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This is the first post of a new Arts blog that will feature news and reviews written by the Providence Journal's arts and entertainment......
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Providence Journal photo / Sandor Bodo These kids from the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades at E.S. Rhodes School in Cranston were among those who......
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5:18 PM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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SCITUATE, R.I. -- The town is probing allegations involving the use of town-owned fire trucks and equipment in a scheme to transport water from municipal......
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By Katherine Gregg and Steve Peoples Journal Staff Writers PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The leaders of the largest state employees union reversed course Friday afternoon and......
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4:38 PM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Journal Staff Writer CRANSTON, R.I. -- Officials are attempting to identify the substance that caused irritation of a custodian's skin at......
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4:01 PM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN --The police say they are investigating the origins of an AK-47 rifle which a man brought loaded into the police station Thursday morning,......
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3:47 PM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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LINCOLN, R.I. -- Fourteen local women will be honored for their efforts to improve the lives of women, girls and people of color at an......
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2:58 PM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Andy Smith Email
Due to heavy rain expected Sunday, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation will delay construction on the northbound lanes of Route 95 until Monday night.......
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2:47 PM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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On the same day one state agency announced that a Tiverton horse had been euthanized after contracting Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), another agency issued tips......
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2:35 PM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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Two Carcieri administration officials walked into a closed-door meeting with top union officials at around 2 p.m., as the leaders of Rhode Island's largest public......
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2:13 PM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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Fourteen youthful ex-offenders from Providence graduated Friday from a job training program run jointly by the Center to Advance Minority Participation in the Construction Industry......
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Rhode Island farmers may now apply for benefits under two disaster assistance programs authorized in a 2008 federal farm bill. Paul Brule, state executive director......
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East Greenwich will receive $17,000 in federal fundng to purchase a new higher-capacity pump for the town fire boat, as well as new breathing apparatus......
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10:21 AM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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BARRINGTON, R.I. -- The police are investigating after a greyhound allegedly attacked and killed a 6-month old puppy in front of its horrified owner at......
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9:57 AM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) -- A Massachusetts judge is considering whether to delay the swearing in of Sen. Edward Kennedy's replacement. Suffolk Superior Court Judge Thomas Connolly......
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8:41 AM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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BURRILLVILLE, R.I. -- Animal control officers are investigating how a cat landed high up in a tree in the village of Pascoag, caught, severely injured,......
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8:39 AM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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About 30 Rhode Islanders will get career advice from human resource experts at an event on Friday called YouthWorks411 Résumé Café. The students, aged 16......
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8:23 AM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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The president of URI says layoffs and tuition hikes are possible Leaders of the second-largest state employee union agreed Thursday to let their members......
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7:00 AM Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Get ready for some cool weather. Expect a sunny day Friday with a high near 67 degrees, according to the National Weather......
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On the local front: A year ago today: The hammer comes down on two former corrections officers convicted of assaulting four inmates in the Adult......
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5:18 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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University of Rhode Island President David M. Dooley told student leaders that the institution might have to impose layoffs and a mid-year tuition hike in......
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5:10 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Antipoverty advocates are urging the Public Utilities Commission to help customers hurt by utility shutoffs. The George Wiley Center in Pawtucket has......
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4:48 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- State Sen. Leonidas Raptakis, D-Coventry, is urging Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed to call an......
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3:45 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The president of the largest state employees union has called a meeting of his leadership board for 1 p.m. Friday to......
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3:43 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter Lord Email
Some of the top science officials in the Obama administration praised Rhode Island's efforts at ocean mapping and habitat restoration at a news conference Thursday......
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3:17 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A group of environmentalists and government officials gathered on the banks of the Ten Mile River at Hunt's Mill Dam......
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3:03 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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A RI Senate task force has been created by Senate Pres. Teresa Paiva Weed, (D-Newport) to improve state government's interaction with small businesses. The first......
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2:58 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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Paul Kirk By GLEN JOHNSON AP Political Writer BOSTON (AP) -- Gov. Deval Patrick named former Democratic Party chairman Paul G. Kirk Jr. to......
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2:46 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Davis Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In response to the state's growing homeless population, social service agencies may open several winter shelters before it gets cold. A new......
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2:27 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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WARWICK, R.I. -- State Rep. Raymond J. Sullivan, Jr.'s trial for drunken driving has been rescheduled to Oct. 22 at 11 a.m. The trial had......
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2:12 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Randal Edgar and Katherine Gregg Journal staff writers PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Leaders of the second-largest state employee union agreed on Thursday to put Governor......
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2:05 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Donita Naylor Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Morals, dignity and respect for human life must weigh in the debate about changing health care, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence......
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1:28 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Channing Gray Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence Black Repertory Company has gone into receivership, but does not plan to close its doors. The company has incurred a......
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1:22 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - - A day after Governor Carcieri said he would have to lay off state workers because leaders of the largest state employee......
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12:51 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Felice J. Freyer Journal Medical Writer Landmark Medical Center has revealed its intention to become part of Caritas Christi Health Care, a Massachusetts-based chain......
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12:41 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Talia Buford Journal staff writer WARWICK, R.I. -- A defense attorney for the Air National Guard recruiter accused of dealing drugs out of his......
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11:45 AM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A joint birthday party for an adult and a child was ended by gunfire Wednesday night. At around 9 p.m., a lone......
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11:38 AM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 29-year-old woman who was run over by a car while allegedly in the midst of a drug transaction on Smith Hill......
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10:46 AM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Amanda Milkovits Email
SOMERSET, Mass. -- A despondent man threatening to jump from the new site for the Brightman Street Bridge Wednesday evening lost his footing and nearly......
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10:19 AM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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Heather Brown WESTERLY, R.I. -- The Westerly police have released a photograph of a woman who allegedly robbed the Washington Trust Bank branch Tuesday......
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10:00 AM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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The University of Rhode Island is considering layoffs and a mid-year tuition surcharge, the campus newspaper reported Thursday. The newspaper, The Good Five Cent Cigar,......
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9:36 AM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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CHARLESTOWN, R.I. (AP) - Plans for an elderly housing complex in Charlestown have been abandoned after an Indian burial ground and other archaeological finds were......
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9:34 AM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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JOHNSTON, R.I. -- A 19-year-old Smithfield man remains in serious condition, the police say, after his motorcycle collided with a minivan near 52 Winsor Ave.......
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8:25 AM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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JENNINGS, La. (AP) -- A 23-year prison term has been imposed on a 37-year-old Louisiana woman accused of killing her mother and stuffing her into......
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8:12 AM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By John E. Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy isn't commenting on reports that he and other family members urged Massachusetts Gov. Deval......
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8:07 AM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By John E. Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A Brown University geologist is at the center of the discovery, announced in the journal......
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7:01 AM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
Download a copy of Thursday's Providence Journal front page in .pdf format.......
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7:00 AM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Expect scattered showers early Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. The showers are expected mainly before 8 a.m., the weather service......
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6:05 AM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
On the local front: A year ago today: The state police have been called in to investigate the possibility that a crime was committed when......
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11:28 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Richard C. Dujardin Email
EAST PROVIDENCE -- Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire that broke out in a trailer parked next to a warehouse at National Packaging Supply at 22......
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6:14 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Less state aid and a commitment by city officials to help eliminate the school district deficit and give more to education......
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6:01 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
Providence Journal photo / Kathy Borchers Local presidents of Rhode Island state employee unions congregate outside Council 94, American Federation of State, County, and......
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5:54 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike Stanton Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE -- The head of the Rhode Island state police said Wednesday that he believes crimes were committed at......
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5:29 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Gregory Smith Email
PROVIDENCE, RI -- City license regulators have cleared the way for Providence's largest nightclub to reopen under new ownership, despite opposition from Brown University and......
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5:24 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Richard C. Dujardin Email
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I.-- Police arrested a 26-year-old Providence man on charges of disorderly conduct, vandalism, attempted breaking and entering and resisting arrest Saturday after he......
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5:19 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter Lord Email
The Obama administration's Ocean Policy Task Force has made a few changes to the panel that will hear public comment on national ocean policy......
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5:18 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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Footage of Rhode Island will be seen in Wednesday's premiere of the new ABC television series "Eastwick," which is loosely based on the John Updike......
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5:17 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Lisa Vernon-Sparks Email
WARWICK, R.I. -- State Health Director David R. Gifford has been urging businesses for the past month to prepare early for the swine flu by......
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4:48 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Karen Lee Ziner Journal staff writer Ramon Martinez, president of the Hispanic advocacy group Progreso Latino, said he will announce Friday his intent to......
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4:33 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By John Hill Email
CENTRAL FALLS, RI -- There will be an election in City Council Ward 2 this November, as the Board of Elections voted unanimously Wednesday to......
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4:21 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- The deputy chief of the Lake Mishnock Fire Department in West Greenwich, Gregory C. Hitchcock, is to appear in District Court on......
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4:17 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter Lord Email
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is awarding $6.5 million to a Rhode Island fisheries foundation for use in fisheries conservation research and to help......
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3:49 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Roger Williams University School of Law on Wednesday celebrated the launch of a new Immigration Law Clinic that aims to provide legal......
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3:04 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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JOHNSTON, R.I. -- A man who the police said threatened to kill the mayor, the entire Town Council and the deputy tax clerk if his......
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2:57 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Police detectives arrested a ranking firefighter Wednesday morning on charges that he defrauded the town by collecting overtime for work that......
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2:47 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Journal photo/ Bob Thayer George Nee, left, president of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, talks online about union issues during Wednesday's live chat on projo.com.......
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WEST WARWICK, R.I. -- The Family Resource Fair returns Wednesday night for its annual event. More than 80 state and federal agencies, businesses and other......
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1:03 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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BURRILLVILLE, R.I. -- The former clerk and treasurer of the town's endowment has been indicted for embezzling, the police said Wednesday. Deborah A. Carr, 52,......
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12:53 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter Lord Email
Members of the Obama Administration's Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force are scheduled to tour Promet Marine's shipyard on Allens Avenue in Providence Friday morning to......
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12:00 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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REHOBOTH, Mass. -- Dozens of officers converged on two homes in South Weymouth and Rockland, Massachusetts, early Wednesday morning and arrested two more men whom......
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11:43 AM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Carcieri administration appears to have reached an agreement with key union leaders on a......
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10:44 AM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A refrigerant leak forced a brief evacuation of students and faculty of the Empire Beauty School at Broadway and Dean Streets Wednesday......
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10:23 AM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Providence Journal file photo WHJY's morning team, Paul & Al, on the air at the station's Providence studio in 2005. This weekend's Big Story......
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10:16 AM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state chapter of the American Red Cross says it has responded to 10 fires this month, which is straining its emergency......
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10:03 AM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Students in Rhode Island are continuing to struggle with basic scientific concepts. Roughly 75 percent of students scored below proficient in the......
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By Business staff Pawtucket-based Hasbro said Wednesday it has opened an office in Moscow and called Russia one of its "key markets'' as demand for......
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8:49 AM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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WESTERLY, R.I. -- The police have issued an arrest warrant but are still seeking a female bank-robbery suspect who apparently arrived Tuesday afternoon at the......
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8:34 AM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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Jobless workers nationwide, including several thousand in Rhode Island, would benefit from a bill approved Tuesday by the U.S. House of Representatives that would extend......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Three firefighters were treated and released from a local hospital for injuries suffered in a fire Tuesday night that caused extensive damage......
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7:51 AM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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By GLEN JOHNSON AP Political Writer BOSTON (AP) -- For Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, picking a temporary replacement for the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy......
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By Jack Perry Email
Wednesday's Providence Journal front page reports that Rhode Island homeless shelters are overflowing. A new transformer will provide a powerful electricity boost to South......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The region could see isolated showers between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wednesday then isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m., according......
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6:05 AM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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On the local front: A year ago today: Providence police are sitting on a warehouse-sized haul of nearly 20,000 alleged knockoff designer goods and pirated......
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6:40 PM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Richard C. Dujardin Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Pawtucket man has been sentenced by a federal judge to 96 months in prison for robbing two banks in Providence and......
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6:20 PM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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5:46 PM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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JOHNSTON, R.I. -- A 20-year-old man was charged with two counts of possession of marijuana and a count of willful trespass Friday after police allegedly......
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5:23 PM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- David T. Howard, 22, a star defensive tackle for the Brown University football team, was convicted of simple assault in District Court......
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5:08 PM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Tom Moroney Bloomberg News BOSTON, Mass. -- The Massachusetts Senate approved legislation Tuesday afternoon to let Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick choose an interim successor......
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4:36 PM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Rick Massimo Email
Star Wars in Concert will be at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, in Providence, on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m. Star Wars in Concert is......
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3:58 PM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Alex Kuffner Email
In a continuing push to develop the Quonset Business Park, the state has applied for $45 million in federal stimulus money to improve roads, railways,......
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3:47 PM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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Did Oskar Eustis long for booing crowds when he ran Trinity Rep? He'd apparently welcome them in his current job as artistic director at New......
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U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI, on Tuesday introduced legislation to set up a new regulatory framework to tighten controls on derivatives, the exotic financial contracts......
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PROVIDENCE -- The federal judge overseeing the Twin River bankruptcy case on Tuesday questioned a slot parlor lawyer about a proposed compensation plan that would......
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3:33 PM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A second sample from a mosquito pool in Rhode Island has tested positive for West Nile virus. State environmental authorities say......
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2:55 PM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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A 220-ton transformer crawls down Post Road early Tuesday morning. Journal photo/Bob Thayer South County development may have cooled in the last few years,......
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By Gail Ciampa Journal Food Editor Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse has been in town this week for the 7th annual Emeril Lagasse Golf Classic to......
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For every dollar Rhode Island students raise by November to fight hunger, Alan Shawn Feinstein will donate a dollar back to their school. It's the......
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2:31 PM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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By NEIL DOWNING Journal Staff Writer From a tax standpoint, Rhode Island's business climate remains among the 10 worst in the country - though it......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The summer's cloudy, damp weather has taken a toll on Rhode Island's pumpkin crop, with many farmers reporting losses of up......
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- The family of a 7-year-old Rhode Island girl killed in a flash flood at a New Hampshire campground has sued its......
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By Linda Borg Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Children younger than 18 years old and those who have flu-like symptoms may not visit patients in any of Lifespan's four hospitals,......
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By Linda Borg Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Standing before 100 green and blue bins, Mayor David N. Cicilline on Tuesday kicked off a campaign to double the city's recycling......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Economic Development Corporation has awarded four private companies grants to fund renewable energy projects. The EDC's board of directors voted......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A legislative commission studying Rhode Island's ports will consider drafting a strategic plan to guide future economic development at Quonset Point, the......
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By Katherine Gregg Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - - After meeting for close to six and a half hours Monday, state and union negotiators are scheduled to meet Tuesday night......
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By Tom Mooney Email
A fire at the famed Hotel Viking in Newport Monday that forced the evacuation of guests, caused major fire and water damage and kept 40......
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By Jack Perry Email
A Rhode Island man has been arrested by the police in Hamden, Conn., for allegedly trying to engage a minor in sexual activity, according to......
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Journal photo/ Mary Murphy Mike Andreozzi and his sister, Lisa Quinn, both of East Providence, walk in the fog Tuesday morning along the beach......
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FALL RIVER, Mass. -- Three Fall River men are due in court Tuesday morning to face charges that they led state and local police on......
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The loss of 3,100 construction jobs in Rhode Island in the last year is part of a national trend in which 48 states reported declines......
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BOSTON (AP) -- The Massachusetts Senate is scheduled to debate a bill that would allow the governor to name an interim replacement to fill the......
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Tuesday's Providence Journal front page reports that an audit discovered that Rhode Island's trash agency was plagued for years by waste and mismanagement. A......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Early commuters will have to contend with patchy fog Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Calm winds and clear skies......
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On the local front: A year ago today: As coastal states race to build the country's first offshore wind farms, it is clear that Rhode......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Mayor David N. Cicilline appointed Deputy City Solicitor Adrienne Southgate on Monday to lead the city's Law Department. Southgate, who has been......
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By Paul Edward Parker Email
More than 3 percent of Rhode Island's population -- some 33,000 men, women and children -- fell into poverty in 2008 as the recession tightened......
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PROVIDENCE -- A Massachusetts man was arraigned in District Court, Providence, on Monday on charges related to a home invasion in Rehoboth last Friday. He......
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By Bruce Landis Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Department of Transportation will split northbound traffic on Route 95 Sunday night as part of the Route 195 relocation project.......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The homeless men and women living in a city park near Roger Williams Medical Center must pack their tents by Sept. 28,......
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PROVIDENCE, RI: _ The Obama Administration announced that the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority was awarded a $345,000 grant to install efficient compact fluorescent light......
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WARWICK, R.I. -- A private pilot in a single-engine plane trying to return from Block Island to Lawrence, Mass., made an emergency landing at T.F.......
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BARRINGTON, R.I. -- A local couple has asked the Attorney General's Office to investigate its claims that the town of Barrington knowingly withheld public records......
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A Warwick, R.I., man who was arrested in Virginia in February was indicted Sept. 1 on charges he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl he met......
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By Talia Buford Journal Staff Writer WARWICK, R.I. -- A man who left an injured woman on the side of the road to die after......
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By Tom Mooney Journal staff writer WARWICK -- A woman is in serious condition after, the police say, she was stabbed repeatedly, by her 15-year-old......
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COVENTRY, R.I. -- The police have identified the woman who died after a Nissan Pathfinder collided with a Harley Davidson motorcycle near Flat River Road......
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The 21-year old Charlestown man accused of driving under the influence in connection with a motorcycle fatality was released on bail Monday morning. Providence Journal......
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CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- Central Falls High School is getting a new tree on Monday afternoon -- a flowering pear tree to be planted in......
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PROVIDENCE -- The addiction recovery center known as Kent House celebrated its 30th anniversary this morning by announcing a new name officials said better fits......
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PROVIDENCE -- City officials gathered beside a community garden in Providence Monday morning to celebrate a new green-jobs training program. The eight-week program created by......
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By THOMAS J. MORGAN Journal staff writer CRANSTON, R.I. -- Students exiting the Western Hills Middle School during a fire drill on Monday literally stirred......
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PROVIDENCE, RI -- Major crime is down for the first eight months of the year, by 12 percent, and a surge in violent crime has......
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BOSTON (AP) -- The Massachusetts Senate is expected to take up a bill that would allow the governor to appoint an interim replacement for the......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- No one was injured in a fire Monday morning in the vicinity of 270 Webster Ave. in Silver Lake Crews have cleared......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The price of gasoline has dropped a bit, but the price of home heating oil has jumped, according to the results of......
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By Talia Buford Journal staff writer The competency hearing scheduled for the man accused of killing a gas station attendant and shooting a police officer......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Several shootings and a stabbing kept the Providence Police Department busy this weekend. Friday evening, they responded to two shootings two-tenths of......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Representatives of the Carcieri administration and the state employee unions will meet again Monday after failing to reach a final agreement Friday......
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FIRE ISLAND, N.Y. (AP) -- You've probably heard of a beached whale. But what about a beached plane? A pilot safely landed his small plane......
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By Jack Perry Email
Journal photo/ Mary Murphy A bumble bee is busy in Barrington Monday morning enjoying morning glories on the last full day of summer 2009.......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Doctors and researchers who focus on women's health are meeting this week in Providence for a conference to discuss where to......
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SWANSEA, Mass. -- The police have identified the 21-year-old Swansea woman who died from injuries sustained in a one-car crash early Friday morning as Joslyn......
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By Jack Perry Email
Road repair projects will affect drivers in many parts of the state this week. Drivers on Route 95 north and south between the Connecticut state......
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By Jack Perry Email
Monday's Providence Journal reports on the CVS Caremark Downtown 5K. After the cash-for-clunkers program, the federal government is offering rebates for energy-efficient appliances. The......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The streak of nice weekend weather will continue into the work week. Expect a sunny day Monday, the last full day of......
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On the local front: A year ago today: The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is proposing major changes on its bus routes. The $101-million-a-year agency......
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BY PAUL GRIMALDI Journal Staff Writer COVENTRY, R.I. - A 35-year-old woman was killed early Sunday morning when the motorcycle on which she was a......
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By PAUL GRIMALDI Journal Staff Writer CUMBERLAND, R.I. - An 18-year-old Blackstone, Mass., woman was arrested early Sunday morning on a drunken driving charge after......
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