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July 6, 2009 Archives


Stop-sign arrest in Johnston leads to cocaine charge

7:20 PM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Richard C. Dujardin    Email

JOHNSTON, R.I. -- A North Kingstown man was charged with possessing crack cocaine after an officer who pulled him over Friday evening for failing to......



Update: Altar outside W. Warwick church defaced / Photos

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By Kate Bramson    Email

Someone has drawn what West Warwick police detectives are describing as two pentagrams on an altar behind Sacred Heart Church in West Warwick. The......



'Healthy and strong,' Rep. Kennedy returning to Congress

4:41 PM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | | Comments (16)
By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau    Email

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy will return to Congress Tuesday after an absence of about four weeks to be treated for addiction, his office......



The sun brings out crowds at Misquamicut beach / Photo

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By Maria Armental    Email

Providence Journal photo / Connie Grosch Misquamicut State Beach in Westerly was crowded for the third consecutive day. WESTERLY, R.I. -- A canopy of......



Navy pool in Newport to honor SEAL killed in Afghanistan

3:05 PM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Richard Salit    Email

A new pool at Naval Station Newport will be dedicated on Thursday to a 2001 graduate of Navy Officer Candidate School who was killed in......



Update: Driver 'left me for dead,' hit-and-run victim says

2:49 PM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | | Comments (6)
By Kate Bramson    Email

WEST WARWICK, R.I. - A 50-year-old Warwick man who was seriously injured by a hit-and-run driver as he was walking across Main Street in West......



Providence police investigate shooting on Broad Street

2:40 PM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The police are investigating reports of a shooting on Broad Street, near the Houston Street intersection. No one was injured, Maj.Thomas F.......



ACLU sues state, claims food stamp applicants go hungry

1:56 PM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | | Comments (7)
By Thomas J. Morgan    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island ACLU and a national organization that promotes economic justice for low-income families on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against......



New Navy command brings 60 jobs to Newport

1:49 PM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Richard Salit    Email

Naval Station Newport will have a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday for the arrival of a new command and with it 20 military positions and......



Gianquitti family to continue to get his disability pension

1:05 PM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | | Comments (22)
By News staff    Email

By Talia Buford Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Even though Nicholas Gianquitti will probably spend the rest of his life in jail, his family......



Police: Gang leader charged with gun, drug possession

12:54 PM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | | Comments (5)
By W. Zachary Malinowski    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Providence man, described by police as a street gang leader, has been charged with possession of a firearm and drugs after......



Update: Victim had no-contact order against murder suspect

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By Amanda Milkovits    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A city man is charged with murdering his live-in girlfriend in their Silver Lake residence over the holiday weekend. Johnny Tineo, 35,......



Fireworks and other photos to remember

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

posted by projo.com user cornbread20 After weeks of bad weather the sun came out and the skies were clear for the Fourth of July......



Pawtucket man charged with assaulting his father

10:52 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Tatiana Pina    Email

REHOBOTH, Mass. - - A 24-year-old Pawtucket man was arrested July 4 on assault charges after he allegedly threw a plasma television and a chair......



The sun's out: Check out our interactive beach map

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By News staff    Email

It's finally beach weather for real. Check out our interactive beach map: Get the information you need on your favorite beach and get out there......



Gasoline prices drop for second week in a row

10:32 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | | Comments (3)
By Jack Perry    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gasoline prices have fallen for the second straight week, the first time that has happened this year, according to AAA Southern New......



Police search for weapons after Rehoboth home invasion

10:12 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Kate Bramson    Email

REHOBOTH, MASS. -- The police continue Monday morning to investigate an armed home invasion at 6 Sassafras Rd. with the assistance of a police dog......



Cape Cod teen charged with punching police horse

9:48 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

PROVINCETOWN, Mass. (AP) -- A Cape Cod teenager has been charged with punching a police horse during Independence Day festivities in Provincetown. Police tell......



Family unhurt when truck slams into N. Attleboro home

8:26 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Kate Bramson    Email

NORTH ATTLEBORO, MASS. -- A couple and their five children who were home around midnight Sunday escaped without injury after the driver of a pickup......



Mother, adult son dead after fire in Raynham, Mass.

7:43 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Kate Bramson    Email

RAYNHAM, Mass. (AP) -- A mother and her adult son are dead following a three-alarm blaze at a Raynham mobile home. Fire Chief James Januse......



Monday's Providence Journal front page

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By Jack Perry    Email

Monday's Providence Journal front page reports on the proliferation of poison ivy and a possible link to climate change. A Brown University researcher specializes......



Westerly, Smithfield offer another shot at fireworks

7:05 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

Catch more fireworks tonight. You have two choices: Westerly or Smithfield. In Smithfield, the celebration will begin at 7 p.m. at Deerfield Park. The Paul......



State offices closed today in Rhode Island

7:01 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By News staff    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- There was a little confusion on Smith Hill about when the state would officially celebrate Independence Day. This year, July 4 fell......



Sunny with a high near 82, thunderstorms possible later

7:00 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- It looks like that summer weather has finally arrived. Monday's forecast calls for a sun, and the extended forecast shows lots of......



Send us your Newport folk memories

7:00 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Rick Massimo    Email

The first folk festival in Newport was 50 years ago this summer, and we're looking for stories from longtime attendees for possible inclusion in a......



Today in history: High court orders Cianci off ballot

6:00 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Thomas J. Morgan    Email

On the local front: A year ago today: Short of money and expecting continued deterioration of its finances, the state's transit system is considering a......