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January 8, 2009 Archives


Tonight: Rhode Island, in photos, at Cranston library

6:59 PM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Check out a photography exhibit of Rhode Island landscapes tonight at Cranston Public Library. The exhibit of photographs by David Gong is open until 8......



Workshop to offer tips on buying foreclosed property

6:32 PM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Donita Naylor    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A workshop on buying a foreclosed or distressed-sale house will focus on avoiding some of the risks that could turn a potential bargain......



Police: Man found dead on Federal Hill jumped or fell

6:03 PM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

By Gregory Smith Journal staff writer The Providence police are investigating the death of a Federal Hill man whose body was found in an alley......



Pedestrian accident reported on Branch Ave., Providence

5:33 PM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Providence rescue has been sent to the area of 66 Branch Ave. for a report of a male who was possibly struck by......



Photo: Northeast auto show opens in Providence

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Providence Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski A Ford representative talks about the 2009 Ford Mustang GT at the 2009 International Northeast Auto Show, held......



T.F. Green Airport to post worst year in a decade

5:19 PM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Paul Edward Parker    Email

When T.F. Green Airport compiles it passenger traffic numbers in the next couple of weeks, they will show that 2008 was the worst year in......



Investigation heats up in Providence Mount Hope slaying

4:46 PM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McKinney    Email

By W. Zachary Malinowski Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- The investigation into the unsolved murder of a young man in the city's Mount Hope neighborhood......



State House hearing on Medicaid 'waiver' open to public

4:39 PM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Lynn Arditi    Email

The House Committee on Finance will begin hearings at 10 a.m. tomorrow on an agreement between Governor Carcieri and the Bush Administration to revamp the......



Pawtucket police on lookout for liquor-store robber

4:25 PM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

By Tatiana Pina Journal staff writer PAWTUCKET -- The police say they are looking for a young woman who walked into Gee's Liquor Store on......



Rep. Fellela's husband pleads guilty to credit-card charge

3:45 PM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

JOHNSTON -- Henry Fellela, the husband of state Rep. Deborah Fellela, admitted he used another person's credit card to snatch $400 in cash from a......



Ex-country club bookkeeper pleads guilty to bank fraud

3:34 PM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A former bookkeeper at Ledgemont Country Club in Seekonk, Mass., pleaded guilty in federal court today to bank fraud in which she stole......



First review of Carcieri budget plan set for Tuesday

1:47 PM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

By Cynthia Needham Journal State House Bureau The House Finance Committee will meet Tuesday, Jan. 13, to review Governor Carcieri's mid-year budget repair plan, unveiled......



Providence police promote three to captain

1:27 PM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

By Gregory Smith Journal staff writer Three Providence police lieutenants who were hailed as "incorruptible" and "natural leaders" were promoted to captain this morning in......



Reporter's query: Are you going to Obama's inauguration?

12:58 PM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
By News staff    Email

He ran on a campaign calling for change. Millions are expected to travel to Washington to witness the historic inauguration of Barack Obama, the 44th......



Rocco Baldelli signs with Red Sox

12:22 PM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Art Martone    Email

The hometown hero is with the hometown team. Rhode Island's Rocco Baldelli has agreed to a one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox. The team......



N. Providence councilman denies drunken driving charge

12:17 PM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McKinney    Email

By Richard C. Dujardin Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- Newly elected North Providence Councilman Joseph J. Giammarco has pleaded innocent to a charge of drunken......



FBI seeks information in Cranston nail salon worker kidnap

12:08 PM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

The FBI is asking the public's help after a woman was abducted in Cranston on Tuesday morning by an unknown white male who was armed.......



Police: Woman with knife robs Pawtucket liquor store

11:54 AM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

PAWTUCKET -- The Pawtucket police are looking for a woman who robbed a liquor store after threatening an employee with a knife yesterday afternoon. Det.......



R.I. signs pact for off-shore wind farm

11:43 AM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri today announced that the state has signed a joint development agreement with Deepwater Wind Rhode Island outlining the terms and conditions......



Obama invites Cicilline to stimulus package unveiling

10:37 AM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Comments (3)
By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline is among a delegation of 12 mayors from across the country invited by President-elect Barack Obama to George......



Companies fined for dumping chemicals into Blackstone

8:45 AM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

WOONSOCKET (AP) -- Two companies that dumped excessive amounts of chemicals into the Blackstone River in 2005 will split a $95,000 fine. The state Department......



Conn. attorney general calls for smoking ban at casinos

7:53 AM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Maria Armental    Email

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says he's going to urge legislators again to ban smoking at the two casinos in the......



Police: Woonsocket teens stole car, drove to school

7:31 AM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Comments (3)
By Maria Armental    Email

WOONSOCKET (AP) -- Two Woonsocket High School boys, ages 15 and 16, were charged with stealing a car Tuesday after a stolen car was found......



Windy with clear skies

7:02 AM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE -- With yesterday's ice mostly gone, today's preoccupation shifts to wind. The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for much of Rhode......



Today in history: Happy birthday, Elvis

7:02 AM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

ON this day in 1935, rock 'n' roll singer Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Miss. Read more about today in history.......



Today's front page: Carcieri tackles the deficit

7:00 AM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

Today's front page features coverage of Governor Carcieri's proposal to erase the state's $357.4-million deficit, a plan that includes cuts in aid to cities and......