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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court has publicly censured longtime lawyer J. Ronald Fishbein for neglecting client matters and failing to communicate with......
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Reporter Linda Borg is looking for schools that have set up or are planning to set up distance-learning plans in the event of school closings......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The federal stimulus package has created or saved 1,489 jobs in Rhode Island, according to revised figures released by Governor Carcieri's office......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court has disbarred lawyer Todd M. Amaral for converting clients' money to his own use, lying about what......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court Friday overturned the conviction of a man who the police said raped a social worker he met......
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By Jay Lindsay Associated Press Writer GLOUCESTER, Mass. -- Hundreds of fishermen from the Northeast rallied in front of the headquarters of federal fishery managers......
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PROVIDENCE, .R.I. -- A 20-year-old man is being held without bail on charges he killed his girlfriend and mother of his baby girl. 353 Montgomery......
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Journal photo/ Bob Thayer Brenda Aspelund, an English teacher at Aldrich Junior High School in Warwick, plays "The Trashion Queen" during "The Project Funway......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Department of Health has updated its schedule for H1N1 clinics in schools that start on Monday. Some schools have adjusted......
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By Christine Dunn Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Three new lawsuits seek the return of deposits for luxury condominiums at the 22-story tower which opened in June at the exclusive......
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Rhode Island will receive $30 million in federal aid for conservation and clean water projects under budgets approved by the House and Senate on Thursday.......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch has finalized his divorce from his estranged wife. Lynch and his now ex-wife, Christin, sought......
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CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- The police on Friday identified the woman who was struck by a car Tuesday as Metilda Dasilva, 64, of 862 Lonsdale......
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
SCITUATE, R.I. -- Sherlock Holmes would perhaps have dubbed it "The Case of the Oviform Projectiles" and wound up baffled, but then again the great......
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URI Rams head basketball coach Jim Baron took questions from projo.com readers for an hour this afternoon. Among those in the audience was his son,......
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two more suspicious letters arrived at City Hall Friday morning, a day after a letter containing what turned out to be......
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Dr. David Gifford, the director of the Rhode Island Department of Health, returned to projo.com Friday morning for a live chat with readers about their......
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By Paul Davis Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- About 125 patients with flu-like symptoms visited Hasbro Children's Hospital Thursday. The number jumped from 90 patients the day before. With the......
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JOHNSTON, R.I. -- The police charged three men in connection with break-ins to cars in the Cherry Hill Road neighborhood after someone tipped them off......
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- The police say they've arrested a local man and charged him with breaking into a blind man's home and stealing a......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri Friday morning said Rhode Island must invest more in higher education and mentoring programs if it wants to encourage young,......
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By Tom Mooney Email
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- Local police say they have arrested three people in the last two days as part of an undercover drug investigation, which......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In the Projo Arts Blog, Bryan Rourke reviews Festival Ballet Providence's stage adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg's "The Widow's Broom," which is......
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By Kate Bramson Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A man struck on Route 95 early Sunday by a motorist who then fled with a second man lodged in his car's......
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JAMESTOWN, R.I. -- An eastbound lane on the Pell Bridge to Newport will be closed Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a fire......
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By Neil Downing Email
A.H. Belo Corp. of Dallas, which owns the Providence Journal Co., narrowed its loss for the third quarter despite a drop in revenue. For the......
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Friday's Providence Journal front page reports that some parents who say their children are at high risk challenge the state's method of distributing the......
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Live local radar More weather... PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- This morning's clouds should clear leaving us with a mostly sunny day and a high temperature......
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By Kate Bramson Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A man walking on Broad Street early Friday morning threw an unknown object at a Catholic community center and shattered a second-floor......
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These are stories The Providence Journal is watching today. Dr. David Gifford, the director of the Rhode Island Department of Health, will take your questions......
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7:03 AM Fri, Oct 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Cynthia Needham Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- As night turned to morning Thursday, the General Assembly passed two bills that will open the door for change at the state's......
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By Steve Peoples, Cynthia Needham and Philip Marcelo JOURNAL STATE HOUSE BUREAU PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- On the final night of an unusual October gathering of......
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
On the local front: A year ago today: The Providence Journal newsroom becomes one of more than three dozen media outlets around the country that......
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1:32 AM Fri, Oct 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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Rhode Island's part-time General Assembly adjourned early Friday shortly after 12:30 a.m., ending a nine-hour session that largely concludes the full Legislature's formal business for......
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By Richard C. Dujardin Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- State Corrections director A.T. Wall said Thursday night that one in every 21 men living in Rhode Island are "under the authority"......
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By Lynn Arditi Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A bill to ban anyone younger than 18 from working in any capacity in clubs that offer adult entertainment passed the Senate......
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By Lynn Arditi Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Legislation to outlaw indoor prostitution in Rhode Island cleared the Senate floor Thursday night and now......
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By Donita Naylor Email
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A letter containing white powder brought the Fire Department's hazardous materials team to City Councilman Brian Coogan's house on Grove Avenue......
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By Amanda Milkovits Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- An 18-year-old mother was fatally shot Thursday afternoon at her home in the city's Washington Park section. Daydelliz Cotto was found dead......
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By Maria Armental Email
JAMESTOWN, R.I. -- An eastbound lane on the Pell Bridge to Newport will be closed Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a fire......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Over the stiff opposition of Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch, the House of Representatives Thursday afternoon passed a bill that requires the......
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state police are investigating several employees of the "fraud unit" of the state Department of Labor & Training after WPRI-TV said......
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By Alex Kuffner Email
WARWICK, R.I. -- Deepwater Wind and National Grid will have another two weeks to negotiate a power purchase agreement before state regulators decide whether to......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would require automatic erasure of criminal records in certain cases after five......
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By Neil Downing Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Senate Finance Committee on Thursday voted unanimously to allow the R.I. Division of Taxation to reduce a person's state......
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5:25 PM Thu, Oct 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Donita Naylor Email
WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Landmark Medical Center has revised its visitor policy to protect patients from the spread of seasonal and H1N1 flu, its president announced......
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Even though he's suffering from flu-like symptoms himself, Dr. David Gifford, the director of the Rhode Island Department of Health, will take your questions Friday......
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By Maria Armental and Kate Bramson Journal Staff Writers JOHNSTON, R.I. -- Four Providence men have been arrested on charges they broke into several houses......
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By Felice Freyer Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state's health director is down with the flu, or something like it. Dr. David R. Gifford stayed home Thursday after developing......
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By Linda Borg Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Mayor David N. Cicilline Thursday urged parents of Providence school students to sign parental consent forms for the swine-flu vaccination immediately. .......
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By Cynthia Needham Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- When the Senate reconvenes Thursday afternoon, its first order of business won't be the stacks of pending bills, but a report on......
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By JOHN E. MULLIGAN Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy has accepted Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin's invitation to meet for a......
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By John E. Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy has strongly endorsed the proposed overhaul of the medical system that......
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U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse met recently with members of Combined Joint Task Force 82 at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, including, from left, Eric Bynes, a......
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By Paul Davis Email
Worried about the spread of swine flu, Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin Thursday urged pastors and parishioners to rethink some rituals of worship. Parishioners should......
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By Mike McDermott Email
Keno Davis answered questions from projo.com readers for about an hour today. Click here to read the transcript. Tomorrow, from noon to 1 p.m, URI......
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PROVIDENCE, RI -- The state Department of Labor and Training has ordered the Twin River slot parlor to give a group of its nonunion employees......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A statewide grand jury on Wednesday indicted Gerrit Musterd, also known as Jose Manuel Almeida Rodriguez, on charges of murder, discharging a......
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By Andy Smith Email
WARWICK, R.I. -- The U.S. Department of Labor has sued George Russell, trustee of the 401(k) plan for Referral Mortgage Inc., of Warwick, for failing......
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By JOHN E. MULLIGAN Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. James R. Langevin on Wednesday endorsed the House Democratic leadership's new compromise legislation to......
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By Steve Peoples Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- There is a bill posted on today's House calendar that would extend teacher union contracts......
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Trinity Repertory Company / Mark Turek Nance Williamson and Kurt Rhoads star in "Shooting Star" at Trinity Rep. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Trinity Rep's new play,......
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LEDYARD, Conn. (AP) -- Postal Service officials say a post office in Ledyard will be closed for at least several days after its roof collapsed......
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Journal photo/ Kathy Borchers Instead of dressing up as goblins and ghouls, the students at William Winsor Elementary School in Smithfield made hats displaying......
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WARWICK, R.I. - A 22-year-old city man is in serious condition at Rhode Island Hospital Thursday morning after the police say he was shot in......
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By Tom Mooney Email
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The police say they are investigating a case of a house that was ``shot up'' early Thursday morning on Denver Street. The......
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By Kate Bramson Email
WARWICK, R.I. -- The police are investigating two reported robberies that they believe are unrelated. They were called to the first one at 5:18 p.m.......
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WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- Gov. Deval Patrick is expected to deliver some grim news about the state budget. Patrick is scheduled to be in Worcester......
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Thursday's Providence Journal front page reports that tests have confirmed that a 12-year-old Bristol girl who died Monday had suffered from swine flu. Housing......
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These are stories The Providence Journal is watching today. The Providence Journal State House staff will blog the General Assembly special session live and late......
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Live local radar More weather... PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The clouds should clear Thursday to bring us a mostly sunny day, according to the National......
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On the local front: A year ago today: A judge dismisses ethics charges against William V. Irons, saying that the former state Senate president is......
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7:35 PM Wed, Oct 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The House Wednesday night overwhelmingly adopted a measure that would allow Rhode Island voters to strip the word "plantations" from the state's......
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By Lynn Arditi Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The full House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill to outlaw indoor prostitution in Rhode......
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6:49 PM Wed, Oct 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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Within a matter of days, Rhode Island drivers could be fined if they're caught text messaging while driving. A bill approved by a House of......
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By Richard C. Dujardin Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Mayor David N. Cicilline on Wednesday joined with leaders of a Newport-based firm that turns discarded cooking oil into clean fuel to......
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By Lynn Arditi Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday afternoon approved a bill to outlaw indoor prostitution, clearing the way for debate on the Senate floor......
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WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Wednesday signed a $680-billion Pentagon budget blueprint for the new fiscal year that cuts a number of weapons-buying programs but......
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By Andy Smith Journal staff writer For the first time since the early 1990s, WPRI-TV, Channel 12's, late-night newscast at 11 p.m. is No. 1......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Legislators will not take up, at least in this week's special two-day session, a bill that would allow binding arbitration on monetary......
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By Felice J. Freyer Journal medical writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The 12-year-old Bristol girl who died Monday did have swine flu, test results confirmed Wednesday.......
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Projo.com reader and photographer Ed Pepin shares his photo of a truck fire this afternoon on Interstate 95 south just before the Route 4 exit......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The House Corporations Committee has passed a bill that would prohibit driving while text-messaging. The bill, which already has passed the Senate,......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I.-- The Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation raised $42,000 during a recent race through downtown Providence, said Bryan Sawyer, director of special events.......
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New Englanders have told researchers they will boost their holiday spending by 24 percent this season, seemingly bucking various forecasts for consumers nationwide. In a......
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LINCOLN, R.I. -- A Woonsocket man was arraigned on a charge of assault with intent to commit murder Wednesday after a Lincoln man was stabbed......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The House Finance Committee Wednesday afternoon overwhelmingly approved a Senate bill that establishes the first saltwater fishing license in state history.......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- After a four-month hiatus, the General Assembly has returned to Smith Hill this week. Legislative leaders have scheduled hearings or floor votes......
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Providence, R.I. -- Fire departments from several communities will hold a drill Thursday morning at the Motiva terminal on Allens Avenue. The exercise will test......
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By Donita Naylor and Thomas J. Morgan Journal Staff Writers WARWICK, R.I. -- A dozen protesters from Mobilization for Healthcare.org occupied the lobby of UnitedHealthcare......
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By John E. Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Rep. James R. Langevin and Sen. Jack Reed plan to be among the legislators on hand......
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By Alisha A. Pina Email
Three candidates have been certified by Pawtucket and East Providence canvassing officials to vie for former state Rep. Elizabeth "Betsy" Dennigan's District 62 seat. Mary......
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NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The driver of a Chevy Impala who police say drove toward an officer who stopped him Thursday night, then fled in......
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
WARWICK, R.I. -- Robert A. Notarianni faced a 17th charge of driving on a suspended license Wednesday, but what really tripped him up was number......
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Journal photo/ Bob Thayer Jack Jennings plays the head and Anna Corey the tail as they walk down South Main Street to a graphics......
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By Talia Buford Journal Staff Writer NEWPORT, R.I. -- Heather Catterall, who suffocated the 76-year-old man she lived with in 2007, was sentenced Wednesday to......
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By John E. Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau In the wake of their recent, sharp exchange on health care policy and abortion, the Roman Catholic Bishop......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch announced on Wednesday that he has approved the proposed affiliation between St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode......
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Journal photo/ Mary Murphy A school bus and car are prepared for removal from the scene of an accident Wednesday morning on Greenville Avenue......
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Journal photo/ Kathy Borchers Michael Arteaga, a senior at Cumberland High School, walks off a C-23 Army National Guard plane Wednesday morning at T.F.......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Are you among those who saw the local premiere of Michael Jackson's "This Is It" just after midnight at the Imax......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A small street fight led to a bigger discovery, the police say -- a stolen gun in the pockets of one of......
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CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. - A Central Falls woman in her 60s remains at Rhode Island Hospital after she was struck by a car Tuesday evening......
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By Kate Bramson Email
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- In the parking lot of a methadone clinic, a car was rocking so much that it drew the attention of two employees......
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The Providence Journal unveils a new design Wednesday. Wednesday's Providence Journal front page reports that the death of a 12-year-old Bristol girl may have......
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Live local radar More weather... PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- It's already raining and it looks like rain will continue for much of the day, according......
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On the local front: A year ago today: A former organizer for the Laborers' International Union of North America and a longtime contractor are charged......
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JOHNSTON, R.I. -- A 34-year-old Pawtucket mother of two was arrested on charges of domestic assault Sunday after she allegedly struck her ex-boyfriend with her......
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By Mark Reynolds Email
JOHNSTON, R.I. -- A developer's proposal to fund a $40-million revitalization project with $8 million in public financing won unanimous approval from the town's five-member......
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By Lynn Arditi Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The House Judiciary Committee has approved a bill to close a nearly 30-year-old loophole in the......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Syndicated newspaper columnist and author E. J. Dionne will give a free lecture Sunday, Nov. 8, on the future of religion. He......
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By Richard C. Dujardin Email
JOHNSTON, R.I. -- Police have charged a former Cranston police officer with falsely reporting a crime after he complained that an acquaintance struck him with......
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By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands -- A jury convicted a Rhode Island man of murder Tuesday in the drowning of his......
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Providence Journal photo / Sandor Bodo Struever Bros, Eccles & Rouse has relinquished its ownership stake in the multiphase American Locomotive Works, or ALCO,......
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The New Hampshire Attorney General's office says a man hanged himself in Massachusetts after attacking his wife in their Londonderry home,......
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By Donita Naylor Journal Staff Writer CRANSTON, R.I. -- A stove fire in an apartment on the 12th floor of the Knightsville Manor at 85......
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Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston, plans to work with Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island on beefing up the Pawtucket hospital's cardiac and emergency services.......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Keven A. McKenna, the lawyer at the heart of a divorce case that recently led the former chief justice to step away......
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Journal and wire reports PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (AP) -- St. Philomena School principal Donna Bettencourt-Glavin says medical officials are conducting an autopsy on the body of......
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CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. _Offer quality prekindergarten programs to students in five urban districts. Expand the time that students spend learning. Develop alternative high and middle......
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By Mike Stanton Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The State Police have opened an investigation into the former education coordinator at the state trash......
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By Lynn Arditi PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing Tuesday at 4 p.m. on a new bill intended to close a......
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In an explosive meeting Oct. 22, City Councilman Brian Coogan accused the mayor of wanting to be like President Obama and......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The MET School is hosting a Halloween day fundraiser to benefit the mother and sister of 6-year-old Marco Nieves, the Cranston boy......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A statewide grand jury handed up indictments of three individuals Thursday, including a man accused of bludgeoning his girlfriend to death with......
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STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- A defense attorney on Tuesday said his client had been arrested and charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of a......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Association of Fire Chiefs suggested Tuesday that people use Sunday's seasonal change of time as a reminder to check......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- "Beyond Racial Profiling" is the topic of an event planned for Thursday evening at Temple Beth-El to examine issues rising from the......
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- A motorcyclist who collided with a car on New London Avenue Sunday has died, say the police. Steven Johansen, 47, of Coventry,......
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NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) -- Officials at a Massachusetts high school say they will change the school's logo rather than engage in a potentially costly......
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Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy BOSTON (AP) -- "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch maintains he has done nothing wrong......
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Journal file photo David Swain A jury in the British Virgin Islands is expected to announce its verdict Tuesday afternoon in the trial of......
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TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) -- A Taunton man is headed to court to face charges that he killed a gas station clerk last weekend. Authorities say......
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LINCOLN, R.I. -- We're in the midst of deer mating season, and with that has come the problem of more car-deer accidents, according to the......
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Tuesday's Providence Journal front page reports on a Marine from North Attleboro who was killed in Afghanistan. The General Assembly begins a special session......
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These are stories The Providence Journal is watching today. Mayor David N. Cicilline is heading to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday as part of a small......
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Live local radar More weather... PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Expect rain mainly after 2 p.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Commuters are likely......
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On the local front: A year ago today: The state Health Department lifts the boil-water advisory in all but one of the buildings at the......
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CRANSTON -- The idea of a park for dogs went down in defeat last month, but dog lovers need not despair. On Monday night, the......
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- With more than 500 foreclosures in the city since the start of 2008, City Council members said it was time to act.......
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HOPKINTON, R.I. -- Marc Johnson and Karen Windsor, co-directors of Foster Parrots, a rescue, adoption and sanctuary service, have been awarded this year's "Human Hero......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Right to Life Committee has joined antiabortion groups in attacking Rhode Island's U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy for published......
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FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - A five-foot long alligator wandering near a Massachusetts highway has been wrangled safely away from the public. Robert Schenck, owner......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The House Judiciary Committee Tuesday will consider a new bill that would make indoor prostitution a crime, but would empower judges to......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Brockton, Mass., meat packing plant has issued a recall of some of its ground beef products after lab tests confirmed the......
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PROVIDENCE. R.I. - Mayor David N. Cicilline is heading to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday as part of a small group of mayors meeting with National......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A detour caused by work on the railroad crossing on Allens Avenue at Terminal Road has been lifted a day early, the......
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Rhode Island children from urban areas will get the chance to explore nature first-hand thanks to a federal grant that the Audubon Society of Rhode......
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EAST PROVIDENCE R.I. -- An arbitrator will decide whether the city violated the local police union's contract by opening the search for a new chief......
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- Doctors have been able to reattach the index finger of a Cranston cabinet manufacturer worker, after an industrial accident severed four of......
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NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. -- One of the 14 Americans who died in helicopter crashes in Afghanistan was a resident of North Attleboro, The Attleboro Sun......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Antipoverty advocates Monday urged House Speaker William J. Murphy to support a bill that would cap utility costs for the poor and......
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WESTERLY, R.I. -- The police are investigating a reported robbery at Shaws Supermarket. A store clerk told the police a man walked into the supermarket......
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BRISTOL, R.I. -- The state's only law school will increase the amount of pro bono legal services it provides to needy communities, after a well-known......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With the first committee hearings just a day away, the agenda is growing by the hour for this week's two-day General Assembly......
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By John E. Mulligan WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Back from a brief fact-finding tour of Afghanistan, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said Monday that he was struck by......
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NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) - Construction will soon begin on a new North Kingstown headquarters for an ocean research ship. State officials gathered Monday at......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gas prices in Rhode Island have taken a 13-cent jump in the past week. AAA Southern New England says in a......
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By Amanda Milkovits Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Providence woman is being held without bail for the murder of the father of her......
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Providence Journal photo / Mary Murphy Surrounded by sheriff's deputies, Christopher Swiridowsky of Providence is brought into District Court Monday to be arraigned on......
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- A man was critically injured Sunday afternoon when the motorcycle he was operating and a car collided on New London Avenue, according......
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FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - Three people are scheduled to face a judge in connection with a weekend slaying in Fall River. Authorities say 18-year-old......
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- The company that has exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic is planning a possible expedition to the world's most famous shipwreck......
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By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island health officials are tracking the spread of swine flu through electronic prescription records, developing......
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- Three people were taken to area hospitals early Saturday morning after two cars collided on Route 10 near Niantic Avenue, according to......
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PROSTITUTES SPEAK OUT against a R.I. bill that would close a loophole by outlawing indoor prostituion, which is now legal in Rhode Island. BROWN......
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projo.com photo / Andrea Panciera Hours before Orion the warrior took his place in the sky, thin clouds scudded in the east behind these......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Begining Monday morning, the state Department of Transportation will be opening a new entrance from Dean Street to the Route 6/10 Connector......
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On the local front: A year ago today: Thousands of Rhode Islanders wander the shoreline grounds that were part of the former Rocky Point amusement......
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