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November 13, 2009 Archives


Street grinding set for Pawtucket's George St. bridge

5:20 PM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Donita Naylor    Email

PAWTUCKET, R.I. --- Repaving of the George Street bridge over Route 95 and of a section of Grace Street will result in lane closures and......



Nurse: Woods resisted medication before heart attack

5:15 PM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Comments (4)
By News staff    Email

By W. Zachary Malinowski Journal staff writer WARWICK, R.I. -- A registered nurse testified Friday that Michael Woods was resistant to receiving medication at Kent......



100 jobs leaving R.I. as Liz Claiborne moves warehouse

4:31 PM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Comments (20)
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.    Email

The union representing about 120 workers at a Lincoln-based warehouse distribution center for Liz Claiborne Inc.'s jewelry division said Friday it has been informed by......



Second Lincoln parent files suit in E. coli contamination

4:26 PM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

LINCOLN, R.I. -- A second Lincoln family is suing a Massachusetts business that is accused of supplying burger meat tainted with E. coli bacteria during......



Most Friday night football games postponed by rain threat

4:06 PM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McDermott    Email

Most of the Interscholastic League football schedule for tonight -- and tomorrow -- have been postponed because of the storm in the area. Here are......



Central Falls elementary school offers breakfast in class

3:58 PM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Comments (2)
By Linda Borg    Email

CENTRAL FALLS, R. I. -- Now you can have waffles with your reading primer. At the Robertson Elementary School, children spend the first 10 minutes......



R.I. after-school program director wins national award

3:23 PM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Linda Borg    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Hillary Salmons, executive director of the Providence After School Alliance, and Wendy Kopp, CEO and founder of Teach for America, will be......



Report: Several factors killed South Kingstown fireman

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By News staff    Email

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) - Federal safety regulators say several factors are to blame for the death of a volunteer firefighter in South Kingstown in......



Bears provided a special response at E. Providence fire

2:52 PM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Donita Naylor    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Along with ladder trucks, fire engines and ambulances, four teddy bears responded to a fire on Lyons Avenue Wednesday that injured a......



Free seasonal-flu shots offered for the uninsured

2:43 PM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Felice Freyer    Email

People without health insurance can get free shots against the seasonal flu -- not swine flu or H1N1 -- at the Rhode Island Free Clinic......



Political leaders tour Providence 'knowledge district'

1:50 PM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Philip Marcelo    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- U.S. Rep. David Obey, a Wisconsin Democrat and chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, joined Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Governor Donald L. Carcieri,......



Construction to close part of Routes 95, 195 in Providence

1:49 PM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Bruce Landis    Email

PROVIDENCE, RI. - - The Department of Transportation said it will close sections of Route 95 north and south in Providence on various nights during......



Offshore-wind developer hires Sen. Whitehouse's wife

1:40 PM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Comments (10)
By Alex Kuffner    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Deepwater Wind has hired Sandra Whitehouse as a consultant to advise the company on permitting for a marine wind farm proposed in state......



Update: Fire victim called kind, loving husband, father

12:36 PM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Comments (9)
By Amanda Milkovits    Email

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- The man who died in a burning pickup at the park-and-ride on Boston Neck Road early Wednesday morning has been identified......



O'Donnell sworn in as new U.S. marshal in Rhode Island

12:13 PM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By News staff    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A former high-ranking Rhode Island state police official has been sworn in as the new U.S. Marshal. Steven O'Donnell was sworn......



Gasoline dips 2 cents in R.I., but diesel goes up 7 cents

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By C. Eugene Emery Jr.    Email

Providence Journal chart / C. Eugene Emery Jr. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gasoline prices have dipped for the first time since mid-October, but the price......



School absenteeism declines in R.I.

11:42 AM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Comments (4)
By Felice Freyer    Email

Absenteeism rates at Rhode Island schools continue to drop, with a statewide average of 7.3 percent on Thursday. That's down from the peak of 11.2......



Frank DosReis disputes Williams' involvement in family

11:16 AM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Comments (17)
By Tom Mooney    Email

A day after Frank J. Williams, the former chief judge of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, took to the airwaves to describe his godfather role......



Police investigate death of Mattapoisett, Mass., couple

8:25 AM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By News staff    Email

MATTAPOISETT, Mass. (AP) -- Police are investigating the deaths of a married couple found in their Mattapoisett home. Authorities say 78-year-old Joseph Battistelli and 74-year-old......



Mother, 3 young children die in Connecticut fire

7:52 AM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By News staff    Email

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Bridgeport officials say a fire at a public housing complex has killed a mother and her three children Firefighters say they......



A chance of rain Friday, wet weekend

7:00 AM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By News staff    Email

Live local radar More weather... PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- There's a chance of rain Friday, mainly after 3 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.......



Friday's Providence Journal front page

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By News staff    Email

Download a copy of Friday's front page in .pdf format.......



Today in history: Car hits Brown football bus

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By Thomas J. Morgan    Email

On the local front: A year ago today: Little Compton police identify the woman whose body was found in Sakonnet Harbor as Bobbi R. MacCraken,......