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July 9, 2009 Archives


Cumberland school board revises technology job descriptions

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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......



Update: Biden attends R.I. wake for Dodd's sister

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By Maria Armental    Email

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,......



Providence launches summer program for children

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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.......



Rep. Langevin named as chairman of House panel

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By Thomas J. Morgan    Email

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......



Carcieri commends Obama's support of E-Verify

5:02 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | | Comments (5)
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......



R.I. Health Department calls for more beach closings

4:57 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | | Comments (2)
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......



Update: R.I. house prices fall sharply in May over '08

4:14 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

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......



R.I. DEM establishes phone line for Bay information

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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......



Lifespan's RI hospitals merger back on track

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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......



Tickets on sale for R.I. G.I. Joe movie premiere

3:40 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | | Comments (1)
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......



Update: Police identify driver in Smithfield crash

3:00 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | | Comments (1)
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......



Fat Joe cancels Providence SoundSession appearance

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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......



E. Greenwich middle school gym will soon be demolished

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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......



Update: Fire out at Woonsocket hospital/ Photo

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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......



Providence man shot on friend's porch

1:05 PM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | | Comments (2)
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......



Whitehouse to address U.S. Senate on Sotomayor

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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......



Providence man charged with murder in Pennsylvania

11:18 AM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | | Write a comment
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......



Update: Police investigate kidnap attempt in Providence

11:00 AM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | | Comments (1)
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......



RI film festival to honor Ernest Borgnine

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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,......



Cape man recalls emergency landing of Providence flight

9:11 AM Thu, Jul 09, 2009 | | Comments (3)
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......



Providence man honored for role in Spanish Civil War

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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......



Drizzle early, then mostly cloudy, high near 70 / Photo

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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......



Thursday's Providence Journal front page

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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......



Today in history: RI high court denies Cianci's ballot bid

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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......