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By Thomas J. Morgan  Email
Philip C. Marshall, the grandson of the late Brooke Astor, a New York philanthropist who spent her early years in Newport, said Tuesday that now......
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6:42 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental Email
TAUNTON, Mass. -- A Massachusetts man who admitted to killing his friend with a steak knife after a night of socializing and wine drinking, and......
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6:16 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Though it has been months since she left her Newport law firm, Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed is still keeping her......
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5:53 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Massachusetts-based animal-protection organization is pushing to bring greyhound racing to a permanent end in Rhode Island and by extension, New England.......
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5:37 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Gregory Smith Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Milford, Mass., man, his wife and their 6-month-old son were at Providence Place mall over the weekend when the man felt......
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5:29 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Richard C. Dujardin Email
CRANSTON, R.I. -- Police diverted traffic and evacuated businesses in the area of the Shell service station at Park Avenue and Budlong Road around 1:30......
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5:28 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Felice Freyer Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The first shipments of swine-flu vaccine arrived in Rhode Island Tuesday, some at a distribution center and some at the larger pediatric......
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5:07 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kate Bramson Email
GLOCESTER, R.I. -- The body found by hikers in Casimir Pulaski Memorial Recreational Area late Monday afternoon is confirmed to be that of missing Officer......
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3:55 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental Email
LINCOLN, R.I. -- The Navigant Credit Union was robbed Tuesday afternoon as a woman entered the Front Street branch demanding money, the police said. The......
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3:52 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Veteran linebacker Junior Seau says he has signed a deal with the Patriots, although team officials would not confirm that today. Seau made the announcement......
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3:10 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By W. Zachary Malinowski Email
PROVIDENCE --The chief judge of the Family Court issued an order this afternoon in a divorce case that essentially bars former-Supreme Court Chief Justice......
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3:07 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental Email
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- A sample from a mosquito trap set at Peckham Farm at the University of Rhode Island has tested positive for Eastern......
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3:01 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Gregory Smith Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 15-year-girl, struck by a car in Washington Park over the Columbus Day holiday weekend, is hospitalized in critical condition, the police......
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2:48 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Get a gadget and a laugh. Tonight at 8 you'll find "Comedy Closeouts" at the Comedy Connection. The stage show is......
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2:29 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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Journal photo/ Kathy Borchers Firefighter Tom Chace helps Jack Wilson, 3, as he tries out the fire hose. Members of Warwick Fire Department Engine......
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2:27 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Gail Ciampa Journal Food Editor NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- The farmers of the Coastal Growers' Market have decided to make a leap of local......
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2:15 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Philip Marcelo Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Mayor David N. Cicilline is in Washington, D.C. today meeting with U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation John D. Porcari to appeal for......
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2:00 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Grimaldi News Staff Writer PROVIDENCE -- Lawyers for the Twin River slot parlor and a greyhound owners association on Tuesday afternoon told a......
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1:50 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal photo / Connie Grosch J. Terence Houlihan Jr. puts on the robes of a District Court judge, at a ceremony in the......
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1:25 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Bruce Landis Email
RIDOT photo The major ramps to be opened next Tuesday will carry westbound traffic on Route 195 to Route 95 north. PROVIDENCE, R.I. --......
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1:11 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Bryan Rourke Journal Staff Writer NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- Twitter away your time by creating a communal audio story. BBC Audiobooks America, which is......
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1:03 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Grimaldi Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Twin River slot parlor apparently wants to curtail its simulcast racing operation, according to a......
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12:59 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit the Rhode Island ACLU brought against the state last summer for allegedly failing to......
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11:14 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Amanda Milkovits Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Small children have been the target of paintball assailants. Now it's RIPTA buses. Last week, after arresting five people for drive-by paintball......
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10:27 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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WARWICK, R.I. - The facilities manager for the city-run Thayer Arena, which was closed after a Zamboni that was clearing the ice caught fire Monday,......
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10:25 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gasoline prices in Rhode Island fell another 4 cents last week and have dropped for six straight weeks, according to AAA Southern......
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8:42 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By W. Zachary Malinowski Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The police are investigating after a 20-year-old Providence man was shot in the arm while pedaling his bicycle in the city's Mount......
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8:19 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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Tuesday's Providence Journal front page reports that a study by the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council has found that Rhode Island spends nearly double......
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7:54 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The Southern Union gas company has appealed an $18 million penalty for illegally storing hazardous mercury waste. The Texas company was......
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7:15 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kate Bramson Email
LAKEVILLE, Mass. (AP) -- The Secret Service is investigating after a swastika was found carved into the green on a Massachusetts golf course, next to......
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7:13 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kate Bramson Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Five teenagers and a supervisor escaped without injury when the group home where they were living caught fire Monday night. Firefighters were......
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7:01 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- After a great long weekend for weather, rain is expected Tuesday. Rain is likely before 11 a.m., and then there's a chance......
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7:00 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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The two lane splits on Route 95 in downtown Providence that began last week are still the big news in the Rhode Island Department of......
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7:00 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Grimaldi Email
These are stories The Providence Journal is watching today. Lawyers for the Twin River slot parlor are due back in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Providence......
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6:05 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
On the local front: A year ago today: Authorities say bones found by volunteers searching for a missing college student in Dartmouth, Mass., are not......
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