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November 24, 2009 Archives


Registration required but no fee for Toll Gate student parking

6:40 PM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Barbara Polichetti    Email

WARWICK, RI -- Students who paid $5 to park their cars at Toll Gate High School this year got their money back over the last......



Mass. man faces additional firearm charges in R.I. case

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By Maria Armental    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Massachusetts man already facing state charges for allegedly trying to buy guns from an undercover Rhode Island state trooper was charged......



Update: Settlement details offered in RI's Station fire case

6:07 PM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | | Comments (6)
By News staff    Email

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press and Tracy Breton, Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE, R.I.-- Children under 18 who lost a parent in a deadly 2003 Rhode......



Update: Coast Guard ends search for missing quahogger

5:46 PM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | | Comments (4)
By Kate Bramson    Email

As darkness fell over Narragansett Bay on Tuesday, the Coast Guard called off the search for Chester Kidd, the 47-year-old clammer from West Warwick who......



Update: Clergy abuse victims blast Tobin over Kennedy

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By News staff    Email

Associated Press Photo / Stew Milne Bill Nash, of Springfield, Mass., speaks with reporters regarding pedophiles in the Catholic diocese, during a news conference Tuesday......



Update: Groups decry 'Hardball' treatment of Tobin

4:37 PM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | | Comments (73)
By News staff    Email

The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights is criticizing television host Chris Matthews of the show "Hardball'' for being uncivil in his Monday interview......



RI man dies of swine flu; college vaccinations to begin

3:29 PM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Felice Freyer    Email

Colleges and universities in Rhode Island next week will begin vaccinating students through age 24 who live on campus, as the availability of vaccine improves.......



Last chance for seasonal flu vaccine in Rhode Island

3:20 PM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Felice Freyer    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island has received its last shipment of vaccine against seasonal flu for adults, Health Director David R. Gifford said Tuesday. Some......



Sen. Reed at White House to greet India's prime minister

1:52 PM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau    Email

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sen. Jack Reed was on hand Tuesday morning at the White House as President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed Prime......



U.S. Senate Judiciary sets hearing date on R.I. judge

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By Katie Mulvaney    Email

Thompson WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will consider President Obama's nomination of Rhode Island Superior Court Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson to......



Miriam and Newport Hospitals receive $7 million gift

1:20 PM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Richard Salit    Email

Mriam Hospital and Newport Hospital have received a nearly $7- million gift from the Prince Charitable Trusts to support their emergency departments. The gift will......



300 RI higher education officials, staff agree to pay cuts

1:20 PM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | | Comments (15)
By Jennifer D. Jordan    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The presidents of the state's three public colleges and about 300 other non union employees of Rhode Island's higher education system will......



Smithfield man charged with possessing child porn

1:14 PM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By News staff    Email

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- The police say they have arrested a local man and charged him with possession of child pornography. Derek J. Foster, 24, of......



E. Providence man crashes into Barrington hardware store

12:33 PM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Linda Borg    Email

BARRINGTON, R.I. --- A high-speed chase early Tuesday ended when an East Providence motorist crashed his car into the front of the Center Ace Hardware......



Tobin: Kennedy may be 'more comfortable' as ex-Catholic

12:22 PM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | | Comments (65)
By News staff    Email

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy may have to make a decision between his job as a lawmaker and his membership, "his authentic......



Nurse says she didn't know monitor ordered for Woods

12:17 PM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | | Comments (20)
By News staff    Email

By Talia Buford Journal staff writer WARWICK, R.I. -- The Kent Hospital charge nurse responsible for the emergency room when Michael J. Woods came in......



Advocates: State plan inadequate as RI homeless double

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By Paul Davis    Email

Nicole Lagace, right, of Providence, stands with others as they hold photos as symbols of people who are potentially homeless and who will exceed the......



Mass. Gov. Patrick signs fishing registration law

11:04 AM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | | Comments (2)
By News staff    Email

BOSTON (AP) -- Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a law requiring state licenses for saltwater fishing in Massachusetts. The Department of Fish and Game will......



Query: RI Catholics, have you been denied Communion?

11:02 AM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | | Comments (16)
By Kate Bramson    Email

The Providence Journal continues to cover Catholic Bishop Thomas J. Tobin's dispute with U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy over whether the congressman should take Communion......



Update: Providence haz-mat blaze extinguished

10:22 AM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Kate Bramson    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A fire involving hazardous materials on Allens Avenue has been brought under control, according to the Providence Fire Department. Two dozen fire......



Two men charged with threatening cop in video

9:37 AM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By News staff    Email

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) -- Two Massachusetts men who appeared in a profanity-laced rap video posted on the Internet in which police were threatened by......



Accident on Rt. 95, Providence, slows morning commute

8:36 AM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | | Comments (2)
By Kate Bramson    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- No serious injuries have been reported after a three-car crash that closed two left lanes of Route 95 south, near the Thurbers......



Exeter man charged with firing gun in his home

8:16 AM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | | Comments (6)
By Kate Bramson    Email

EXETER, R.I. -- An Exeter man has been charged with firing a gun in a compact area and with disorderly conduct after the Rhode Island......



RI theater owner planning to buy defunct Mass. theater

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By News staff    Email

William Hanney Journal file photo/ Sandor Bodo BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) -- A Rhode Island theater owner plans to buy the defunct North Shore Music......



Tuesday's Providence Journal front page

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By News staff    Email

Tuesday's Providence Journal front page continues to cover the dispute between Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin and U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy over whether Kennedy should......



Rainy Tuesday, better Wednesday

6:58 AM Tue, Nov 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By News staff    Email

Live local radar More weather... PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Expect rain for most of Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. The temperature should reach......



Today in history: Man jumps out window to avoid shooters

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By Thomas J. Morgan    Email

On the local front: A year ago today: Barrington police plan to examine videotape from two drugstores, hoping to put the bite on a pair......