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By Linda Borg Journal Staff Writer BOSTON, Mass. -- In a little bodega, a block down Tremont Street from Our Lady of Perpetual Help, a......
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By Linda Borg Journal Staff Writer BOSTON, Mass. -- Many in the crowd waiting outside the funeral for the late Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy are......
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By Linda Borg Journal Staff Writer BOSTON, Mass. -- As the long black hearse carrying the body of Sen. Edward Kennedy pulled up in front......
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By Linda Borg Journal Staff Writer BOSTON, Mass. -- As some of the 1,500 invited mourners file in to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica......
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If you're at home watching either of the Red Sox-Blue Jays or Patriots-Redskins games tonight, check in to projosports.com for a live web chat about......
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Providence canceled tonight's performance by Route .44 at Waterplace Park due to rain. Weekend events on the Blackstone River and elsewhere have......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, which began as a mission parish in 1868 and has been a presence in the city's......
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American Idol winner David Cook will perform at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, 79 Washington St., Providence, on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. Tickets go on......
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WOONSOCKET -- Members of the School Committee could be sued personally and Supt. Robert J. Gerardi could have his superintendent's certification questioned if the committee......
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Victoria Kennedy, widow of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, blows a kiss to supporters and mourners as she leaves the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library as......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A New Hampshire man is recovering at Rhode Island Hospital from serious injuries he sustained in a car crash early Thursday morning,......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In another sign that the economy remains sluggish, a prominent downtown building is scheduled to be sold at a foreclosure auction on......
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The Nature Conservancy has unveiled a new, interactive Web site that lets users look ahead at the effects of climate change in specific locations and......
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Providence Journal / Mary Murphy Dave Hopkinson, launch operator at the Rhode Island Yacht Club in the Edgewood section of Cranston, drives his launch......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island hospitals lost about 12 percent in net worth last year mainly due to investment losses, according to an annual financial......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A day after settling on Oct. 7 and 8 as the days the House of Representatives will reconvene, House Democratic leaders......
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AP Photo / Stephan Savoia A shaman pauses for a brief ritual in front of the flag-draped casket of U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The wake for Jameson Auciel of Providence, the 9-year-old boy who died days after being pulled unconscious from a city pool, is......
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The National Weather Service has put up a coastal flood warning for Block Island and the Rhode Island counties of Newport and Washington. According to......
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HOPKINTON,R.I. -- Jeffrey C. Tefft says it might be "a stupid time" to buy land, but on June 30, he and his wife, Judy L.......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - - The Department of Environmental Management is looking for people to fill 20 to 30 seasonal positions at state parks, campgrounds and......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Due to the forecast of bad weather from Tropical Storm Danny, the state Department of Transportation will postpone a repair project to......
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Thursday's Providence Journal front page reports on the public wake for U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and......
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By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau Email
Like much about the man, Friday's continuing memorials to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will blend a national scope with the intimacy of a New England......
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CHARLESTOWN, R.I. (AP) -- The family of a 17-year-old Connecticut teen who was buried up to his neck on a Rhode Island beach is warning......
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Police in Providence and East Providence are investigating two armed robberies that happened Thursday. Both involved two young men holding up pedestrians. In Providence, one......
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 55-year-old man was severely injured after his bicycle collided with a vehicle at Waterman Avenue and Commercial Way Friday morning.......
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By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press Writer BOSTON (AP) -- Many of the people who took time out to pay their respects to Sen. Edward M.......
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On the local front: A year ago today: An additional 73.6 acres of land that contain the headwaters of the Queen River have been added......
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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's body is carried into the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston, Thursday afternoon. The Providence Journal / Glenn Osmundson......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- House Speaker William J. Murphy has notified lawmakers in his chamber that the House will not return next week, as originally contemplated,......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A U.S. District Court judge listened for 90 minutes Thursday as the state and its largest state employees union presented opposing arguments......
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By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau Email
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sen. Jack Reed figures in the speculation about which Senate Democrats will take on powerful new positions in the wake of......
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. Email
NASA photo Block Island, a rock the size of a large watermelon spotted in July on the surface of Mars, turned out to be the......
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JOHNSTON, R.I. -- A fund has been set up at Bank of America to help the Tellier family cover medical expenses after their 6-year-old son......
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Weather Underground Live, five-day tracking chart for Tropical Storm Danny PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- It looks like we're in for a beautiful day Thursday. Enjoy......
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The family and friends of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy watch as his casket is moved to a hearse at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis......
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Providence Journal photo / Bob Thayer Dr. David R. Gifford, Rhode Island director of health, answers questions about swine flu during a live chat......
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WARWICK, R.I. -- An early morning fire engulfed the East Greenwich harbormaster's boat Thursday as it was docked just over the town line in Warwick.......
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AP Photo In this photo released by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, a rock supposedly brought back from the moon,......
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MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) -- The American Indian tribe that operates Foxwoods Resort Casino says it has sufficient cash to operate as normal while it works......
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By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau Email
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's body will be borne by motorcade from Cape Cod to Boston (map) Thursday, passing through neighborhoods of special significance to his......
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An honor guard loads the casket into a hearse. AP photo / Stew Milne HYANNIS PORT, Mass. (AP) -- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's body will......
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WARREN, R.I. -- Friends and family have set up the Joseph Hunt Memorial Scholarship Fund to honor the 20-year-old grill and saute cook at Jack's......
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Thursday's Providence Journal front page reports on the death of U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. The Last Lion: Overcoming tragedy, he championed America's forgotten......
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SOMERSET, Mass. -- The police say that two Fall River men were ready and waiting with a stun gun to carjack a man arriving at......
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On Aug. 27, 2008 A year ago today: A collection of photographs by the late Andy Warhol, he of the Campbell's Tomato Soup can painting......
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WOONSOCKET -- Saying it was tired of the state ordering it to add new jobs while simultaneously cutting millions from its school aid, the School......
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WARWICK, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Republican Party issued the following statement on the death of the late U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who died......
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By Maria Armental Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles is warning Rhode Islanders of a bogus Web site asking motorists to register their vehicles......
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JOHNSTON, R.I. -- As they prepared to hold their second community dinner with constituents on the issue of health care, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and......
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Congressman James Langevin today had these comments on the passing of Senator Kennedy: "I had the privilege of first meeting Senator Edward Kennedy in the......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- NAACP Providence President Clifford Montiero this afternoon issued the following statement on the death of Senator Kennedy, of Massachusetts: "The NAACP-Providence is......
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. Email
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- Although the School Committee has yet to reach a deal with its teachers' union and another bargaining session isn't scheduled until......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Hope City founder and a member of an advocacy organization Wednesday denied charges by Hope City officials that they have withheld......
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Roland Colpitts moves his possessions from a camp beneath a Route 195 bridge after a Superior Court judge ordered nine homeless people to leave......
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Columbus Theatre has been closed for fire code violations, owner Jon Berberian is trying to fix the problems, but the Hurrican Katrina documentary scheduled for Thursday at the theater has been moved to the Providence Public Library...
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AP photo Visitors stop at the grave of President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va., Wednesday. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.,......
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By Mark Pratt Associated Press Writer BOSTON (AP) -- A lawyer for Survivor winner Richard Hatch is threatening to go to court if her......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The main Web site for the Rhode Island Department of Transportation and the DOT's Transportation Management Center are offline due to a......
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By Peter Lord Email
Researchers could not determine what killed the young humpback whale found in waters off Sakonnet Harbor on Friday because the animal was so decomposed. Janelle......
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By Maria Armental Email
WARWICK, R.I. -- Two local men have been indicted by a grand jury on charges of first-degree robbery and conspiracy to commit a felony in......
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Journal photo/ John Freidah A sightseeing boat out of Hyannis Harbor passes the Kennedy Compound in Hyannisport, Mass., while police officers stand guard the......
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Journal photo/ John Freidah Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy, the son of U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, leaves the Kennedy Compound in Hyannisport, Mass.,......
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Weather Underground Live, five-day tracking chart for Tropical Storm Danny PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island could get heavy rain and coastal flooding if Tropical......
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By Alisha A. Pina Email
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The school district filed a civil lawsuit against its former vocational director for alleged misuse of school property, missing money, check......
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Journal photo/ John Freidah Children carry flowers to the Kennedy Compound in Hyannisport, Mass., Wednesday, the day after U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy died......
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Invoking national health-care reform and the legacy of the late Sen. Edward M Kennedy, officials on Wednesday announced a program to lure more primary-care physicians......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Flags in the capital city are to be lowered to half staff in honor of the late U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy,......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch issued the following statement on the death of nine-term U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, 77,......
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By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau Email
Here are the remarks of Vice President Joe Biden on the passing of Senator Edward Kennedy: Vice President Joe Biden remembers his longtime Senate colleague,......
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A man robbed a Frankly Pizza delivery man early Wednesday while he tried to deliver pizza to 707 Douglas Ave., according to......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence Police charged a Providence man with felony assault in connection with the assault and stabbing of a man in the......
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Journal file photo Salisbury LINCOLN, R.I. -- State police delivered the goods Wednesday, a baby who decided not to wait until his parents got......
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In Newport, R.I., earlier this year, Sen. Ted Kennedy attended the funeral of his longtime Senate colleague from the smallest state in the union, Sen.......
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BOSTON (AP) -- Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick supports changing state law to allow him to appoint an interim successor to Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat. Unlike......
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Photo courtesy Charlestown police A 17-year-old male resident of Scotland, CT is trapped on East Beach in Charlestown. CHARLESTOWN, R.I. -- A teenager from......
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri on Wednesday ordered flags throughout the state to fly at half staff to mark the death of Sen. Edward M.......
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AP Photo/Alex Brandon President Barack Obama walks to the podium to read a statement about the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., Wednesday, while......
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By John E. Mulligan Providence Journal Washington Bureau U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., issued this statement Wednesday morning on the death of Sen. Edward M.......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- It looks like we're in for a scorcher. The temperature could reach 91 degrees under mostly sunny skies Wednesday, according to the......
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AP Photo Barnstable (Mass.) police officers stand at the top of the street leading to the Kennedy Compound Wednesday morning in Hyannisport, Mass. Sen.......
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Comments from family members, politicians and others on the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy from brain cancer Tuesday: "Edward M. Kennedy - the husband, father,......
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Journal photo/ Mary Murphy Work continues on the new Barrington Bridge on Route 114 early Wednesday morning as workers prepare to open the bridge......
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On Wednesday's Providence Journal front page, the lead story, Low SATs irk new education boss, includes a state-by-state look at SAT scores across New......
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By John E. Mulligan Providence Journal Washington bureau Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the liberal champion whose work ranks him with the greatest lawmakers in American......
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Sen Sheldon Whitehouse issued this statement Wednesday morning about the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy: "Senator Kennedy for me, as for so many other......
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By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau Email
The Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, issued this statement Wednesday morning on the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy: "The Kennedy......
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island issued this statement Wednesday morning about the death of fellow Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy: "Senator Kennedy for me,......
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The White House issued this statement Wednesday morning from President Obama regarding the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. Obama has been vacationing on Martha's......
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
On the local front: A year ago today: President George W. Bush is unpopular in Rhode Island, and Democrat Barack Obama holds a large......
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By John Hill Email
WOONSOCKET -- Six people, including incumbent Mayor Susan D. Menard, filed declaration papers by Tuesday's deadline, declaring their intent to run for mayor in November.......
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By Paul Davis Email
PROVIDENCE -- Hope City residents are asking the police and others to ignore a court order to shut down their homeless camp under a Route......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Lawyers representing the Twin River slot parlor and the Rhode Island Greyhound Owners Association were back in U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday,......
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U.S. Sen. Jack Reed answers questions from projo.com readers during Tuesday's live chat on health-care reform, with the help of projo.com producer Pamela Reinsel......
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A day after announcing plans to shut down state government on 12 separate days to save millions of dollars, Governor Carcieri is taking his proposal......
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By Lisa Vernon-Sparks Journal staff writer WARWICK, R.I. -- Hundreds of people flocked to a job fair Tuesday morning offered by CVS Caremark Corp., which......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island's sluggish SAT scores, which trail national and regional averages, are "unacceptable," says the state's new education commissioner, Deborah A. Gist,......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that the Barrington Bridge will begin opening Wednesday. The opening will be done in stages,......
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By Kate Bramson Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A just-released review of the circumstances surrounding a child's apparent drowning at a city pool last week has found that state regulations......
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By Paul Edward Parker Email
Now that Southwest Airlines is flying out of Boston-Logan International Airport, it could mean cheaper fares for travelers using Rhode Island's T.F. Green Airport, according......
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
CUMBERLAND, R.I. -- A child from Cumberland died Monday of injuries received in a car accident on Thursday in Charlton, Mass., the Massachusetts State Police......
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By Peter Lord Email
Researchers plan to tow a dead young humpback whale ashore onto Sapowet Beach in Tiverton Tuesday and perform a necropsy to try to determine the......
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In this tough economy, it is not uncommon for people to adjust the roles they play in their lives, as the times demand. Providence Journal......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - - The water taxi that's supposed to run between Providence and Newport is out of service until further notice due to mechanical......
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Journal file photo/ Kathy Borchers Area residents will have five options in choosing the new color of Fall River's Braga Bridge, shown in 2004.......
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ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) -- A convicted sex offender from Attleboro is facing new charges of molesting a mentally disabled teenage boy. James Ramaglia was ordered......
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BOSTON (AP) -- The Massachusetts housing market is showing signs of recovery with sales of single-family homes up about 12 percent in July compared......
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Projo.com is hosting two live projo.com chats this week on health-related topics. Sen. Jack Reed Dr. David Gifford On Tuesday, Aug. 25, U.S. Sen. Jack......
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Tuesday's Providence Journal front page reports on Governor Carcieri's plan to close state government for 12 days to close a budget gap. Download a......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The summer of 2009 has apparently saved some of its best weather for late in the season. Expect a sunny day Tuesday......
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
On the local front: A year ago today: "She was wild. She's 96 years old, and I'm not kidding you, I was amazed at her......
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- A consultant hired to look at poor drainage at the new high school football field said rains that fell during the......
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- Any naysaying or doubts about Mayor Allan W. Fung's selection of a new police chief seemed like ancient history Monday night as......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence announced on Monday that the Rev. Kevin R. Fisette has resigned as pastor of St. Leo......
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While the full force of Hurricane Bill skirted our area, he did push up some astonishing waves along the Rhode Island coast. This photo......
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By TALIA BUFORD Journal staff writer JOHNSTON -- An investigation by the state Department of Children, Youth and Families has cited a local daycare that......
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By W. ZACHARY MALINOWSKI Journal staff writer Don't be alarmed if you see a couple of dozen men and women running around the Newport area......
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By NEIL DOWNING Journal Staff Writer Despite the planned shutdown of state government for 12 days, the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training will......
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Rhode Island car dealers reported slowing sales Monday, the final day of the federal government's "Cash for Clunkers" program. "It was wild up until yesterday,"......
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By Paul Davis Email
PROVIDENCE -- The homeless occupants at Hope City have until noon on Wednesday to move from their spot beneath a former Route 195 bridge. Although......
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By John Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has applauded the appointment of a prosecutor to determine whether some CIA interrogations of terrorist suspects......
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Photo courtesy of Mi Sueño restaurant owner Jesús M. Titín CRANSTON, R.I. -- A woman killed in a motorcycle accident Friday has been identified......
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By Gregory Smith Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- At 8 a.m. Tuesday the Fire Department will switch over for good to the 800 MHz radio frequency. That means it will......
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By Paul Grimaldi Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The company that owns the Twin River slot parlor in Lincoln owes about 10 times more......
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By Kate Bramson Email
Newport County Grand Jury has handed up an indictment on one count of murder against a Newport father, in connection with the death of his......
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By Cynthia Needham and Katherine Gregg Providence Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island state government will shut down for a total of......
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NEWPORT, R.I. - A 52-year-old New Jersey man was pulled from the water off Castle Hill in Newport Monday morning and later pronounced dead at......
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By Cynthia Needham Email
Mark Weed, the longtime husband of Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed died Saturday at the age of 50, after a battle with cancer. On......
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By Kate Bramson and Amanda Milkovits Journal staff writers BRISTOL, R.I. -- A Barrington man accused of driving drunk in a hit-and-run crash that killed......
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NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- National Grid was to begin work Monday to replace natural gas lines along Douglas Avenue, a project expected to last through......
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By Jack Perry Email
Providence Journal photo / C. Eugene Emery Jr. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have leveled off after rising for three straight......
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By Talia Buford Journal staff writer The competency hearing scheduled for Monday morning to determine whether the man accused of driving into a gas station......
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By Katherine Gregg Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Carcieri has called a State House press conference for 3 p.m. Monday to announce a $67.8 million cost-savings plan that will......
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By Jack Perry Email
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The remnants of Hurricane Bill moved out into the Atlantic, forecasters said Monday, a day after the storm's powerful winds churned......
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Monday's Providence Journal front page reports that the state Department of Health is moving forward with plans to create the state's first medical marijuana......
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
On the local front A year ago today: It's no secret that this week's Democratic National Convention is a political schmooze fest, but it's also......
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CHILMARK, Mass. (AP) -- President Barack Obama and his family began a weeklong vacation on this Massachusetts island with a message to the reporters who......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Expect mostly cloudy skies Monday with a high temperature near 85 degrees in the Providence area. Isolated showers and thunderstorms could move......
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. Email
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- Will they be Mad to the Bone, or will the bikers who show up Monday night when the Town Council has......
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. Email
BRISTOL, R.I. -- A Barrington man was being held without bail at the ACI on Sunday after being charged in connection with a hit-and-run accident......
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By Mike Stanton Email
Surfers flocked to Rhode Island's beaches Sunday in search of storm-driven waves, but swimming was limited or forbidden at many spots because of the treacherous......
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