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By Thomas J. Morgan  Email
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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By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau Email
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 Email
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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By Lynn Arditi Email
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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By Maria Armental Email
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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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
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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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
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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By Amanda Milkovits Email
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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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
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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2:52 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Amanda Milkovits Email
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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2:45 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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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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By Alisha A. Pina Email
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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12:36 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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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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By Mike McKinney Email
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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By Steve Peoples Email
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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12:24 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Bruce Landis Email
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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12:21 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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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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12:18 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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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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12:12 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By W. Zachary Malinowski Email
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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11:23 AM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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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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By Tatiana Pina Email
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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10:38 AM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg Email
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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9:20 AM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kate Bramson Email
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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7:55 AM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kate Bramson Email
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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7:04 AM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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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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7:00 AM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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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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6:05 AM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
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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