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November 3, 2009 Archives


Fontaine, Moreau win mayoral races

10:55 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Write a comment
By News staff    Email

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......



Update: Providence woman featured on 'Oprah' at 4 p.m.

7:26 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Donita Naylor    Email

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......



Smithfield police determine guillotine safeguards in place

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By Donita Naylor    Email

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......



Citizens Financial Group CEO says it won't be sold

6:14 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Comments (5)
By News staff    Email

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......



Lawsuits say R.I. boy, Mass. girl ill from E. coli meat

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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.......



R.I. First Lady Sue Carcieri sounds off on talk radio

6:00 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Comments (3)
By Katherine Gregg    Email

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......



Warren couple charged in swindle of elderly woman

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By Maria Armental    Email

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......



R.I. officials, broadcasters plan H1N1 information blitz

4:52 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Felice Freyer    Email

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......



Bishop Tobin, R.I. Rep. Kennedy to meet on health-care bill

4:30 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Comments (5)
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......



Car spins, hits motorcyle, rolls at Thurbers Ave. ramp

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By Maria Armental    Email

Providence Journal photo / Mary Murphy Firefighters and police look over the vehicle that jumped the barrier at the Thurbers Avenue exit Tuesday afternoon.......



DOT to eliminate Route 95 southbound split

4:20 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Bruce Landis    Email

PROVIDENCE, RI -- The state Department of Transportation said that it will eliminate a split in the southbound lanes of Route 95 Wednesday night, and,......



Update: Ex-Cumberland hockey star died in Rt. 295 crash

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By Kate Bramson    Email

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.......



Date for Station fire payouts to victims still unclear

3:52 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Write a comment
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......



Woonsocket man found guilty of selling crack cocaine

3:45 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Write a comment
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......



Lynch: Woonsocket broke R.I. public records law

3:34 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Comments (2)
By W. Zachary Malinowski    Email

PROVIDENCE _ The City of Woonsocket violated the Access to Public Records Act when it failed to respond to a request from the local......



Energy company gets $15 million for work at R.I. landfill

3:09 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter Lord    Email

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......



Somerset man charged with kidnapping girlfriend

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By Thomas J. Morgan    Email

SOMERSET, Mass. --- Police have charged a man with kidnapping, saying he forced his girlfriend to remain at his house for two days and injured......



Kennedy Plaza repaving is ahead of schedule

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By Bruce Landis    Email

Journal photo/ Frieda Squires Repaving at Kennedy Plaza in Providence has forced riders to catch their buses at different spots in downtown Providence. PROVIDENCE,......



Bill signing finally outlaws indoor prostitution in R.I.

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By Lynn Arditi    Email

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,......



Update: Swine flu suspected in RI woman's death

1:59 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Comments (3)
By News staff    Email

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......



Providence man gets 10 years on heroin, gun charges

1:27 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Thomas J. Morgan    Email

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......



Firebomb thrown through window in Providence

1:02 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Tatiana Pina    Email

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......



Reporter seeks RI kin of soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan

12:36 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Write a comment
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......



Update: Health dept. confirms Lincoln child had H1N1

12:09 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Thomas J. Morgan    Email

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......



R.I. ethics panel dismisses complaint against AG Lynch

12:07 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Comments (4)
By Mike Stanton    Email

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......



Route 95 lane closure in West Greenwich Wednesday

10:51 AM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Thomas J. Morgan    Email

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......



North Attleboro Marine to be laid to rest

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By News staff    Email

Van De Giesen NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) -- A memorial vigil and a funeral service for a Marine helicopter pilot from North Attleboro who......



Tuesday's Providence Journal front page

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By News staff    Email

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......



Mostly sunny Tuesday, snow possible later this week

7:01 AM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Write a comment
By News staff    Email

Live local radar More weather... PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Expect a mostly sunny day Tuesday with a high near 58 degrees, according to the National......



What's Big Today: Carcieri to sign prostitution bill

7:00 AM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Write a comment
By News staff    Email

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......



Today in history: Sundlun ordered to pay ex-wife

6:05 AM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Thomas J. Morgan    Email

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,......