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By RICK MASSIMO Journal Pop Music Writer CHARLESTOWN, R.I. -- As a beautiful day turned to a cool night in Ninigret Park, the first full......
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NORTH SCITUATE, R.I. -- A West Warwick man who drew suspicion on a Narragansett beach for following young girls while carrying a cooler that concealed......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Residents of Central Falls, Providence and Woonsocket have until Saturday to register to vote in possible Oct. 6 primaries in their localities,......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- More than 200 youth athletes from around the country began converging on Rhode Island Friday to participate in the 76th annual Armenian......
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By John E. Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau. WASHINGTON -- This year in Afghanistan is proving to be every bit as difficult a challenge as President......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Woonsocket man was sent to prison Friday on charges he violated probation by trespassing into a Brown University dormitory claiming to......
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Two fundraisers are being planned to help the four children of two mothers, Sheila A. Armstrong and Kayla R. Pine, who died Tuesday in a......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A bird disease that does not affect humans has turned up in two mosquito pools from traps set at URI's Peckham Farm......
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3:17 PM Fri, Sep 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- The founders of Hope City, a homeless community in Cumberland, won't be moving into shelters or apartments offered by a social service agency.......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With national and local jobless rates climbing, economists expect the Rhode Island labor market to take more hits before experiencing a turnaround.......
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MCT Photo Emma Watson as Hermione Granger in Warner Bros. Pictures' fantasy adventure, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Sometime on Saturday, maybe the......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Police on Friday said that the man who was struck by a car on the outskirts of downtown is Daniel Tanner, 30.......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The public is invited to get a close look at the new South Pavilion at Women & Infants Hospital, before the patients......
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NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- The police announced Friday that three suspects have been charged in what the police described as a "rash of larcenies" from......
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12:49 PM Fri, Sep 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Less than a day after a Supreme Court justice blocked the first of 12 proposed government shutdown days, the state has imposed......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The City Council took the second and final vote on the budget for the fiscal year that started on July 1, approving......
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12:21 PM Fri, Sep 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- The Cranston Police are investigating a car accident in which a 52-year-old man was struck and killed on Reservoir Avenue near the......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Department of Environmental Management announced Friday that Conditional Area A and Conditional Area B in upper Narragansett Bay reopened to......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Department of Health on Friday recommended the reopening of Third Beach in Middletown to swimming, and said that all 118......
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AAA Southern New England predicted Friday that fewer Americans will travel this Labor Day weekend than last year. AAA said the lateness of the holiday......
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The state medical examiner said Friday that the cause of death of a man found dead Wednesday afternoon in a Volvo was......
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Three research vessels will ply Rhode Island's coastal waters this month to gather information for the planned $1.5 billion wind turbine farm that Governor Carcieri......
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10:57 AM Fri, Sep 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island state officials are meeting to discuss the process for laying off 1,000 state workers, a day after Governor Carcieri......
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10:53 AM Fri, Sep 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- The body of an 80-year-old Providence man reported missing by his family Thursday afternoon was found in Twin Rivers Thursday night, according......
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Officials at a North Carolina museum have returned a Civil War flag to the Rhode Island National Guard in the......
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7:20 AM Fri, Sep 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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COVENTRY, R.I. -- A local man was seriously injured early Friday morning when the motorcycle he was driving rear-ended a tractor-trailer on Route 95 south......
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Friday's Providence Journal front page reports that Governor Carcieri has ordered the laying off of 1,000 state workers after the state Supreme Court blocked......
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CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) -- The town of Chatham and state wildlife officials are warning the public to avoid swimming where seals congregate after five sharks......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- It looks like our great stretch of weather will continue into the Labor Day weekend. The only potential glitch comes Sunday, when......
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On the local front: A year ago today: Mayor David N. Cicilline of Providence is rolling around town in some fresh new wheels, and doing......
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6:31 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal photo / Bob Thayer Governor Carcieri appears at the State House entrance to answer reporters' questions. In a brief interview outside the......
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6:30 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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WESTERLY, R.I. -- An estimated 200 to 300 people gathered on the edge of Wilcox Park in downtown Westerly Thursday evening for Rhode Island's final......
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6:12 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Paula Marcelli 40, of Woonsocket, was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison for a fraudulent-check scheme that she and her......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The full Senate will return Wednesday to consider judicial appointments. The Senate Judiciary committee will convene at 4 p.m. Tuesday to......
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5:22 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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Governor Carcieri sharply criticized Supreme Court Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg's decision earlier Thursday to block the first scheduled shutdown of Rhode Island state government on......
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5:03 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri has chosen Superior Court Judge Alice Bridget Gibney to be the next presiding justice of her court. Gibney, 62, who......
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4:02 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A lawyer representing victims of The Station nightclub fire gave no indication Thursday at a court hearing as to when those who......
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3:59 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. As news spread through the State House that Friday's state government shutdown day would not take place, the reaction was mixed. Some state......
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3:51 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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A 3.6-acre parcel that is one of the last undeveloped pieces of waterfront land on pricey Indian Avenue in Middletown has sold for $3.6 million.......
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PROVIDENCE, RI - A member of the Laos Pride street gang was sentenced to nearly 11 years in federal prison on Thursday for his......
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PROVIDENCE, R..I. -- Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts is convening a meeting of the state Emergency Management Advisory Council Tuesday to talk about the state's plans......
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3:07 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal photo / Kathy Borchers Fran Carroll, of Cranston, holds her cat Carrie, who will be 24 on Sept. 5. By Donita Naylor......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I -- The Southside Community Land Trust, a network of eleven community gardens in the city, will lead a three-year, $600,000 initiative to help......
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WARWICK, RI -- After two years of running in the red, the Warwick School Department has turned things around and posted a modest surplus for......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Supreme Court Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg has granted a temporary stay of Governor Carcieri's first shutdown day Friday, meaning state government will......
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JOHNSTON, R.I. - About 30 unionized fire fighters from Johnston, Cranston and North Providence joined members of the state carpenters' union Thursday in picketing the......
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by Michael McKinney Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island is getting $5.7 million from the federal stimulus package to help pay for a......
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12:24 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The city's teachers have voted to withdraw from volunteer activities in the city's schools. The roughly 500 educators won't help with......
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12:16 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Underground transformers failed in the downtown area Wednesday evening, knocking out power to 3,000 customers and blocking the Woonsocket Call from publishing......
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Providence Police investigate the scene of an accident where a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Washington Street and Service Road......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- New data from the Department of Revenue shows that hotel tax revenue statewide in June was down roughly 15 percent with significant......
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11:13 AM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) -- A college student ordered to pay four record labels a combined $675,000 in damages for downloading and sharing 30 songs online is......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that it will open the eastbound lane of the new Barrington Bridge on Friday.......
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Journal photo/ Bob Thayer The body of a Providence man, found shot, is transported from the driver's seat of a car to a van......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Arthur Grundy, who was on the run from robbing a man when he slammed a car into a police cruiser in 2005,......
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WARWICK, R.I. -- The police say they arrested a local man Wednesday after he allegedly threatened an officer with a needle and syringe and taunted......
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By Joe McDonald Journal sports writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- It didn't take long for former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling to announce he's interested......
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BOSTON (AP) -- A Massachusetts lawmaker who was spotted buying tax-free liquor in New Hampshire after voting for a 6.25 percent tax on alcohol in......
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NEW YORK (AP) -- In a posthumous memoir, Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy writes of fear and remorse surrounding the fateful events on Chappaquiddick......
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Thursday's Providence Journal reports how the state's colleges are preparing to protect their students against the swine flu. A reporter and photographer go on......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- If this weather isn't perfect, it's close. The National Weather Service is forecasting another fine day Thursday, with mostly sunny skies and......
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6:05 AM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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On the local front: On Sept. 3, 2008 A year ago today: Three out of 31 janitors arrested during July 15 immigration raids at Rhode......
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WARWICK, RI -- Anonymity is usually just fine for members of the Police Department's SWAT team who strive for peaceful solutions to crises. Still, they......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- U.S. Magistrate Judge David L. Martin has scheduled a status conference in the Station nightclub fire cases for Thursday at 2 p.m.......
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5:40 PM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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SCITUATE, R.I. -- Full phone service has been restored for the Rhode Island State Police. An equipment malfunction left all but two of the 444......
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5:38 PM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts lashed out at the Carcieri administration Wednesday, demanding answers about a "no-bid, backroom deal that secured $370,000 in......
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4:48 PM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A petition filed by eight state unions to block Governor Carcieri's plan to shut down state government for 12 days has been......
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2:56 PM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski Emma Ryan on the Bodhran, an Irish musical instrument, her brother Mike Ryan, on guitar, and other family......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Josiah A. Olowoporoku, 46, of Pawtucket, suspected in the alleged rape of a Charlesgate Nursing Center resident in June, pleaded not guilty......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The city's new Career and Technical Academy opened this morning with a small glitch. A construction worker accidentally set off the fire......
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A Rhode Island official said Wednesday he expects to start awarding $135 million in loans for drinking water and sewer construction projects around Rhode Island,......
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- In a sign of just how seriously area colleges are taking the threat of the H1N1 flu virus, the University of......
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11:54 AM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal photo / Bob Thayer Jalen Jones, left, and Laurel Butler, both age 7 from Providence, learn the proper three-point stance from their......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The long-awaited report from the state and the city on the land that will be opened up once the old Route 195......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority said Wednesday that buses and trolleys will observe a holiday-weekend schedule on Monday, Labor Day. RIPTA......
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JOHNSTON, R.I. -- The state police have identified the two women killed in the rollover crash on Route 295 south on Tuesday afternoon as Pawtucket......
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padding: 15px;"> Journal file photo Charles Pruenca PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island State Police have charged an alleged con artist with scamming a......
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10:54 AM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Glenn Rivera-Barnes, a former medical technician at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, pleaded guilty this morning to a......
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By Alicia Pina Journal staff writer EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- City Manager Richard Brown Tuesday night announced that for the first time the city was......
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http://www.projo.com/a/2009/09/02/a1_20090902.pdf Wednesday's Providence Journal front page reports on a crash in Johnston that killed two women and critically injured a third. A judge will hear......
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On the local front: A year ago today: The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority spells out the service cutbacks it is considering, saying it would......
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10:48 PM Tue, Sep 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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JOHNSTON, R.I. -- A team effort by the Johnston, Coventry and West Warwick police has led to the arrest of two men who allegedly stole......
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6:29 PM Tue, Sep 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Rhode Island Democratic Party this afternoon joined a gay-rights group in urging Governor Carcieri to cancel plans to headline a fundraising banquet for the......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- After living in tents for half a year, Roland Colpitts and Barbara Ferrara will move into one of the city's first-ever apartments......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Supreme Court's disciplinary counsel has filed an ethics complaint accusing Providence lawyer Lisa M. Butti of professional misconduct. The complaint,......
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4:28 PM Tue, Sep 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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MIDDLETOWN, R.I. -- The Police Department will hold a dedication ceremony for the new police station Wednesday at 2 p.m. The new building, at 123......
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Providence Journal photo / Thomas J. Morgan Firefighters and Rhode Island state troopers tend to three infants and an adult after a rollover accident......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A petition from several state unions to block Governor Carcieri from shutting down government for 12 days is scheduled to be heard......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The week after the death of his father, Rep. Patrick Kennedy has placed condolence books at the Rhode Island State House......
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Journal photo/ Steve Szydlowski A small plane that made an emergency landing on Route 495 Tuesday morning is causing a traffic jam. By TOM......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Mayor David N. Cicilline submitted to the City Council leadership on Tuesday an ordinance that would ban indoor prostitution in the city......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Over the government's objection, Johnston art dealer and tax evader Rocco P. DeSimone has won a postponement of his federal mail-fraud trial......
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CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. - The Central Falls Police have placed additional patrols in the city after a woman and girl were wounded when someone fired......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri's advisory panel monitoring his 2008 executive order on illegal immigration met for the last time Tuesday, with Carcieri reiterating that......
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CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. - - A former Central Falls man faces arraignment on weapons and drug charges following his arrest Monday night after a joint......
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WESTERLY, R.I. - - The Westerly police have identified the man who was killed Sunday when his motorcycle collided with a car on Winnapaug Road......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - - A Providence man was listed in serious condition at Rhode Island Hospital after being shot at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday in a......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The bank bought back a prominent downtown building when it was sold at a foreclosure auction Tuesday morning. The Gateway Center looking......
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Department of Environmental Management said Tuesday that it has found Eastern Equine Encephalitis in a pool of mosquitoes trapped at......
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The ocean survey vessel BOLD, a 224-foot ship operated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will be available for public tours at the University of......
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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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WARWICK, R.I. -- A 40-year-old woman was found dead Tuesday morning about 10 yards from the railroad tracks behind the Balise Auto Annex on Jefferson......
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WAKEFIELD, R.I. -- A bail hearing has been postponed for a North Kingstown woman who was charged with murdering her only child last month .......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Expect a sunny day with a high near 76 degrees in the Providence area Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. The......
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Tuesday's Providence Journal front page reports that the state has ended the fiscal year with a deficit for the second year in a row.......
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On the local front: A year ago today: After 15 months of disappointing sales, the Belmont Market at Narragansett Pier is to close. Owner Jack......
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A man riding a motorcyle was seriously injured Monday night when his vehicle collided with a car at Willett and Bullocks......
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ATTLEBORO, MASS. -- An employee of the city's Water Department died Monday morning after he was struck by a car. Capt. Keith H. Jackson of......
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BOSTON -- Massachusetts legislators will consider a bill on Sept. 9 that would allow an interim appointee to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by......
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By Steve Peoples Providence Journal State House bureau In the wake of his father's death, Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy has canceled all public events......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Narragansett Indians Tribal Councilman Randy R. Noka filed a complaint Monday with the state Attorney General's Office alleging UTGR Inc., the parent......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- For the second year in a row, Rhode Island has ended a state budget-year deep in red ink. The state came out......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The largest state employees union plans to file a grievance on Monday --and a court action a day later -- to try......
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CUMBERLAND, R.I. -- The town has told the chief of the Seaconke Wampanoag tribe to order a homeless encampment off a Superfund hazardous waste site......
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By Gina Macris Email
Providence Journal photo / Kris Craig The long-awaited cleanup of the contaminated Bay Street neighborhood begins. TIVERTON, RI -- Shortly after 8 on Monday......
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By Maria Armental Email
CRANSTON, R.I. -- A Cranston woman has been charged with stealing more than $28,000 from her company, the Rhode Island State Police said. Dorotea Saguid,......
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By Paul Grimaldi Journal staff writer WOONSOCKET, RI -- Drugstore operator CVS Caremark Corp. (CVS:NYSE) said Monday it will give away 100,000 free seasonal flu......
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By Steve Peoples Journal staff writer Governor Carcieri has accepted an invitation to headline the annual fundraising banquet for the Massachusetts Family Institute, an advocacy......
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By Karen Ziner Email
PROVIDENCE -- The final meeting of the governor's advisory panel monitoring his executive order related to undocumented immigrants will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.......
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By Tracy Breton Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Supreme Court's disciplinary counsel has filed more ethics complaints against veteran Cranston lawyer Robert M. Brennan who was suspended from......
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By Kate Bramson Email
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- Diane Eadiekromah wanted to see the baby girl awake. She had helped the grandmother of five older siblings watch the children......
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By Maria Armental Email
WESTERLY, R.I. -- U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin will host his second community meeting Thursday in Westerly. The town hall-style meeting, scheduled to start at 4:30......
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By Jack Perry Email
Journal photo/ Steve Szydlowski New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi announces his retirement from professional football during a news conference at Gillette Stadium in......
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By Barbara Polichetti Email
WARWICK, RI -- Two free pre-kindergarten programs in the city are looking for a broader pool of applicants to choose from, so area parents have......
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By Maria Armental Email
NEWPORT, R.I. -- A 40-year-old man was rescued Sunday morning as he swam in rough waters in Brenton Point, the police said. The man was......
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By Peter Lord Email
Hugh Finch, a home schooled 5th grader who lives in Burrillville, has become one of 10 finalists in a national science competition that awards the......
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By Maria Armental Email
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The police are investigating two shootings that happened Sunday and that, they say, could be connected to another shooting that night in......
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By JOHN E. MULLIGAN Journal Washington bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sen. Jack Reed has embarked on a fact-finding tour of Southwest Asia that will include......
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Cumberland, R.I. -- A new kind of regional public charter school opened Monday morning, welcoming 76 kindergarteners from Central Falls, Cumberland, Lincoln and Pawtucket. Democracy......
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By NEIL DOWNING Journal Staff Writer NEWPORT, R.I. -- Banks and credit unions in Rhode Island are faring well financially despite the state's challenging economy,......
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By Linda Borg Email
BARRINGTON, RI -- More than a dozen automobiles were robbed late Monday night in a break-n spree that ran from Maple Avenue to Highview Avenue.......
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By Linda Borg Email
Moakler BARRINGTON, R.I. -- Local police were dispatched to a Barrington home last week after former Miss USA Shanna Moakler and rock star Travis......
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By Jack Perry Email
MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- A Middleborough teenager riding his skateboard along the street has died after being struck by a teen driver. Police say 18-year-old......
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By Jack Perry Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have increased one cent over the past week, according to AAA Southern New England. The average price......
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
WESTERLY, R.I. -- A motorcyclist died Sunday when his cycle collided with an oncoming car, Police Chief Edward A. Mello said Monday. The victim, whose......
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By Kate Bramson Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A man was stabbed Monday morning in the vicinity of 20 Hawthorne St. shortly after 7 a.m. He was taken to Rhode......
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By Kate Bramson Email
TIVERTON, R.I. -- The long-awaited cleanup of the contaminated Bay Street neighborhood begins Monday. Workers are expected to remove contaminated soil to a depth of......
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By Jack Perry Email
Monday's Providence Journal front page reports on renovations to the Park Cinema in Cranston. To raise cash, the City of Providence is considering selling......
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By Jack Perry Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Now that the weekend is over, it looks like we're in for a string of nice days. Expect a mostly sunny day......
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By Jack Perry Email
BY SHALISE MANZA YOUNG Journal Sports Writer Beloved Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi will announce his retirement Monday morning during a 10:45 a.m. press conference, ending......
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
On the local front: A year ago today: WRNI, the state's public radio station, declares that it has "achieved operational independence" from its parents, WBUR......
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