN -- The North Kingstown School Committee has narrowed its search for a top administrator to one man: Burrillville Schools Supt. Steven Welford. That......
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11:55 AM Wed, Dec 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Lisa Vernon-Sparks Journal staff writer NARRAGANSETT -- The police seized "a large number" of marijuana plants from inside a basement at 69 Wood Sorrel......
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In another sign of the sagging economy, fewer Americans plan to travel this Christmas season, according to AAA. But those who do travel will enjoy......
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PROVIDENCE -- A Burrillville man accused of torturing and raping a friend of nearly 20 years and holding him against his will for several weeks......
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By Peter Lord Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- Save The Bay has finally picked a new executive director. He is Jonathan Stone, an investment manager......
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10:26 AM Wed, Dec 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, RI (AP) -- Gov. Donald L. Carcieri announced nearly $20 million in funding to stabilize the Rhode Island housing market in a state stung......
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PROVIDENCE -- A Burrillville man charged with first-degree murder in the August stabbing death of Smithfield resident Kenneth J. Wanamaker is to be arraigned today.......
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WOONSOCKET (AP) -- A teenager accused of raping, biting and beating his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter has been found competent to stand trial. The Superior Court......
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PROVIDENCE -- A 21-year-old Woonsocket man whom Puerto Rican authorities say is a fugitive wanted for a 2005 murder is due in District Court today.......
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BOSTON (AP) -- The British man serving life in prison for the murders of his wife and baby daughter has been transferred to a medium-security......
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NEWTON, Mass. (AP) -- A Newton firefighter and Iraq war veteran has been told that his signature red, white and blue helmet doesn't conform to......
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PROVIDENCE -- A Providence man charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of another man who lived in the same tenement building is to be......
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PROVIDENCE -- A Burrillville man accused of torturing and raping a friend of nearly 20 years and holding him against his will for several weeks......
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JOHNSTON -- An early morning fire on Waterman Avenue in Johnston that temporarily displaced two families is under investigation, officials said. The Johnston Fire Department......
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Update: The case was postponed. PROVIDENCE, RI -- The arraignment of the longtime principal of the Elizabeth Baldwin School in Pawtucket accused of sexually assaulting......
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PROVIDENCE -- The good news is that rain is turning any snow accumulation into slush. The bad news is that we'll only get a one-day......
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By Jack Perry Email
Today's front page looks at the early candidates vying to replace Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice Frank Williams. Another story features Rhode Islanders who say......
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A winter weather advisory is in effect from 10 tonight until noon tomorrow. There's a chance of snow this evening, then sleet, with a chance......
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7:12 PM Tue, Dec 16, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Gina Macris Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- Hopes have been dashed for a negotiated settlement for the clean-up of about 50 acres of residential......
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PROVIDENCE -- A Providence man who authorities say accompanied the alleged shooter of drug dealer Leonardo Manzano in August was indicted today on murder and......
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SOMERSET -- The Lees River Bridge, which connects Somerset and Swansea via Route 103, reopened for business today after being closed for just longer than......
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A 26-year-old Fall River, Mass., man was convicted this morning of second-degree murder in connection with the death of 22-year-old Nathan Harrigan in Fall River......
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By Katie Mulvaney Journal staff writer The process to pick the next chief justice for the Rhode Island Supreme Court has officially begun. Governor Carcieri......
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
By Tim Murphy Journal City Editor Here's what will appear in tomorrow's Providence Journal and online at projo.com More candidates are emerging to replace Supreme......
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PROVIDENCE -- A federal jury today convicted an Asian gang member implicated in a fictitious plot to invade a drug dealer's home with guns, tie......
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PAWTUCKET -- A 27-year-old Providence man was arrested today and charged as a suspect in three Pawtucket robberies. Marvin Reynolds of 201 Pitman Street was......
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WOONSOCKET -- The Woonsocket police this afternoon arrested a 21-year-old man who Puerto Rican authorities say is a fugitive wanted for a 2005 murder he......
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By Jack Perry Email
After enjoying record warmth yesterday, Rhode Island residents will probably have to suffer through periods of wintry weather over the next week, according to the......
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PROVIDENCE -- R.I. Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch and the attorneys general of 30 other states and Washington, D.C., today filed a settlement agreement with......
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By W. Zachary Malinowski Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- A federal jury has begun deliberating the fate of an Asian gang member implicated in a......
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A 26-year-old Fall River, Mass., man was convicted this morning of second-degree murder in connection with the death of 22-year-old Nathan Harrigan in Fall River......
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BRISTOL -- Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy says his famous cousin is prepared for public life as she seeks a seat in the U.S. Senate.......
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BOSTON (AP) -- Some 77,000 customers remained without electricity early this morning in Massachusetts following an ice storm that ravaged the Northeast last week, said......
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By Timothy C. Barmann Journal staff writer State Sen. John J. Tassoni Jr., D-Smithfield, is calling on Governor Carcieri to fire Elia Germani, the chairman......
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Journal photo / Frieda Squires Donna Ruhle, an employee for the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, watches as drivers with E-ZPasses go through......
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EAST GREENWICH -- The New England Patriots' Jarvis Green is coming to Dave's Marketplace on Division Street, East Greenwich, to help raise donations for the......
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Driving from South County to Providence during the morning rush, commuters were greeted with several forms of precipitation, but thankfully, no slippery roads. In North......
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WEST WARWICK -- The West Warwick police are investigating an aggravated assault that happened yesterday at around 4:39 a.m. Police Chief Paul A. Villa said......
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NORTH SCITUATE -- The Rhode Island State Police, the Providence police, the Rhode Island Police Chiefs' Association, and Crossroads Rhode Island will kick off the......
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The report will be released to the public at midnight. An earlier version of this item said the report was expected to be......
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CRANSTON -- A man accused of firing a gun at his girlfriend while she stood at a window in her home early Sunday is to......
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MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut's two Indian casinos say November slot machine revenues continued the trend of dropping from 2007 levels. Figures released Monday by......
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7:21 AM Tue, Dec 16, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Esek Hopkins Middle School will take its 36th annual Italian Christmas program to the streets of the capital city today. A group of......
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7:02 AM Tue, Dec 16, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- More rain showers this morning, mainly before noon. Tonight, the forecast calls for yet more rain and snow, turning to sleet around 4......
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On this day in 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of......
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Today's front page features a story examining whether drivers are back to their old habits now that gasoline prices have fallen to about $1.69 after......
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Rhode Island College's jazz band winter concert is tonight at 8 in Providence. Catch the performance at Sapinsley Hall in the Nazarian Center. Admission is......
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Pop Warner Little Scholars today announced sanctions against Rhode Island's Edgewood Eagles Pop Warner Midget II football team, after a fight last week with a......
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By Katherine Gregg Email
PROVIDENCE - Former Supreme Court Justice Robert G. Flanders confirmed today that he is seriously thinking about making a bid to return to the state's......
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Rhode Island's general treasurer issued a statement this afternoon saying the state's pension fund is safe "from any fallout" from the arrest of a New......
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Journal photo / Connie Grosch Rhode Island's four electors are sworn in before casting their vote in the House Chamber today. From left, the......
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PROVIDENCE -- Rhode Island and three other New England states are forming a regional education partnership and have received a $1-million grant to reengineer high......
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3:31 PM Mon, Dec 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
NEW YORK -- Hasbro Inc. is dropping its lawsuit against the makers of a popular online version of the board game Scrabble. According to documents......
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By W. Zachary Malinowski Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- The trial of Souvanh Keosouvanh, nabbed for an alleged role in a fictitious home invasion, began......
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Providence's Board of Licenses today issued two cease-and-desist orders against the nightclubs that were the locations of the city's 12th and 13th homicides of the......
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PROVIDENCE -- Unions for the city's teachers, police, firefighters and others are seeking a temporary restraining order against Providence's decision to change its health-care benefits......
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Associated Press NEW YORK -- Toy maker Mattel Inc. will pay $12 million to 39 states -- including Rhode Island -- to settle an investigation......
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WASHINGTON _ Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is on a fact-finding tour of the Middle East, including his second visit to Iraq, his office said today. Whitehouse......
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By Mark Reynolds Journal staff writer The husband of state Rep. Deborah Fellela has been arrested in New Hampshire and charged with a felony count......
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12:51 PM Mon, Dec 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Richard Salit Journal Staff Writer It's unlikely anyone will go out of their way to cross the Pell Bridge tomorrow, but that doesn't make......
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PROVIDENCE -- Mayor David N. Cicilline announced he will go before the city Licensing Board this afternoon to seek an emergency hearing about the Level......
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12:14 PM Mon, Dec 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott projo.com staff Pop Warner Little Scholars, the nation's largest youth football organization, has barred the Dorchester Eagles from regional and national postseason......
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PROVIDENCE -- A federal judge has postponed a hearing over whether two Rhode Island parents must surrender their computer to investigators seeking proof that their......
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By Jack Perry Email
Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have dropped for the 13th straight week and have hit their lowest point in nearly five years, according to AAA......
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By Maria Armental Email
PAWTUCKET -- National Grid workers this morning repaired a low-pressure natural gas leak on Webb Street, a spokesman for the utility company said. David Graves,......
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Associated Press BOSTON -- More than 100,000 Massachusetts residents remained in the dark Monday as utility crews worked around the clock to restore electricity three......
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Journal photo/ Peter B. Lord Workers early this morning are tearing down the former Seaview recreation building off Matunuck Beach Road. Erosion is steadily......
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MOSCOW (AP) -- The mother of an American exchange student who was stabbed in Russia -- in what officials say may have been a racially......
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- A Narragansett man accused of killing his roommate and longtime friend in August is to be arraigned today in Superior Court on......
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By Steve Peoples and Cynthia Needham Journal State House Bureau The presidential inauguration has become the toughest ticket in town, but today's Electoral College ceremony......
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On this day in 1791, the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, took effect following ratification by Virginia. Read more......
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PROVIDENCE -- Temperatures today are expected to reach nearly 60 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. But the warm temperatures, and calm weather, will......
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Today's front page features a story on President Bush's trip to Iran and Afghanistan, including photographs of a reporter throwing a shoe at the president......
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