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WASHINGTON -- Rhode Island will get a $50,000 federal grant to repair rural housing and make energy efficiency improvements, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced. In......
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6:04 PM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Steve Peoples Providence Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island's Congressional delegation is meeting this afternoon behind closed doors with Governor Carcieri.......
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5:33 PM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Foster Parents Association and its partner agencies have received a $2 million federal grant to help children in foster......
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5:19 PM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri on Friday announced two appointments to the Judicial Nominating Commission, one of whom is his former chief of staff. The......
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3:45 PM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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WARWICK, R.I. -- Longtime Warwick police officer, Capt. Thomas Snow has been demoted to sergeant following an internal investigation, Col. Stephen McCartney confirmed this week.......
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3:38 PM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski Roger Williams Middle Middle School principal Rudolph Moseley and other students watch as four students get out of......
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3:30 PM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri sounded his support for regionalizing police, fire and public works departments and creating a large Metropolitan District encompassing Providence and......
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3:22 PM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Gregory Smith Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Coincidental to a national terrorism fright involving mass transit, regional emergency management officials will conduct a......
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3:10 PM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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WARWICK, R.I. -- Warwick-based ATW Companies Inc. plans to open a new facility in East Providence following the acquisition of the metal injection molding division......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A former legal assistant to lawyers John M. Cicilline and Joseph A. Bevilacqua Jr., who had been convicted with the two lawyers......
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GLOCESTER, R.I. -- A Massachusetts man is being held at the Adult Correctional Institutions on a felony charge of possession of a stolen car. Gary......
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1:23 PM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- House Majority Leader Gordon Fox may have outgoing House Speaker William J. Murphy's vote of......
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12:41 PM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The City Council on Thursday approved an ordinance prohibiting persons under the age of 18 from working in adult entertainment establishments, which......
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12:34 PM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The Pawtucket Police have obtained a warrant for a man caught on a surveillance camera in the early hours of Aug. 26......
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12:28 PM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- James W. Enos, 33, was sentenced to serve 18 months of a 20-year sentence for smashing a pint glass into his ex-girlfriend's......
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By Katie Mulvaney Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A U.S. District Court judge imposed a $6 million fine on the gas company Southern Union,......
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12:17 PM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Democratic National Committee has announced the hiring of recent Brown graduate Emilie Aries to lead the Rhode Island chapter of an Obama campaign off-shoot......
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11:54 AM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The sentencing for the woman who admitted setting on fire last September the Hopkinton home she had shared with her longtime boyfriend......
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11:54 AM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- A cricket match and India food festival scheduled for Saturday at the University of Rhode Island has been postponed due to......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Saturday is the last day for residents of Central Falls, Jamestown, North Kingstown, and Woonsocket to register to vote in order to......
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11:04 AM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal video / Kathy Borchers ATTLEBORO, Mass. -- Steve Burns, of Attleboro, lost his job and his house recently and could no longer......
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10:51 AM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Karen Lee Ziner Journal staff writer BOSTON -- Gustavo Cabrera, one of 31 janitors arrested in a high-profile raid on state courthouses last year,......
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9:33 AM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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AP file photo Williams throwing out the first pitch during a game at Fenway Park in 1999. NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York......
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8:21 AM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is coming to Massachusetts to raise money for Gov. Deval Patrick. A White House aide confirms the president will......
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Friday's Providence Journal reports that Providence Mayor David Cicilline is pushing a plan where seven cities and towns would share services to save money.......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Enjoy the sun Friday before rain moves in for the weekend. Expect a mostly sunny day Friday with a high near 65......
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These are stories The Providence Journal is watching today. The natural gas storage and distribution company Southern Union will be sentenced in the 2004 Pawtucket......
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6:05 AM Fri, Oct 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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On the local front: A year ago today: Blue herons, a fantastic sunset, white-tailed deer or just a simple walk through nature can all be......
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8:57 PM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Taking the first of two required votes, the City Council on Thursday night unanimously approved an ordinance requiring the Dunkin Donuts Center,......
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6:42 PM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- State Rep. Elizabeth "Betsy" Dennigan announced Thursday night that she has resigned her General Assembly seat of the last 13 years, effective......
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6:40 PM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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WARWICK, R.I. -- It may be by just a bit, but in the black is in the black, according to city officials, who said......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The father of the youngest victim of a 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people says Rhode Island's top federal prosecutor......
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5:54 PM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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Governor Carcieri was a key player in dueling conference calls with national media outlets Thursday, serving as the Republican National Committee's latest voice in its......
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4:57 PM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Imagine a world of peace and harmony, and environmentally beautiful by design. Making this a reality someday is the goal of organizers......
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4:48 PM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- A Glocester man has been charged with a robbery in June at the Smithfield Lodge of Elks. During the late morning of......
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4:34 PM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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GLOCESTER, R.I. -- It took local carpenters nearly a week to build two living rooms, each one stuffed with a recliner, a couch, family photos......
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By Peter Lord Email
A Congressional conference committee has approved $6.4 million for alternative energy, flood prevention and water restoration projects around Rhode Island. The House voted Thursday to......
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The Carcieri administration has confirmed that the membership of Local 400 -- International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers -- has voted to ratify the......
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BARRINGTON, R.I. -- Prompted in part by a recent incident at the high school, school officials are taking a serious look at beefing up security......
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3:46 PM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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Superior Court Judge Alice B. Gibney is sworn in as presiding justice of the state's Superior Court Thursday afternoon by Governor Carcieri. Her husband, lawyer......
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3:33 PM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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The first shipment of swine-flu vaccine -- 6,200 doses of live-virus nasal spray -- is expected to arrive in Rhode Island next week and will......
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2:49 PM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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SEATTLE (AP) - One of the Fort Lewis soldiers accused of a mugging students near the University of Washington was acquitted in Seattle of all......
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2:48 PM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island has received $1 million in federal stimulus grants under the Strengthening Communities Fund, a new program aimed at helping nonprofit......
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1:45 PM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Local innovators and institutions working to strengthen Rhode Island's knowledge economy can apply for $100,000 grants now available from the U.S. Department......
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1:38 PM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A 13-week extension of unemployment benefits in the 27 states with the highest jobless rates, including Rhode Island, is being slowed by......
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1:14 PM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Lawyers for the city of Central Falls and a man who says his candidacy for mayor was unfairly voided were in federal court......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. --The board of trustees that oversees the state-operated Rhode Island School for the Deaf says it will reject any attempt to diminish its......
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12:57 PM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A former security guard at Providence Place mall is now accused in a crime he used to be hired to prevent. Johnelle......
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12:43 PM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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COVENTRY, R.I. -- Two young men are charged with possessing child pornography, and the images of two young boys on a digital camera belonging to......
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12:00 PM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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RIDOT illustration PROVIDENCE, R.I.-- Rhode Island Department of Transportation said it will again reshuffle traffic on Route 95, this time on its southbound lanes,......
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11:58 AM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Felice J. Freyer Journal staff writer Rhode Island is among 15 states where hospitals could be overwhelmed if swine flu infects a third of......
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11:39 AM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A day after confirming his plans to leave the rostrum after next year, House Speaker William J. Murphy is saying the General......
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11:29 AM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- The police arrested a man in connection with two break-ins where tenants found the man while he was in the house.......
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11:26 AM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- An overwhelming majority -- 87 percent -- of Providence voters polled recently by Brown University researchers say the city's economy is poor,......
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10:35 AM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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JAFFREY, N.H. (AP) -- Three 13-year-olds from Rhode Island were injured while hiking Mount Monadnock with classmates and teachers. Monadnock State Park manager Patrick Hummel......
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10:28 AM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Lawyers for the bankrupt Twin River slot parlor have filed a request in federal court for permission to "transition" ownership of the......
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9:52 AM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Four men suffered cuts and bruises and were taken to Rhode Island Hospital early Thursday morning after three men entered their apartment......
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RICHMOND, R.I. (AP) -- Officials at Chariho High School in Richmond say they're banning sexually suggestive dancing at this weekend's homecoming dance. Students will be......
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9:03 AM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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Researchers around Rhode Island are among the recipients of $5 billion in federal stimulus money targeted for medical discoveries. President Obama has announced 12,000 grant......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Writer, educator and activist Jonathan Kozol will speak Oct. 22 at Rhode Island College. He will not speak Thursday, as reported in......
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8:25 AM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Channel 10, WJAR-TV, has announced the return of longtime meteorologist Gary Ley, who was laid off in March and will now return......
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7:33 AM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- If Thursday is trash day on your Cranston street, don't forget to put those recycling bins out with the trash bin. Today......
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7:14 AM Thu, Oct 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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Thursday's Providence Journal front page reports that House Speaker William J. Murphy won't seek reelection. The public is invited Sunday to tour land that......
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By Sheila Lennon Email
Journal arts writer Channing Gray doesn't find Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein the musical as funnny as the 1974 film, but its amusing moments, plenty of......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Expect a mostly sunny, but cooler than normal day Thursday, the first day of October. It was chilly overnight and it's just......
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These are stories The Providence Journal is watching today. padding: 15px;"> Gibney Judge Alice B. Gibney is to be sworn in as presiding justice of......
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On the local front: A year ago today: The state is forced to draw $25 million out of a temporary disability insurance fund - financed......
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By Richard C. Dujardin Email
NEWPORT, R.I. -- The Coast Guard, the Newport harbormaster, a commercial salvage company and the Department of Environmental Management joined in the search and rescue......
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6:45 PM Wed, Sep 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Coincidental to a national terrorism fright involving mass transit, regional emergency management officials will conduct a mass-casualty drill Saturday pretending that a......
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6:40 PM Wed, Sep 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Richard C. Dujardin Email
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 73-year-old man accused of twice hitting his girlfriend on the head with a frying pan was arrested Friday on charges......
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6:40 PM Wed, Sep 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE,R.I. -- House Speaker William J. Murphy has confirmed plans to leave the House - and the Speaker's rostrum - after he completes his......
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6:32 PM Wed, Sep 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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SCITUATE, R.I. -- The Town Council voted to keep the Chopmist Hill Fire Department from using a town-owned firehouse and made plans for the establishment......
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5:46 PM Wed, Sep 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- House Speaker William J. Murphy is not denying a report that he has informed his......
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4:47 PM Wed, Sep 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- A local man is being held at the Adult Correctional Institutions on charges that he set fire to a East Greenwich......
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4:19 PM Wed, Sep 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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Photo / Paul Kolnik Shuler Hensley as The Monster and Roger Bart as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein in Young Frankenstein. Journal arts writer Channing Gray......
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4:08 PM Wed, Sep 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri's $36-million employee concessions package has won overwhelming approval in one of the first in a series of union votes this......
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4:00 PM Wed, Sep 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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SOMERSET, Mass. -- The police are investigating reports of suspicious activity, including one in which a child reported a man tried to lure him into......
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NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Two people were displaced in a morning fire that occurred at a single-family house at 375 Saint Paul St., according to......
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Sen. Jack Reed introduced legislation today intended to help homeowners struggling with their mortgages avoid foreclosure. The Preserving Homes and Communities Act of 2009 was......
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WARWICK, R.I. -- Warwick Police Capt. Christine Kelley will be presented Wednesday with a Department of Defense award for her work in supporting employees who......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A West Warwick lead inspector technician's license has been revoked after the state Department of Health found that the inspector had filed......
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse will participate in a live, online video chat Thursday on health-care reform with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. They will......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Barrington School Committee has repeatedly violated the state Open Meetings Law by failing to specify what items will be discussed at......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Shire Corp, a major state bridge contractor, sued the state Department of Transportation, accusing top officials at the agency and other state......
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By Michael Janusonis Email
Cranston native Elisabeth Hasselbeck is expected to return to her post as the conservative commentator on TV's The View on Oct. 19, according to ABC.......
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Providence Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski Danes and Dancy in 2006 on the set at Brenton Point State Park in Newport. Actors Claire Danes and......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island health officials say they've begun placing orders for swine flu vaccine from the federal government and are anxiously awaiting......
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1:15 PM Wed, Sep 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal photo /Frieda Squires Thousands of Rhode Islanders flocked to Rocky Point last year to view a portion of the old park and......
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By Talia Buford Journal Staff Writer WAKEFIELD, R.I. -- Kimberly Fry, the woman accused of strangling her 8-year-old daughter in August, has agreed to be......
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WESTERLY, R.I. -- Police say the alleged serial bank robber from Connecticut had a local man help her out with robbing the Washington Trust branch......
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Projo.com readers can now search for upcoming influenza vaccine clinics in the Rhode Island area, by going to the projo.com homepage and using the handy......
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The Rhode Island native jailed in Japan for trying to take back his children from his estranged wife is a naturalized Japanese citizen, CNN reported......
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The state fund that distributes unemployment benefits will have to borrow from Uncle Sam once again to help cover payments to the unemployed. The state......
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By Susan Decker and Cary O'Reilly Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp., the world's biggest maker of computer software, won a ruling that throws out......
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BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (AP) -- Burrillville opened a $47,000 skateboard park five years ago to give kids a safe place to hang out and have fun.......
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Journal photo/ Steve Szydlowski Cars and trucks heading north on Route 95 in Providence had a new split to contend with, diverting traffic from......
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Wednesday's Providence Journal front page reports that a former Rhode Island man was jailed in Japan after he went to that country to retrieve......
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By JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- Early Tuesday afternoon, a Red Sox assistant clubhouse attendant had 15 cases of beer on a hand......
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WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- People who live and work on the Blackstone River in central Massachusetts shouldn't be alarmed if they notice that the water......
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WARWICK, R.I. -- A man suffered burns and other injuries Tuesday night when his utility truck exploded, sending a piece of the truck flying through......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Expect a partly sunny day Wednesday with a high near 67 degrees in the Providence area, according to the National Weather Service.......
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These are stories The Providence Journal is watching today. A status conference is scheduled for Kimberly Fry, the North Kingstown woman accused of strangling her......
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On the local front: A year ago today: Warwick officials gather at Brayton Cemetery on Post Road for the re-burial of a long, lost woman......
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A mother and her three young children escaped their Rumford home early Sunday morning after someone spray-painted swastikas and a racial......
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By Paul Davis Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The homeless residents at Camp Runamuck have temporarily disbanded, with some grabbing beds at the homes of supporters. Others are seeking shelter......
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Heather L. Brown, accused of several bank robberies in Connecticut and one in Westerly, was ordered held on $1-million bond Tuesday, according to The Day......
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New U.S. Census Bureau estimates on Tuesday reported that the number of Rhode Islanders living in poverty was essentially unchanged from 2007 to 2008. The......
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PROVIDENCE -- Disbarred lawyer John M. Cicilline, older brother of Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline, is asking a judge to grant him early release from......
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WARWICK, R.I. --The Federal Emergency Management Agency together with the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency will launch a Web site that teaches students and their......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- After two postponements, Rhode Island Department of Transportation said it will try again to split traffic on Route 95 northbound Tuesday night,......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Providence man allegedly bit off the ear of his former girlfriend's new boyfriend and caused an accident that led to his......
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COVENTRY, R.I. -- The police have charged a man they say broke into 10 businesses along Tiogue Avenue last week. The tenth business break was......
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Scores of historical interpreters, dressed in costumers dating back to the 16th Century will gather at Slater Mill in Pawtucket Tuesday at 6 p.m. for......
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By John E. Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Democrats will "absolutely'' be able to muster the 60 Senate votes needed to ensure final votes......
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WAKEFIELD, R.I. -- A North Kingstown man has been indicted on five counts of first-degree child molestation. A Washington County Grand Jury Monday named Ronald......
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WARWICK, R.I. -- The state Labor Relations Board is ordering the city of Warwick to reinstate all union benefits for local crossing guards and to......
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Lawyers for the state's coastal council asked the Rhode Island Supreme Court today to overturn a lower court order that would allow Champlin's Marina to......
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
George Nee, president of Rhode Island AFL-CIO, held an online chat with projo.com readers on Sept. 23. The following is his response to questions that......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- He's a familiar face to most Rhode Islanders: lawyer Jim Sokolove promising to seek justice on an injured person's behalf. And Tuesday......
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The North Attleboro police have just released a statement about an incident just after 8 Sunday morning involving Patriots cornerback Jonathan Wilhite, which had initially......
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By Linda Borg Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Johnson & Wales University, working with the non-profit Free Geek organization, is donating 100 refurbished computers to families of school children in......
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WARWICK, R.I. -- The 71-year-old co-owner of a Providence flea market was robbed at gunpoint Sunday in front of his Warwick house, on the same......
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By Paul Davis Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The homeless residents at Camp Runamuck are looking for a new place to pitch their tents. The group Monday planned to move......
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Test results from a mosquito pool, or sample, from a trap set in the southern part of East Providence near the......
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BOSTON (AP) -- "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch is appealing a judge's decision to keep him in prison until the end of his sentence for tax......
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WARWICK, R.I. - - The police say a man made off with $2,000 to $3,000 after he walked into the Price Rite on Bald Hill......
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BRISTOL, R.I. -- A Colt Andrews Elementary School teacher who had been fired last year for alcohol-related issues but whose job was reinstated over the......
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By Paul Grimaldi Email
LINCOLN, R.I. -- The Twin River slot parlor and a greyhound owners association have reached a "preliminary agreement" in their dispute over dog racing at......
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By Bruce Landis Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Blaming the rain, the state Department of Transportation put off its plans to divide traffic on Route 95 northbound in the city......
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By Jack Perry Email
Journal photo/ Mary Murphy Joseph Almaguer, an architecture student at Rhode Island School of Design from Washington, D.C., eats his breakfast along the Providence......
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Journal photo/ Steve Szydlowski Traffic slowed during the morning commute on Route 95 north Tuesday after an accident near exit 21, Providence, blocked the......
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By Jack Perry Email
The FBI is investigating allegations that several Woonsocket police officers beat a teenage boy. More Rhode Island police officers are using TASERS Governor Carcieri......
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By Kate Bramson Email
Brown HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A woman suspected in six bank robberies in six days last week in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island is......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Expect a sunny day with a nigh near 72 degrees Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. It will be breezy with......
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By Jack Perry Email
These are stories The Providence Journal is watching today. Gist Deborah A. Gist, Rhode Island's new Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, will speak Tuesday......
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On the local front: A year ago today: A crane operating at the new middle school construction site off Hamlet Avenue in Woonsocket topples and......
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- The idea of a park where dogs could run and play within a fenced area met a long list of questions......
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Photo / Richard C. DujardinCarlos Baptista receives his Eagle certificate from his former scoutmaster Paul LeMay, left, while other Eagle Scouts Jean-Paul Dujardin, George......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The U.S. Army's world-renowned 'Spirit of America' show has decided to leave some of its participating soldiers behind to perform for some......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state GOP has filed an ethics complaint against Atty. Gen. Patrick C. Lynch that accuses him of violating the state's $75......
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By Linda Borg Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two groups, Young Voices and the East Side Public Education Coalition, are circulating a petition that asks the teachers' union to withdraw......
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By Bruce Landis Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority's attempt to continue ferry service to Newport on the cheap died early this month of mechanical......
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By Talia Buford Journal staff writer WAKEFIELD, R.I. -- Paul Stockford, the Warwick man accused of asking two teenage girls if they wanted to......
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As the recession deepened in 2007 and 2008, the number of foreigners living in Rhode Island dropped, according to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.......
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CRANSTON -- About 200 members of the Rhode Island National Guard will hold a departure ceremony Tuesday afternoon prior to an upcoming deployment to the......
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Rhode Island will receive $2.6 million to upgrade technology involving the state's unemployment insurance programs, the U.S. Department of Labor said on Monday. The upgrades......
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By Paul Davis Email
PROVIDENCE -- After sleeping in a city park for a month, the homeless men and women at Camp Runamuck packed their tents for another move......
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By Katherine Gregg Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- After a week of informational meetings and voting on Governor Carcieri's $36 million concessions-package, the leaders of the state's largest employee union......
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By Mike McKinney Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Judge William Smith heard testimony Monday in federal court on a defense motion to dismiss the......
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NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) -- A Tennessee man convicted of leading a craps cheating scam at Connecticut's two casinos collapsed in court during his appeal.......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The city Board of Licenses today suspended the police union hall's liquor license for one day this afternoon following a brawl at......
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WEST GREENWICH, R.I. -- A Coventry man charged with driving under the influence in Coventry Sept. 22 after he went off the road was involved......
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By Neil Downing Email
AT&T plans to hold two job fairs on Wednesday -- one in Dedham, Mass., the other in Waltham, Mass. -- to help fill more than......
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Governor Carcieri "is extremely concerned" that health-care legislation being debated in Congress could complicate Rhode Island's recent Medicaid overhaul and create new costs for cash-strapped......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The FBI has launched a civil rights investigation into allegations that several Woonsocket police officers brutally beat a teenaged boy in a......
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By Amanda Milkovits Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gang rivalries are believed to be behind a drive-by shooting that left a young man critically wounded early Sunday. Maj. Thomas F.......
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Governor Carcieri has been named vice chairman of the Governors' Wind Energy Coalition, a bipartisan group dedicated to promoting wind power. Iowa Governor Chet Culver,......
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By Karen Ziner Email
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- Ramón Martínez, president of the Latino advocacy group Progreso Latino, has resigned. Martínez, who headed the agency for a little more......
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By Paul Grimaldi Email
Lawyers representing the Twin River slot parlor in its federal bankruptcy case have an agreement with a labor lawyer that could open the way for......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A former Providence man who was caught during an investigation of a child pornographer in Switzerland has been sentenced to seven years......
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By Neil Downing Email
Rhode Island fuel prices were down across the board on Monday compared with the same point a week ago, according to the Rhode Island Office......
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WARWICK, R.I. - On Tuesday, Congressman Jim Langevin and Ready to Learn Providence, a program of the The Providence Plan, will announce a $3.9 million......
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By Jack Perry Email
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. (AP) -- It's not a good time to die in Provincetown if you want to be buried in the town cemetery. Officials say......
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LINCOLN, R.I. -- Fire officials are investigating the cause of a fire at 35 Dennell Drive in Gray's Estates Sunday night. Fire Chief Frank M.......
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- An anti-violence group says Connecticut and Massachusetts are tied for third place in its survey of the nation's strongest gun......
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By Jack Perry Email
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) -- U.S. Sen Sheldon Whitehouse is meeting with families burdened by high medical bills. The Rhode Island Democrat plans a roundtable discussion......
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By Jack Perry Email
Monday's Providence Journal reports on the new traffic split that will go into effect Monday night on Route 95 North, Providence. The General Assembly......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- After Sunday's rain, the region should dry out Monday before showers move in Monday night, according to the National Weather Service. Expect......
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By Alan Rosenberg Email
The new traffic pattern coming into use Tuesday morning on Route 95 in downtown Providence is the week's big news, according to the Rhode Island......
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By Talia Buford Email
These are the stories The Providence Journal plans to cover today: We'll be watching for a vote from Council 94, the largest union of state......
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
On the local front: A year ago today: Coast Guard rescuers pull one person from the ocean around Black Point in Narragansett and are searching......
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