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July 9, 2009 Archives
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By Mike McKinney Email
CUMBERLAND, R.I. -- The School Committee Thursday night approved revised job descriptions for the employees who oversee the school district's computers, in the wake of......
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6:23 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Richard C. Dujardin and Thomas J. Morgan Journal staff writers PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Vice President Joseph Biden, surrounded by children in suits and dresses,......
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5:35 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Linda Borg Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence After School Alliance has opened a summer activities program for middle school children, an extension of its popular after-school program.......
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5:20 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By John Mulligan WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. James R. Langevin was named Thursday to become chairman of a subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee......
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5:02 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Cynthia Needham Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri, who has led the charge in Rhode Island to crack down on illegal immigration, applauded the Obama administration Thursday afternoon......
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4:57 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Department of Health on Thursday recommended swimming bans at Camp Grosvenor Beach and North Kingstown Town Beach, both in North......
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4:14 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Edward Parker Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The price of a single-family house in Rhode Island was 25 percent lower in May......
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4:02 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Department of Environmental Management has declared that its seasonal 24-hour Bay Line telephone information line is now open. The Bay......
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By Felice Freyer Email
After nearly two years of fits and starts, it looks like plans to unite the state's two hospital groups into a seven-hospital conglomerate is back......
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3:40 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Bryan Rourke Email
Hasbro, the Pawtucket-based toy company, maker of G.I. Joe, announced Thursday that tickets are now on sale for the premiere of G.I Joe: The Rise......
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3:00 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kate Bramson Email
SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Police have identified the driver in a head-on collision Wednesday evening as Alisha Kelly, 19, of Glocester. Det. Sgt. Michael C. Rheaume......
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By Rick Massimo Email
The organizers of SoundSession '09, the week-long music festival in downtown Providence, announced Thursday that rapper Fat Joe will not perform Friday night in Kennedy......
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. Email
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. - The parking lot has been torn up, the asbestos is being removed, and workers are preparing to begin tear down the......
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1:49 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
Journal photo/ Mary Murphy Woonsocket firefighters leave Landmark Medical Center after extinguishing a fire that started on the roof and sent smoke into the......
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By Amanda Milkovits Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 39-year-old man is in serious condition after being shot while sitting on a friend's porch in the West End neighborhood after......
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is scheduled to address the Senate about 12:45 p.m. Thursday. Seth Larson, spokesman for the Rhode Island Democrat, said Whitehouse......
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11:18 AM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Tatiana Pina Email
READING, PA. -- A 24-year-old Providence man is charged with first-degree murder and is serving as a witness against a Pennsylvania man accused of being......
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11:00 AM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Richard C. Dujardin Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Police are seeking the driver of a red minivan who they say tried to abduct a 5-year-old boy in Olneyville around 3:15......
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9:49 AM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kate Bramson Email
The Rhode Island International Film Festival has announced it will honor Academy Award-winning actor Ernest Borgnine with its lifetime achievement award. The film festival,......
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9:11 AM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
EAST FALMOUTH, Mass. -- Passengers aboard a Providence-bound flight cheered Tuesday night when the pilot safely landed the plane after it struck a flock of......
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7:37 AM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kate Bramson Email
AP Photo John Hovan holds a photo of himself from when he served in the U.S. Navy in World War II, after he already......
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7:08 AM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
projo.com photo / Andrea Panciera Masses of dark gray clouds and frequent showers accompanied many motorists on their way home from work Wednesday afternoon......
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By Jack Perry Email
Thursday's front page of the Providence Journal features an interview with U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, who is back to work after four weeks of......
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
Journal file photo Walkers cross the rebuilt boardwalk at the Audubon Society's Environmental Education Center in Bristol. On the local front: A year ago......
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