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FAIRHAVEN, Mass. -- A Bristol, R.I., man was killed Friday when a car driving on Route 195 west crossed the median, striking his car head-on.......
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6:25 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Six teenagers holding a drinking party at the home of a family who were vacationing on the island nation of Jamaica......
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6:03 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- After a week that started and ended sunny, with a whole lot of rain in between, this weekend is looking . .......
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6:01 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The 70 people living in tents under an abandoned Route 95 bridge say they will move to a new home this weekend.......
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5:58 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- When police officers stopped to pick up a man wanted on court warrants outside a house on Smith Hill Wednesday afternoon, they......
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5:32 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- An armed man posing as a Providence police officer robbed two young men in Silver Lake on Thursday evening -- one of......
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5:29 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Lawmakers will return to the State House the first week in September to wrap up business left unfinished when the House and......
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5:22 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental and Paul Davis Journal Staff Writers CRANSTON, R.I. -- First it was Warwick. Now, add Cranston to the list. State tree......
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5:17 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A patron of the Sportsman's Inn and Gentleman's Club was robbed at gunpoint outside the establishment's doors early Wednesday morning. Joseph Garcia,......
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5:07 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Department of Health on Friday afternoon once again updated its recommended swimming bans at area beaches -- for a total......
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5:03 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 13-year-old boy has been charged with rape and conspiracy following an incident on July 17 in which he and another......
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4:18 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two men, along with a 17-year-old boy, have been arrested on charges of robbery, conspiracy and assault after they allegedly beat......
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3:59 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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NARRAGANSETT, R.I. -- In the old days, "sailors would wake up" on their ship in the middle of the ocean and discover "the captain's gone,"......
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3:23 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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BARRINGTON, R.I. -- The state medical examiner has confirmed that the body that was found Friday morning in the Barrington River was that of Joshua......
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2:51 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island will compete for a portion of the $4.35 billion Race to the Top fund, a tantalizing pot of gold dangled......
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2:35 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Andy Smith Journal Staff Writer Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., announced Friday that Joseph MarcAurele, former president of Citizens Bank Rhode Island, will be the......
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2:26 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental Email
NEWPORT, R.I. -- Lock your car and don't leave behind any valuables. The Newport police Friday alerted residents and visitors to an increase in auto......
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2:22 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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GLOCESTER, R.I. -- The police broke up an underage drinking party Wednesday night at a waterfront house, according to Capt. Joseph Mattera. No one has......
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1:28 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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A Superior Court judge sentenced a 19-year-old West Warwick woman Friday to 50 years, 25 of them to serve, 25 suspended, with 25 years probation......
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12:48 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A block party fundraiser event will be held Saturday for the benefit of the Providence Animal Rescue League and the Providence Animal......
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12:37 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- School officials want to set up a fee system to help finance middle school and junior varsity programs that face elimination......
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12:30 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal file photo / John Freidah Some 150 applicants turned out for the Rhode Island conditional surf test in May, hosted by the......
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12:23 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Under terms of a new law, groups can donate money to a school for art supplies or support of a team. This......
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12:17 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Quick work helped the state Health Department to prevent recalled clams from reaching restaurants or stores in Rhode Island and New York......
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11:19 AM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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The R.I. Department of Transportation will permanently close the on-ramp from Central Avenue in Tiverton to Route 24 south and the Sakonnet River Bridge on......
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11:18 AM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Department of Transportation said Friday that it will reopen the southbound ramp from Massasoit Avenue in East Providence to the......
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7:37 AM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal photo / John Freidah Hoeum Hang of Providence fishes from rocks in Narragansett as the waves roll in Friday. The Coast Guard......
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7:19 AM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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How does law enforcement monitor a sex offender outside of jail? A news feature by Journal staff writer Michael P. McKinney explains how one......
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7:00 AM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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BARRINGTON, R.I. -- Heading into a third dayof searching for a 24-year-old West Warwick man missing in the Barrington River and presumed drowned, crews are......
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6:05 AM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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On the local front: A year ago today: Some saw a funnel cloud over Barrington Beach, while others saw a water spout on Narragansett Bay.......
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6:16 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- MADD-RI, the local chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving and police chiefs from throughout the state are standing up for Barrington Police......
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5:47 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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Barrington Fire Chief Gerald Bessette, in white shirt, watches with other law enforcement officers as a boat goes out on the Barrington River from......
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5:24 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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State officials Thursday reopened four areas for swimming. But they closed three more. Reopened are Atlantic Beach Club in Middletown, Camp Grosvenor in North Kingstown,......
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5:15 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Edward Parker Email
The price of a single-family house in Rhode Island dropped markedly in June compared with the same month in 2008, but showed the smallest decline......
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4:41 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal photo / Kathy Borchers George and Gracie, sibling moon bears at the Roger Williams Park Zoo, paw icy sculptures of koi fish......
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4:22 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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State tree experts will scour Warwick next month for signs of the Asian Longhorned Beetle, a wood-devouring insect capable of boring through a hardwood tree......
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4:21 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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Singer Tom Jones has canceled his performances Friday night at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, in Ledyard, Conn.; at the Bank of America Pavilion, in......
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3:38 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The U.S. Postal Service announced on Thursday that beginning Aug. 16 the main post office on Corliss Street will close on Sundays.......
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3:30 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Richard Salit Email
The Navy has again granted the Bureau of Indian Affairs a deadline extension to complete its application to acquire, for free, surplus Navy land on......
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3:15 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Gregory Smith Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Providence County grand jury has handed up an indictment that charges Somesack "Sunny" Phonepraseuth, 17, with shooting to death Jeffrey Lopez......
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3:08 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Lawyers for a new political party that successfully challenged Rhode Island's ballot access laws may recover attorneys' fees. U.S. District Judge......
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2:51 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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Mercurio EAST GREENWICH, R.I. - Victor Mercurio took over the helm of the East Greenwich School Department Thursday, the day after the School Committee......
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2:45 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- City Councilman Michael Solomon, the chairman of the Committee on Ordinances, said Thursday that he has submitted legislation to prohibit minors from......
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1:27 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
Accuweather.com warned Thursday that Rhode Island and other parts of southern New England could experience flooding and torrential rain later Thursday evening from a subtropical......
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1:05 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau Email
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- As an electrician from Rhode Island gave Senate testimony Thursday about his difficulty in keeping up with his mortgage payments, Sen. Sheldon......
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12:59 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Grimaldi Email
Shaw's Supermarkets has a new division president, the of West Bridgewater, Mass., company announced Thursday morning. Mike Witynski is replacing Larry Wahlstrom, who is retiring......
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12:42 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A public hearing is scheduled Thursday night before the City Council's Finance Committee on Mayor David N. Cicilline's budget for the fiscal......
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12:23 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Alan Rosenberg Email
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) - A Woonsocket-based plastic packaging company plans to shed 130 jobs when it relocates to Cumberland. Executives at Portola Tech International Inc.......
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12:01 PM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Karen Lee Ziner Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE, RI -- Citing nearly 20 years of data that show "significant racial disparities" in the way Rhode......
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11:03 AM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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BURRILLVILLE, R.I. -- A local man with a lengthy criminal record of drugs and break-ins has been indicted in the killing of a Woonsocket mother......
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10:08 AM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. - - A girl wielding a curtain rod scared away a 23-year-old man Wednesday who had exposed himself to her mother and had......
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9:53 AM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- A Superior Court judge has put off until Aug. 3 a court hearing on the Woonsocket School Committee's suit to force the city......
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8:48 AM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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Joseph Verdelotti Jr., a West Warwick homeowner, is set to testify about foreclosures on Thursday in Washington before a subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee.......
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7:10 AM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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Front and center on Thursday's Providence Journal front page: The sentencing of Ryan Greenberg, 19, in the boating death two years ago of fellow......
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7:05 AM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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Time to share the bad news again. You guessed it. Rain is once more in the forecast. It's cloudy now, but "numerous" showers are expected......
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6:05 AM Thu, Jul 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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On the local front: A year ago today: A Taunton, Mass., woman fatally shoots herself shortly after faxing a letter to her mortgage company saying......
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6:15 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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Rescue boats search the Barrington River south of the Massasoit Bridge, which is also known as the White Church Bridge, where a West Warwick man......
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5:05 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- As children played baseball and adults swatted tennis balls on the courts at Roger Williams Park, police say, three Massachusetts drug dealers......
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4:30 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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Feel like a dip? Not so fast. The Rhode Island Department of Health today banned swimming in five popular spots because of high bacteria counts.......
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4:14 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Five teenage boys and two teenage girls were arrested on Sunday in connection with two incidents where a young man and teenage girl......
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3:37 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch on Wednesday issued the following statement after the sentencing of Ryan Greenberg in the reckless boating death......
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3:15 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
John Murphy addressed the court on the death of his other son, Patrick Murphy, killed in a boating accident on July 17, 2007. Here's the......
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2:57 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- A Providence man and a Cranston man were arrested last week in separate drug busts that netted more than 1,000 metamphetamine "ecstasy"......
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2:39 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. --- Barrington Police Chief John LaCross Wednesday afternoon responded to criticism of his department from Superior Court Judge Daniel A. Procaccini. In the......
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1:51 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island's pension fund lost more than 19 percent of its value over the last year, dropping from $7.8......
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12:56 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Ryan Greenberg was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years, with 5 years to serve and 5 years of probation. Greenberg is to serve......
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12:50 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal photo / Mary Murphy Superior Court Judge Daniel A. Proccacini holds up the case file and arguments submitted by lawyers at Ryan......
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12:47 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- It's only the 22nd of the month, but the city is already experiencing the second wettest July on record, the National Weather......
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12:31 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In a brief prepared statement, Ryan Greenberg apologized to the court and Patrick Murphy's family during his sentencing. He abruptly turned around......
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12:29 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Ryan Greenberg has abided by the terms of his home confinement while "doing things to show, at least, that he's trying to......
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12:12 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- "Kids being kids, boys being boys." That's how Ryan A. Greenberg characterized to the court his actions in the summer of 2007.......
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12:07 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Journal photo/ Bob Thayer Former State Sen. John A. Celona, right, leaves the Pinel Building as he is released from prison at the ACI......
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12:01 PM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- "This accident happened in about 3 seconds," Defense lawyer William P. Devereaux said in sentencing arguments. The two friends had argued over......
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11:50 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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WARWICK -- The American Civil Liberties Union has gotten involved in a Family Court case after the court ordered a Barrington woman to stop posting......
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11:42 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Ryan Greenberg accepts responsibility for the death of his friend, Patrick Murphy, in a boating accident on July 17, 2007, his lawyer,......
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11:28 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kate Bramson Journal staff writer BARRINGTON, R.I. -- At water's edge, she waits, trying to be patient. A mother of five sons, Linda Goodale,......
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11:25 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Defense lawyer William P. Devereaux is now addressing the court. The Providence Journal is live blogging Greenberg's sentencing. Read all related posts.......
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11:19 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Standing with his son, Jack, by his side, John Murphy addressed the court on the death of his other son, Patrick Murphy,......
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11:08 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Murphy family is addressing the court on the death of their son, Patrick. The Providence Journal is live blogging Greenberg's sentencing.......
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11:08 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Special Assistant Attorney General Christian F. Capizzo asked Superior Court Judge Daniel A. Procaccini to "put into perspective" the positive feedback the......
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11:00 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Ryan Greenberg has asked to be put on home confinement, as he's been since he was released from the Adult Correctional Institutions......
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10:55 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The prosecution has asked Judge Daniel A. Procaccini to sentence Ryan Greenberg to 5 years in prison, the maximum he could get......
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10:52 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In the moments that followed the fatal crash, Ryan A. Greenberg told friends what to say, Special Assistant Attorney General Christian F.......
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10:38 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Several accounts of Patrick Murphy's boating death emerged during proceedings, said Special Assistant Attorney General Christian F. Capizzo during sentencing. In the......
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10:22 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Judge Daniel A. Procaccini started today's proceeding by apologizing for the delay. The Providence Journal is live blogging Greenberg's sentencing. Read all......
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10:20 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Superior Court Judge Daniel A. Procaccini has entered the courtroom and Ryan A. Greenberg's sentencing begins. Under a plea deal reached in......
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10:01 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Friends and relatives of Ryan Greenberg and Patrick Murphy talk among themselves, peruse magazines and books, and send last-minute text messages while......
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9:58 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Microphones have been set up by the court's regular audio system to amplify the sound. A projection screen and a TV monitor......
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9:54 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The family of Patrick Murphy has just arrived in the courtroom. The time is 9:51 a.m. They have taken the first two......
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9:48 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Ryan Greenberg has taken a seat next to his lawyer, with his family sitting on the first bench. See all posts related......
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9:47 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Fifteen high school-aged students attending Brown University's pre-college program are observing Ryan A. Greenberg's sentencing. The students are enrolled in Robert Ellis......
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9:33 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Court personnel continue to set up audiovisual equipment in preparation for Ryan Greenberg's sentencing.......
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9:23 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The sentencing of Ryan A. Greenberg has been postponed. Greenberg, charged in the boating death of his friend Patrick Murphy, was to......
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7:51 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katie Mulvaney Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The teenager who admitted his reckless boating led to the death of his friend on the Barrington River two years ago will......
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7:10 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
Wednesday's Providence Journal front page reports that Ryan Greenberg, the teen who admitted reckless boating led to the death of his friend on the......
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7:00 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Patchy fog could slow early morning commuters, but the fog is supposed to burn off by 8 a.m., according to the National......
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6:00 AM Wed, Jul 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
On the local front: A year ago today: Environmental workers who have been working since May to clean up contaminated soil at the site of......
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By Mark Reynolds Email
JOHNSTON -- The town should lead Rhode Island in recycling due to its special status as the "host community" of the state's Central Landfill, according......
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5:00 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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CHARLESTOWN, R.I. -- A dozen people were arrested on drug charges at the Ocean State Reggae Festival, a two-day shindig that was held last weekend......
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4:42 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Amanda Milkovits Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rep. Joanne Giannini, D-Providence, said she is working on a bill that would ban youths under 18 from working in strip clubs.......
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4:31 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Andy Smith Email
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Tuesday night's concert starring Bob Dylan, plus Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp, will be held at McCoy Stadium, home of the Pawtucket......
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4:17 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Tuesday announced that it has charged a Cranston landlord and real-estate company with housing discrimination for......
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4:13 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- Former state legislator John A. Celona will be released on parole from the Adult Correctional Institutions Wednesday, Corrections Department spokeswoman Tracey E.......
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3:46 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Felice Freyer Email
Rhode Island Hospital and Miriam Hospital are considering combining into a single hospital with two campuses, according to a e-mail sent to employees this afternoon.......
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NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - Authorities say a 54-year-old New Bedford woman has been struck and killed by a bus at the downtown terminal. Bristol......
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2:32 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Forty-four Rhode Island college students are spending the summer helping out at area soup kitchens, art programs and environmental organizations, their $2,000 stipends......
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12:24 PM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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JOHNSTON, R.I. -- What started out Monday as a purse snatching in North Providence turned into a car chase, then a bumper-car session with three......
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11:47 AM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Alex Kuffner Email
PROVIDENCE -- State energy commissioner Andrew C. Dyzkewicz has resigned. Dzykewicz, head of the state Office of Energy Resources, handed in a letter of resignation......
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11:33 AM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Rick Massimo Email
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- The Fray will play at The Ryan Center, on the University of Rhode Island Kingston campus, on Sept. 22 at 8......
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11:19 AM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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Jan Winburn, a 33-year journalism veteran, has been named winner of The 2009 Mimi Award, a prize that recognizes exceptional work by an editor. Winburn,......
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11:09 AM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The East Providence Police say that a masked man wielding a knife walked into the Gulf Express at 2251 Pawtucket Ave.......
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8:19 AM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The police say they are not charging a female driver after she allegedly drove over the toes of a 10-year-old boy who......
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8:04 AM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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PORTSMOUTH, R.I. -- The police have identified the man who died early Sunday after fleeing the Middletown police in a stolen car and then colliding......
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7:31 AM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) -- After rejecting an earlier offer, The Boston Globe's largest union has voted overwhelmingly to approve a new contract that would give the......
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7:18 AM Tue, Jul 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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Unlike Monday, Tuesday doesn't look like a beach day, unless you like solitary walks. It's been a rainy morning and showers remain in the forecast......
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As The Providence Journal turns 180, readers might notice a change on Tuesday's front page. The stories include labels that provide a key to......
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A year ago today: A section of the terminal at T.F. Green Airport is evacuated when two grenades are spotted in luggage. The grenades were......
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By Richard C. Dujardin Email
COVENTRY, R.I. -- A woman driving a horse and buggy on Plainfield Pike was seriously injured late Monday afternoon when a car came up from......
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- The police are investigating a three-car accident at Park Avenue and Pershing Street that left one woman seriously injured. According to the......
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By Richard C. Dujardin Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The driver of a car who is believed to have been involved in a hit-and-run accident on Princeton Street on Monday evening......
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By Richard C. Dujardin Email
JOHNSTON, R.I. -- Roger and Joyce Mandarelli told police that when they returned to their home at 3 Hemlock Court early Saturday after spending several......
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By Richard C. Dujardin Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Despite the state's troubled economy and double-digit unemployment rate, the 2009 Catholic Charity Fund Appeal has exceeded its $7.8 million goal, the......
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. -- Investigators from the attorney general's office will review the details of a fatal accident Sunday in which a driver died while trying......
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By Tatiana Pina Email
PAWTUCKET, R.I.- - At Congregation Ohawe Shalom, people knew 79-year-old Joseph Zalusky as a tireless volunteer who was quick to take up whatever task needed......
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By Donita Naylor Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The right lane of Route 95 north between exits 19 and 20 has been reopened after a disabled truck was removed, the......
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By Kate Bramson Email
SEEKONK, Mass. -- A pedestrian is in fair condition in Rhode Island Hospital after he was struck by a car on Sunday evening near 165......
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By Andy Smith Journal Staff Writer Rhode Island's soaring unemployment rate is the second worst in the country, behind only Michigan, and by far the......
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By Donita Naylor Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Mosquitoes trapped during the week of July 7 have tested clean for both West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis, the R.I.......
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By Jack Perry Email
Gas prices in Rhode Island have dropped for the fourth straight week, according to AAA Southern New England. The average price for a gallon of......
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By Peter Lord Email
A three-person crew signalled the revival of regular cleanups of debris in Narragansett Bay Monday morning by using a mechanical crane to hoist a huge......
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By Paul Edward Parker Email
Journal file photo/ Frieda Squires Travelers pass through security before boarding their flights at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, R.I. In the first six......
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By Tatiana Pina Email
JOHNSTON, RI. -- According to a preliminary investigation, the state fire marshal has deemed a fire that heavily damaged a home at 216 Morgan Ave.......
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By Tatiana Pina Email
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- One man was transported to the hospital and treated for minor injuries and another charged with felony assault Saturday after an attack......
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The Associated Press BOSTON -- Members of The Boston Globe's largest labor union will vote today on whether to accept a new contract that makes......
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By Kate Bramson Email
Before the fire, the house that burned on Gallup Street was taller than the neighboring structures. Watch the video Providence Journal photo and video......
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By Jack Perry Email
By Journal Business staff Pawtucket-based Hasbro Inc. said on Monday that second-quarter profit rose from sales of toys based on "Transformers'' and "G.I. Joe.'' Net......
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By Jack Perry Email
Monday's Providence Journal front page reports on multimillion-dollar homes going up for auction. And a Brown doctoral candidate performs research on moon rocks brought......
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By Jack Perry Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Expect a partly sunny day Monday with a high near 83 degrees. The wind will be calm at 6 to 9 mph.,......
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
A year ago today: Navy and Army divers are studying tides and weather, hoping to raise a Russian submarine that sank in the Providence River......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - William Shatner has a ballet? Well, sort of, and you'll get a chance to see it, sort of, on Thursday, Aug. 6,......
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By Karen Ziner and C. Eugene Emery Jr. PORTSMOUTH, R.I. -- A driver fleeing Middletown police died early Sunday after colliding with a second car......
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. Email
ATTLEBORO, Mass. -- Police have identified the teenager who drowned in the Manchester Pond Reservoir Saturday. His name is Sopheak Kim, 17, of Attleboro. The......
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By Karen Ziner Email
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A 79-year-old pedestrian was killed in a hit-run accident early Sunday at the corner of Mill Street and Newport Avenue, the......
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