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WARWICK, R.I. -- District Court Judge Frank J. Cenerini on Friday ordered Michael J. Patino, 27, accused of fatally injuring 6-year-old Marco Nieves of Cranston,......
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LINCOLN, R.I. -- Police, prosecutors and highway officials offered some sobering statistics Friday at a rest area on Route 295 in a press conference they......
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5:35 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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Video: Police seize large quantity of marijuana in Woonsocket By Tatiana Pina Journal Staff Writer WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- In the past two days, the Woonsocket......
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WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - Two-time Oscar-nominated actor James Woods has sued Kent Hospital in Warwick over the 2006 death of his younger brother. Woods on......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Superior Court jury has convicted Roger Morin, 49, of 300 Front St., Pawtucket, of child molestation in a case dating to......
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The Police identified the 53-year-old man who was apparently struck and killed by a train early today as Alan Bulris. Bulris was......
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3:57 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By W. Zachary Malinowski Journal Staff Writer LINCOLN, R.I. -- A Massachusetts man with a long, violent criminal record was shot in the face when......
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3:46 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Interfaith leaders gathered at a news conference Friday at the Jewish Community Center to defend Rhode......
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CENTRAL FALLS, RI -- George L. Ortiz Jr., who was named interim director of the advocacy organization Progreso Latino in late September, has resigned. A......
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3:16 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- U.S. Sen. Jack Reed will be among the panelists Sunday on CBS's Face the Nation when the group discusses the Fort Hood......
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2:57 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Woonsocket-based Summer Infant Inc. has been hit with a potential class-action lawsuit, the consumer goods maker disclosed Friday in a federal regulatory......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Drivers heading south on Route 95 in Providence will face a new traffic pattern this weekend. Starting Friday night, the two-lane......
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2:21 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island College will open a new Veterans Resource Center on its east campus that will serve as a clearinghouse of information......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A brother and sister were in fair condition Friday morning at Hasbro Children's Hospital after they ran into the side of an......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for robbing one bank and attempting to......
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1:16 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- City police have announced that a man was found mortally wounded on Aldrich Street early Friday. Police withheld the victim's name pending......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Interfaith leaders in Rhode Island have called a press conference Friday afternoon to speak against a possible backlash against area Muslims in......
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Providence Journal photo / Bob Thayer "He's tiny, even for a Maltese," says Lindsey Mallon, of Providence, of her dog, Charlie. "He was the......
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The National Retail Federation warned consumers this week about buying certain health and beauty products, as well as certain foods through online auction sites because......
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11:58 AM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- U.S. District Court Judge William Smith has ordered a 90-day stay while the Providence Teachers' Union and Superintendent Thomas Brady try to......
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11:28 AM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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LINCOLN, R.I. -- Ardent gamblers may be cheering this week's decision by the state's Lottery director to approve 24-hour gambling seven days a week at......
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10:22 AM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Coast Guard is issuing a cold-water warning to late-season boaters, fishermen and others who might be lured to the water by the sunny skies......
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9:57 AM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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WEST WARWICK, R.I. - - A 77-year-old Alzheimer's patient reported missing Friday at 8 a.m. was found by the West Warwick Fire Department and is......
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Lucy, the dog from Iraq that was up for adoption because her owner must return to Iraq, has been placed in foster care in......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Emergency crews were called early Friday morning for the report of a shooting in the vicinity of Broad and Aldrich streets, according......
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7:29 AM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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These are stories The Providence Journal is watching today. Col. Brendan P. Doherty, the state police superintendent and commissioner of the department of public safety,......
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Friday's Providence Journal reports that a gunman opened fire at Fort Hood army post in Texas. Thirteen people were killed. Friday's Providence Journal reports......
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Watch the video Providence Journal video by Kris Craig SCITUATE, R.I. -- Preparation for the annual Harvest Celebration has been a different journey this......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Expect a sunny day with a high near 50 degrees Friday, although a north wind with gusts up to 29 mph. will......
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6:05 AM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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On the local front: Journal file photo Police, fire and highway trucks are parked on Route 95, Attleboro, after a tractor-trailer rolled over on November......
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7:31 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A youth was arrested Thursday evening after he allegedly assaulted a bus driver, according to Rhode Island Public Transit Authority officials and......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Convention Center Authority filed a federal lawsuit against the city this week contesting a recently passed city ordinance requiring......
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By Marley Seaman AP Health Writer NEW YORK -- The Federal Trade Commission is investigating some of CVS Caremark Corp.'s business practices, the company said......
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6:02 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau Email
WASHINGTON _ Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse assailed Republicans for "refusing to show up for work'' on the global warming bill that Democrats pushed through a......
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5:27 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The police are investigating a robbery at the Pawtucket Credit Union at 571 Smithfield Ave. A woman entered the bank around 2:30......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Amos House and the Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket will each receive $200,000 from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation on......
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4:50 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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H. Curtis "Curt" Spalding, the longtime director of the environmental advocacy group Save The Bay in Rhode Island, has been named the regional administrator in......
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4:29 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- About 40 cats were taken Thursday from a Murray Street apartment. Most will have to be euthanized, said David Holden, the city's......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state's director of adult education, Johan Uvin, is leaving Rhode Island after four years to work in Washington, D.C., with his......
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4:18 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - House Democrats have convened at the State House for a closed-door discussion of an issue that was not even on their special-session......
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4:07 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The lenders in control of the Twin River slot parlor have asked a federal judge for permission to hire the former legal......
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4:05 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- The City Council knew when it approved new guidelines for lenders to follow when foreclosing on residential properties that the measures might......
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- A 16-year-old girl found unconscious in an Aetna Street house Tuesday afternoon remains in critical condition at Hasbro Children's Hospital, the police......
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3:10 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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BY JIM ABRAMS Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress took further steps to right the staggering economy by expanding a popular tax credit for......
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1:44 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch said Thursday he will intervene in the Public Utilities Commission's deliberations over Narragansett Electric's request......
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Education officials are inviting Rhode Islanders to share their ideas about how to improve schools over the next month at a series of community forums......
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By Curt Anderson AP Legal Affairs Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Federal agents seized computers, bank and investment records, cash and even the key......
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12:18 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW BEDFORD Mass. -- A suspect in a drug raid on Thursday fired at and struck a Massachusetts state trooper, whose body armor protected him......
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12:14 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON, MASS. -- A magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts on Thursday agreed to hear disgraced lawyer John M. Cicilline's arguments for......
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11:49 AM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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By John Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy said Thursday that he believes that a bill to reverse a U.S. Supreme......
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11:26 AM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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Reporter Linda Borg is doing a story on the flu and school districts. Have any districts developed online protocols that would allow sick students to......
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11:15 AM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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Dr. Scott Haltzman, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Brown University, is going to be interviewed at the top of the hour Friday on the......
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10:30 AM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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AP Photo / Pablo Martinez Monsivais Members of the audience raise their hands in hopes of asking President Barack Obama a question during the......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Calling saltwater fishing in Rhode Island "a birthright," Governor Carcieri vetoed legislation that would have imposed a $7 annual license fee for......
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9:45 AM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) -- Authorities have charged a Taunton man who brought the corpse of a visitor who had been beaten to death at his......
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7:48 AM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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Drugstore sales and pharmacy benefits sevices boosted third-quarter profits at Woonsocket-based CVS Caremark Corp. by 39 percent. CVS said Thursday that profits jumped to $1.02......
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- Law enforcement officials say a series of raids on western Massachusetts massage parlors has resulted in prositution and immigration charges against......
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Thursday's Providence Journal front page reports that Twin River will offer gambling 24 hours a day. Tax collections in Rhode Island have plunged. Detectives......
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Live local radar More weather... PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- There's a chance of showers, most likely after 3 p.m. Thursday, according to the National Weather......
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6:05 AM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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On the local front: A year ago today: The guided-missile destroyer Cole, the victim of a deadly suicide bombing in Yemen in 2000, wraps up......
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8:12 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- The police have lodged additional charges against a driver whose car struck a house on Sunday. John Viveiros, 20, of Providence, now......
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7:40 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- On the eve of a presidential gathering with tribes from around the country, the Obama administration has detailed its support for congressional action......
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7:20 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By NEIL DOWNING Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE -- State tax collections plunged over the last four months, yet another sign that Rhode Island's economy is......
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5:37 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal reporter Lynn Arditi is looking to interview families about life on the homefront when mothers, fathers, sons or daughters are serving their country......
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5:37 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Rhode Island Health Department has confirmed that the middle-aged woman who died Monday did have swine flu, and that swine flu is the cause......
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4:53 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The American Red Cross Rhode Island chapter has launched "Operation Bear Hugs," a new program to help families with children displaced by......
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4:05 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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Kiplinger's Personal Finance on Wednesday announced that Brown University and Providence College have made its list of the 100 best values in private institutions. Brown......
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3:51 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) -- A New Bedford seafood processing plant faces $66,800 in fines following a probe into the death of a worker who......
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3:43 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- A University of Rhode Island student pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that resulted from an incident Oct. 21 during which,......
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3:36 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- They cut class at Woonsocket High School to break into a house -- but it's the homework that tripped them up. Two......
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3:12 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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Jason Yoon and Rosalia Velis of New Urban Arts, the Providence program for teenagers, are pictured with First Lady Michelle Obama Wednesday at the......
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2:58 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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Children under 18 and anyone exhibiting flu-like symptoms are prohibited from visiting patients at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence and Westerly Hospital......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University announced Wednesday that it is offering eligible non-faculty employees an incentive for early retirement, in its efforts to reduce the......
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By Katherine Gregg Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Eight months after he first emerged as a possible 2010 political contender, Republican defense lawyer Erik......
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2:34 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The City Council unanimously agreed Tuesday to police contract concessions and changes that will afford the city enough savings to bring......
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2:19 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Richard C. Dujardin Email
NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. -- A memorial vigil for Marine Capt. Kyle VanDeGiesen, who was killed in a midair collision of two U.S. Marine helicopters in......
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1:13 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mason Marcus Associated Press TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands -- A Rhode Island man convicted of killing his wife during a 1999 scuba trip should......
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By Curt Anderson AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI (AP) - A high-profile South Florida lawyer suspected of orchestrating a multimillion-dollar fraud sent his partners a......
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12:34 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A zoning matter that has prevented the Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health from locating in the Grant Building on Main Street......
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12:27 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The end of the "Great Recession" is in sight, but economic recovery in Rhode Island will lag behind its New England neighbors......
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A family-owned landmark for Rhode Island builders and home do-it-yourselfers, JT's Lumber Company, has been sold to a New York lumber business, officials said. The......
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By Peter Lord Email
The state is planning to distribute $8.3 million soon in federal stimulus money to help homeowners and businesses install equipment that will utilize renewable energy......
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MinuteClinic will move its headquarters next year from Minneapolis to Woonsocket, R.I, eliminating 150 jobs in Minneapolis, the Star-Tribune newspaper there reported in Wednesday's edition.......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A hearing scheduled for Wednesday morning concerning child-support payments in the divorce case of the former driver for retired Supreme Court Chief......
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11:35 AM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Tatiana Pina Journal Staff Writer PAWTUCKET, R.I. - The police have identified a woman who was found unconscious Tuesday night on West Avenue, and......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- When Ray LaMontagne does a solo show, one of the side effects of not having a band onstage with him is, "I......
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11:19 AM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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Photo courtesy of Barbara Lakeberg Lucy at veterinarians in Sumel, Iraq in October 2009. SCITUATE, R.I. - - Barbara Lakeberg saw the puppy in......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- State Lottery Director Gerald Aubin has approved 24-hour gambling, seven days a week at the Twin River greyhound track-and-slot parlor. Convinced the......
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LINCOLN, R.I. -- Melissa Gabriele knows funerals are expensive, and she was worried about how a friend she has known since junior high would pay......
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- The police are investigating after a teenage girl was found unconscious Tuesday afternoon in a ranch-style home at 5 Aetna St. The......
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Wednesday's Providence Journal front page reports that state health officials have confirmed that a 12-year-old Lincoln girl who died over the weekend did have......
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Live local radar More weather... PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- We should enjoy another comfortable day Wednesday, although there's a chance of snow Thursday and rain......
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On the local front: A year ago today: Rhode Islanders make history, turning out overwhelmingly for Democrat Barack Obama and committing the Ocean State's four......
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By John Hill Journal Staff Writer Woonsocket City Council President Leo T. Fontaine was victorious Tuesday in the city's mayoral election, claiming a margin of......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- An East Side mother of two is one of four women who will be featured on Wednesday's Oprah Winfrey Show, which will......
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SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Deputy Police Chief Richard P. St. Sauveur said Tuesday that his department received calls from concerned people after they read a Journal......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The head of Rhode Island-based Citizens Financial Group says it won't be sold by its parent company, the Royal Bank of......
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BOSTON (AP) - Lawsuits against two meat companies claim a Massachusetts girl and a Rhode Island boy were sickened by ground beef contaminated by E.......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island First Lady Sue Carcieri thinks the legislature went astray when it voted to hold a public referendum next year on......
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WARREN, R.I. -- A local couple were arrested on charges they swindled more than $300,000 from an elderly woman for whom they had been running......
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If you're looking for answers to questions about swine flu, Wednesday is your day. Governor Carcieri and the R.I. Department of Health have teamed......
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By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau Email
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy and Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin have agreed to meet on Nov. 12 to discuss legislation to retool the......
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Providence Journal photo / Mary Murphy Firefighters and police look over the vehicle that jumped the barrier at the Thurbers Avenue exit Tuesday afternoon.......
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PROVIDENCE, RI -- The state Department of Transportation said that it will eliminate a split in the southbound lanes of Route 95 Wednesday night, and,......
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Journal file photo Kyle J. McLaughlin, after a 2007 game against East Providence. By Kate Bramson and Tatiana Pina Journal Staff Writers CUMBERLAND, R.I.......
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By Tracy Breton Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- It looks increasingly unlikely that victims of The Station nightclub fire in 2003 will get any settlement money from their federal lawsuits......
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By W. Zachary Malinowski Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I.--A Woonsocket man has been found guilty in federal court of trafficking crack cocaine. U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha announced the verdict against......
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PROVIDENCE _ The City of Woonsocket violated the Access to Public Records Act when it failed to respond to a request from the local......
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The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $15 million Tuesday to the company that plans to expand its landfill gas-to-electricity generation facility at Rhode Island's Central......
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SOMERSET, Mass. --- Police have charged a man with kidnapping, saying he forced his girlfriend to remain at his house for two days and injured......
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Journal photo/ Frieda Squires Repaving at Kennedy Plaza in Providence has forced riders to catch their buses at different spots in downtown Providence. PROVIDENCE,......
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Governor Carcieri signs legislation making indoor prostitution illegal in Rhode Island Tuesday. Among those with the governor, from left, are: state Sen. Paul V. Jabour,......
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By Mike McKinney and Felice Freyer Journal Staff Writers PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A woman died Monday of a suspected case of swine flu, Health Director......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A man has received a 10-year prison sentence after being found guilty of drug and weapons charges, it was announced on Tuesday......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - - The Fire Department is investigating a firebombing at a two-story house at 283 Union St. Monday night, according to Battalion Chief......
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By Lynn Arditi Email
Providence Journal reporter Lynn Arditi is looking to interview families about life on the home front when mothers, fathers, sons or daughters are serving their......
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By Mike McKinney and Felice Freyer Journal Staff Writers PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Health Department director David R. Gifford said Tuesday that a Lincoln Middle School......
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By Mike Stanton Journal staff writer The Rhode Island Ethics Commission on Tuesday dismissed a complaint against Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch for accepting a......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Department of Transportation said Tuesday that construction associated with the Weaver Hill Road bridge project in West Greenwich will require......
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Van De Giesen NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) -- A memorial vigil and a funeral service for a Marine helicopter pilot from North Attleboro who......
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Tuesday's Providence Journal front page reports that a 12-year-old girl student at Lincoln Middle School has died after exhibiting flu-like symptoms. Ten Rhode Island......
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Live local radar More weather... PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Expect a mostly sunny day Tuesday with a high near 58 degrees, according to the National......
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These are The Providence Journal is watching today. Governor Carcieri will join Attorney General Patrick Lynch, State Police Col. Brendan Doherty, Rep. Joanne Giannini and......
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On the local front: A year ago today: Tests confirm that a package labeled anthrax and mailed to The Providence Journal last week contained sugar,......
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LINCOLN, R.I. -- A Lincoln Middle School student who died over the weekend at Hasbro Children's Hospital had suffered from flu-like symptoms, the state health......
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By W. Zachary Malinowski Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The former driver for ex-Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank J. Williams returned to court on......
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By Richard C. Dujardin Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Things went smoothly on Monday at one of the first swine flu vaccine clinics, at......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I -- The state Department of Education is now posting daily attendance reports from all public and private schools, in response to growing concerns......
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By Mike Stanton Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Monday began soliciting proposals to explore the feasibility of leasing or selling the Rhode......
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A rash of larcenies in North Smithfield NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- The Police Department is urging residents to keep their cars locked after a rash......
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NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Thanks to donations from people from across Rhode Island, the homeless parakeets at the town's animal shelter will be eating well......
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SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- A year after acquiring California-based Dioptics Medical Products, FGX International has announced it is shutting down the distribution center there and laying......
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SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Government agencies will be eyed as more than the sources of speeding tickets and income tax forms this week at a special......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Her husband is a radio talkshow regular. But Tuesday is First Lady Sue Carcieri's turn to talk about the issues on......
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The Rhode Island Hospital surgical team that operated on the wrong finger on Oct. 22 violated its own policies intended to prevent such errors, a......
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LINCOLN, R.I. -- A man died Monday when his car rolled over on Route 295 south, just north of Route 146 in Lincoln, throwing him......
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Former U.S. Attorney Robert C. Corrente will not run for governor in 2010. The newly-formed Moderate Party hosted at least two private meetings with Corrente......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Student Loan Authority has received a $75,000 grant to provide information to Latino students to help them attend college.......
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By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI (AP) - A prominent and politically connected South Florida attorney is being investigated for financial irregularities in......
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Rhode Island schools continue to experience high absenteeism as the swine flu rampages through the state. On Friday, 158 schools reported that more than 10......
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RICHMOND, R.I. -- The Chariho Regional School District and its teachers' union have ratified a new three-year contract. The new contract, set to expire in......
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Due to a production error, the answer grid that ran in Monday's Providence Journal for the Saturday, Oct. 31, Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri will sign into law a bill to outlaw indoor prostitution in Rhode Island Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the State......
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Two deaths and 26 other illnesses may be linked to fresh ground beef that has been recalled because it might be......
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ATTLEBORO, Mass. -- Sturdy Memorial Hospital on Monday announced restrictions on hospital visitors. In the maternity unit, only two people can visit [in addition to......
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Education Secretary Arne Duncan, third from left, stops at Hamilton Elementary School as part of a national "listening tour." With him Monday, from left,......
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Prosecutors are fighting disbarred lawyer John M. Cicilline's bid to win early release from prison, arguing that the federal Bureau of Prisons alone has discretion......
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A Las Vegas gaming executive has dropped his bid for a license to operate a gaming facility in Rhode Island amid concerns about his efforts......
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WARWICK, R.I. -- The Warwick Police Department, with the assistance of the Providence and Cranston police, arrested two 19-year-olds in connection with a shooting during......
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have increased another three cents, the third straight week prices have gone up, according to AAA Southern......
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JAMESTOWN, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority has set a Dec. 31 deadline for redeeming Pell Bridge tokens. The tokens were replaced......
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SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. -- Lynn Pasquerella, a former member of the faculty of the University of Rhode Island with a doctorate from Brown University, has......
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RICHMOND, R.I. -- An elderly woman died after the car she was a passenger in collided with truck Sunday. Marcia A. Wright, 71, of 14......
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. today at St. Joseph's Church, 1200 Mendon Rd., Woonsocket, for former......
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NARRAGANSETT, R.I. -- The U.S. Coast Guard is helping tow a commercial fishing vessel back to Point Judith Monday morning after the 65-foot vessel became......
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- A 19-year-old sophomore at Yale University was found dead Sunday by his roommates inside their suite, the school said. Andre......
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MASHPEE, Mass. (AP) -- From a blustery perch over a Cape Cod beach, Chuckie Green gestures toward a stretch of horizon where he says construction......
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These are stories The Providence Journal is watching today. The first school-based clinics to vaccinate children against swine flu begin Monday at 10 elementary schools.......
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Live local radar More weather... PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The moon was bright and low on the horizon as the sun rose this morning, and......
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Monday's Providence Journal front page reports that swine flu vaccinations start for children in Rhode Island schools. Inside the improved Traffic Tribunal in Cranston.......
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The new Route 195-Route 95 interchange known as the Iway is now in place in Providence, but work continues on projects around the state, the......
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On the local front: A year ago today: Providence police say that theft of sophisticated cell phones has become a growing problem. "This has taken......
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