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NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - Fire investigators say a blaze that killed a 51-year-old New Bedford woman was caused by an overloaded power strip. The......
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5:53 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By John E. Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Sen. Jack Reed is slated to appear on the CBS News program ``Face the Nation''......
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5:46 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal photo / Bob Thayer Ryan Conn blends into the scenery on Thayer Street in Providence, as he stands in front of a......
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5:11 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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Verizon Communications Inc. announced layoffs Friday to workers across the country, including Rhode Island and Massachusetts. According to the Web site for the International Brotherhood......
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4:36 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Cranston lawyer has been suspended from practice for a year in connection to a drug and domestic-assault conviction. In a decision......
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4:32 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST PROVIDENCE, RI -- BrightStar Healthcare, a franchise providing health-care workers for homes and corporate clients, is looking to hire between 25 and 30 employees.......
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4:24 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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AP Photo / NASA This image provided by NASA shows an image taken shortly after the Centaur rocket impacted the moon taken from the......
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4:01 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The leaders of Brown University's Project 20/20 announced Friday that they have nearly completed their goal of installing energy saving compact fluorescent......
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4:00 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island was not exempt from the international sense of surprise that followed Friday's news that President Obama had been awarded the......
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3:53 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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RICHMOND, R.I. -- A Richmond man has been arrested on one felony charge of possession of child pornography, the state police said. Patrick S. Shawyer,......
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3:50 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two members of the city Retirement Board appear to be well on their way to reappointment despite an allegation that one of......
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3:43 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal photo / Sandor Bodo Local giant-pumpkin growers band together to load their gargantuan gourds into their trucks for delivery to the Giant......
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3:38 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Michael P. McKinney Journal Staff Writer CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- The City Board of Canvassers Friday afternoon certified the mayoral candidacy of Hipolito E.......
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3:12 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEWPORT, R.I. -- The Miantonomi Park Memorial Tower will not be open this Veterans Day, Nov. 11, due to masonry repairs, the City of Newport......
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3:10 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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DARTMOUTH, Mass. (AP) -- The roommate of a 100-year-old woman found strangled in her bed at a nursing home had made "threatening" remarks to the......
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3:01 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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SOMERSET, Mass. -- A Somerset man and his girlfriend are arrested on charges he was selling drugs out of his home and at a street......
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2:43 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Senesco Marine, which operates a shipbuilding and ship repair facility in North Kingstown, will pay a $224,000 penalty to resolve EPA claims that......
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2:39 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Catholic Diocese of Providence and three agencies which offer respite care to those caring for loved ones at home will split a $200,000 federal......
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1:40 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island College/American Federation of Teachers Adjunct Faculty Union has ratified a contract agreement with the state Board of Governors for......
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12:53 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Bristol teacher accused of drinking and driving while on her way to school in late September pleaded no contest to driving under the influence,......
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12:41 PM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Department of Environmental Management has announced that seasonal shellfish openings will take effect at sunrise Tuesday. The agency closed these......
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11:31 AM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A horse in Exeter has been euthanized after it tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, state officials said Friday. The state Department......
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9:48 AM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The union that represents the state's probation and parole officers voted Thursday night to reverse course and accept Governor Carcieri's pay-concession package,......
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9:14 AM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) -- A Fall River landlord has a slithery uninvited tenant in his apartment building that he just can't seem to get......
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8:30 AM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kate Bramson Email
SCITUATE, R.I. -- This small community is preparing for what the police chief expects will be more than 100,000 people coming through town for this......
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7:55 AM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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These are stories The Providence Journal is watching today. A Colt Andrews Elementary School teacher who was charged with driving drunk on the way to......
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7:14 AM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By KARL RITTER and MATT MOORE Associated Press Writers OSLO (AP) -- President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for "his......
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7:04 AM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
Friday's Providence Journal front page reports that 13 East Providence police officers will lose their jobs Friday. A scam artist, who posed as a......
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7:00 AM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- There's a chance of showers, mainly, after 1 p.m. Friday, but the wet weather should move out early Saturday, leaving us with......
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6:05 AM Fri, Oct 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
On the local front: A year ago today: State environmental officials are asking Rhode Islanders to watch out for small, shiny invaders from Massachusetts. The......
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