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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Iron particles so small that a few thousand of them, lined end to end, would be as wide as a human hair......
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10:50 AM Tue, Jul 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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WEST WARWICK, R.I. -- The Kent County Water Authority is seeking to automatically pass along any increase in water rates granted to the Providence Water......
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4:27 PM Fri, Jul 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Once again, the well of money to pay basic state unemployment insurance claims is running low and Rhode Island is going to......
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7:52 AM Tue, Jun 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- An aborted proposal to build a budget-busting irrigation pond for the new athletic fields at the high school will drain the......
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5:15 PM Fri, Jun 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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WEST WARWICK, R.I. -- Individual members of the West Warwick Teachers' Alliance have begun filing complaints with the state after the town failed to issue......
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11:59 PM Thu, Jun 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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WEST WARWICK, R.I. -- In a vote that was largely symbolic, West Warwick residents Thursday night overwhelmingly rejected the same $49.2-million School Committee budget it......
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6:50 PM Thu, Jun 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A public hearing on a proposed rate hike for the Providence Water Supply Board drew just one member of the public and......
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5:02 PM Thu, Jun 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Members of the Rhode Island carpenters union Local 94, have ended their strike against the association representing state's major building contractors after......
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2:42 PM Wed, Jun 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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Five weeks after residents rejected a $79.7 million budget for West Warwick, voters will be asked to reconsider that decision at a continuation of the......
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3:50 PM Tue, Jun 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Members of the Rhode Island carpenters union Local 94 have stopped showing up at many commercial and industrial work sites after its......
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5:01 PM Mon, Jun 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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Most of us think of the oceans as teeming with life. We've never visited the South Pacific Gyre, between South American and Australia. An expedition......
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2:50 PM Mon, Jun 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The city agency that is state's largest supplier of water has asked an oversight agency for permission to hike residential water rates......
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2:48 PM Wed, Jun 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- Despite concerns from the state Health Director, the School Committee is moving ahead with plans to sell exclusive rights for the......
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7:10 AM Wed, Jun 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- In the end, one candidate was enough. The School Committee Tuesday night named Victor D. Mercurio as its new superintendent, picking......
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6:15 PM Tue, Jun 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With some minor amendments, the House late Tuesday unanimously approved and sent to the Senate a bill that would let National Grid......
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4:24 PM Thu, Jun 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri's office said Thursday that he supports the new Senate version of a bill that would pave the way for National......
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8:35 PM Wed, Jun 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Identical bills that would pave the way for National Grid to set up long-term contracts to purchase renewable energy unanimously passed key......
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8:34 PM Tue, Jun 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- For the ninth year in a row, the Financial Town Meeting failed to attract a required quorum, allowing the Town Council's......
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4:25 PM Tue, Jun 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- One of the two finalists for superintendent of schools in East Greenwich has withdrawn from contention, but the School Committee plans......
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12:07 PM Tue, Jun 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- Members of the East Greenwich Town Council Monday night questioned why consultants and members of its Fields Construction Committee neglected to......
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6:20 PM Mon, Jun 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- Michael Zajac, principal at the Archie R. Cole Middle School for nearly two years, is leaving to assume the principalship of......
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2:35 PM Mon, Jun 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- The biggest question about Tuesday night's Financial Town Meeting is, "Will it be held?" If 250 voters come out at East......
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8:59 PM Sun, Jun 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- An administrator in the Warwick school system and the superintendent in Scituate, Mass., are the two finalists for the superintendent's position......
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3:04 PM Sun, Jun 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- Two-and-a-half years after voters approved spending up to $6 million to rehabilitate the high school's athletic fields and add two more......
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2:01 PM Thu, Jun 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 110-yard-long cylinder of ice extracted from Greenland, some of it deposited as long ago as 1718, has revealed a strong link......
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3:10 PM Wed, Jun 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- Seeking $85,000 in savings before next Tuesday night's Financial Town meeting, the School Committee late Tuesday night eliminated its longstanding program......
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5:47 PM Mon, Jun 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- You probably know about electrodes, especially if they've been put on your chest to measure your heartbeat. Most gather up electrical......
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5:00 PM Mon, Jun 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- National Grid, which distributes electricity to most of Rhode Island, has asked the state Public Utilities Commission for permission to dramatically increase......
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11:35 AM Fri, May 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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WARWICK, R.I. -- Verizon's residential customers are going to be paying more for some land line phone services, beginning in June. The Public Utilities Commission......
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7:05 AM Thu, May 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A computer simulation that mimics the growth of gliomas, the type of brain cancer afflicting Sen. Edward Kennedy, may help doctors develop......
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11:55 PM Wed, May 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- Hoping to gets its dormant Zoning Board of Review back in action, the Town Council on Wednesday night appointed Jodi Gladstone......
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10:18 AM Tue, May 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gasoline prices took another big jump over the last week. The typical price at the pump for self-service regular gasoline hit $2.46......
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5:28 PM Wed, May 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that, if approved by the House and signed by the governor, would make East Greenwich......
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3:22 PM Wed, May 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- A Newport man who police said reacted to losing his brakes by hiding in a stairwell of the Varnum Armory, and......
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11:41 AM Wed, May 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal photo / C. Eugene Emery Jr. A face made from pieces of wood nailed to a tree greet pedestrians along Peirce Street......
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12:07 PM Tue, May 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal photo / C. Eugene Emery Jr.An old auto repair business is the site of 15 condominium units proposed in East Greenwich. EAST......
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9:25 PM Thu, May 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- After putting off a decision on whether to set up its own health insurance for workers, the Town Council Thursday night......
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4:14 PM Wed, May 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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Darlington Fabrics in Westerly, which makes stretch knit fabrics, has joined the list of companies moving to a four-day workweek in an effort to prevent......
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2:55 PM Tue, May 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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Looking for a longer-lasting battery? University of Rhode Island researchers think the secret may be in their salt. A group led by URI chemist Brett......
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7:02 AM Tue, May 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH -- The state Department of Transportation says it's too small to be classified as a bridge, so the South Road culvert crossing the......
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3:58 PM Thu, May 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Paul Roberti, who has overseen public utility and regulatory matters in the Attorney General's office since 1997, has been named by Governor......
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2:40 PM Thu, May 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- After being promised savings of thousands of dollars, the Town Council Wednesday night unanimously endorsed two pieces of General Assembly legislation......
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1:23 PM Thu, May 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- The prognosis for a Walgreens drug store at the corner of Main Street and First Avenue is looking grim. The Planning......
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10:17 PM Wed, May 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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R.I. Department of Transportation photo One of the steel I-beams supporting a small bridge on South Road in East Greenwich has corroded and collapsed.......
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2:44 PM Wed, May 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- The Town Council is to vote Wednesday (tonight) on whether to endorse General Assembly legislation that would eliminate the requirement that......
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8:10 AM Tue, May 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. - A controversial proposal to build a Walgreens drug store at the corner of Main Street and First Avenue could cause serious......
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4:50 PM Mon, May 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- Fourteen people have applied for the soon-to-be-vacant job of superintendent in the East Greenwich school system, School Committee Chairwoman Jean Ann......
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3:26 PM Fri, May 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal photo / C. Eugene Emery Jr. An East Greenwich worker sets up part of the barricade blocking South Road after the pavement......
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4:49 PM Tue, Apr 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Is your favorite high school sports team being cut back because of a local budget crunch? Want to donate some money to......
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2:30 PM Tue, Apr 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- If you're driving to or from work through Warwick or East Greenwich on Friday, May 15, expect to see a few......
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10:06 PM Mon, Apr 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- A decline in a home's value by about 15 percent will translate into no local tax increase this year, according to......
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5:47 PM Fri, Apr 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Brown University researchers have developed a way to slowly draw an individual strand of DNA through a microscopic pore so its genetic code......
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6:01 PM Wed, Apr 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A special legislative commission formally unveiled its proposal to give educators in the state's nursing schools an annual $3,500 tax credit, an......
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12:30 PM Wed, Apr 22, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. - It looks like the School Committee may not have to drastically cut back its sports programs and gifted program after all.......
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5:55 PM Tue, Apr 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Rhode Island Senate on Tuesday approved a tax break, amounting to 30 cents per gallon, for local producers of biodiesel, the......
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8:59 AM Tue, Apr 21, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. - With a state budget deficit projected into 2014, Governor Carcieri's director of administration told the Town Council Monday night that cities......
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4:23 PM Fri, Apr 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The state Department of Transportation Thursday night formally awarded low bidder Cardi Corporation the contract to build a replacement for the 53-year-old......
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4:28 PM Wed, Apr 15, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- One month after he announced he was stepping down at the head of East Greenwich's school department, Supt. Charles Meyers says......
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4:59 PM Tue, Apr 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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C. Eugene Emery Jr. Journal Staff Writer EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- They may not have crammed Town Hall to make their purchases, but East Greenwich......
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8:40 AM Tue, Apr 14, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH - Last Tuesday, when a group of parents showed up at a School Committee meeting to complain of looming cuts to the gifted,......
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2:30 PM Mon, Apr 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The company planning to build a wind farm near Block Island praised a new agreement between two federal agencies designed to streamline......
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4:12 PM Fri, Apr 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Nursing homes with a high proportion of Hispanic patients are more likely to have patients with bedsores, according to a Brown University......
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10:42 PM Tue, Apr 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH - A proposal to cut back on athletics throughout the schools and eliminate the gifted program sparked complaints from parents at Tuesday night's......
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10:07 AM Tue, Apr 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH -- School sports will have to be dramatically scaled back and the town's program for gifted students will disappear if the School Committee......
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4:43 PM Wed, Apr 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. - Following in the footsteps of Barrington and South Kingstown, a group of residents has launched an educational foundation designed to supplement......
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2:03 PM Tue, Mar 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - National Grid inked a five-year deal with two companies Tuesday to help it build new electric transmission lines and make upgrades to......
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2:41 PM Sun, Mar 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE - A group of mayors Sunday called on the legislature to go back to the drawing board with its proposal supplemental budget, which stands......
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12:35 PM Sun, Mar 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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By PAUL DAVIS Journal staff writer NARRAGANSETT, R.I. - Lt. junior-grade Francis L. Toner IV was killed Friday by an Afghan National Army soldier who......
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12:32 PM Sun, Mar 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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- Journal Photo by Michael Delaney PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Zone Street house was destroyed and buildings on both sides were damaged in a......
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5:18 PM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Brown University researchers have developed a system that lets robots follow people better than some dogs follow their masters. A group led......
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1:14 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. - With today's headlines talking about junk bonds, bad loans and Ponzi schemes, the town has decided to offer an investment opportunity......
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5:41 PM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- Two screening committees will join the School Committee in choosing a replacement for Schools Supt. Charles Meyers, who announced last week......
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7:45 PM Mon, Mar 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, RI -- The Town Council voted Monday night to postpone until March 23 consideration of a zoning amendment that would outlaw new private......
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2:16 PM Sun, Mar 08, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Philip Marcelo and C. Eugene Emery Jr. Journal staff writers PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- A three-alarm blaze apparently caused by a cigarette left in the......
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11:51 AM Thu, Mar 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, RI -- The Planning Board has given a failing grade to a proposal that would outlaw new private schools throughout the town. The......
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4:18 PM Tue, Mar 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, RI -- Faced with a loss of tax dollars because the New England Institute of Technology has purchased prime development property at the......
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9:00 AM Mon, Mar 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Mars, the cold desiccated world known as the Red Planet, now appears to have had water flowing across its surface much more recently......
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5:05 PM Wed, Feb 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE - Hospital care costs may be increasing rapidly, but the growth in Rhode Island is lower than most of New England, according to a......
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4:10 PM Wed, Feb 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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WARREN - Opponents of a proposal to put a liquefied natural gas offloading facility in the middle of Mount Hope Bay are trying to raise......
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10:59 PM Mon, Feb 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH - The Town Council tonight approved $11 million worth of bonds for turning Swift Gym into a senior/community center and getting the ball......
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2:29 PM Fri, Feb 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The executive director of the Rhode Island Broadcasters Association today declared that this week's transition to digital television "was extremely successful." Lori......
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4:41 PM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH -- The Police Department will be showing off its new home at 176 First Ave. beginning this weekend, as the department kicks off......
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10:04 AM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- The phones weren't exactly ringing off the hook this morning as the Rhode Island Broadcasters Association opened its call center to help people......
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7:28 AM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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Journal photo / Ruben Perez William Hague, director of engineering for Channels 12 and 64, makes some last minute adjustments on the copper tubing......
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5:46 PM Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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C. Eugene Emery Jr. Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE -- With the statewide switchover to digital television just hours away, the hot commodity today wasn't the......
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4:14 PM Mon, Feb 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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Tomorrow night's the night. The key players in the Providence-New Bedford television market stop their regular programming on old-fashioned analog signals a minute or so......
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2:45 PM Fri, Feb 13, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Two of the four stations still broadcasting an analog signal in the Providence/New Bedford market will keep those signals operational after Tuesday night's......
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1:26 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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WARWICK - The school department's director of business affairs says the department won't be able to pay back the city anytime soon for the nearly......
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4:53 PM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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WARWICK -- Budget cuts may force the School Committee to close an elementary school. The committee will meet tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Winman Junior......
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4:27 PM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH -- A company that provides tax collection services for the town has sent letters of apology to hundreds of residents after it notified......
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5:29 PM Wed, Feb 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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A leading Rhode Island opponent of a liquefied natural gas offloading facility for the Massachusetts waters of Mount Hope Bay says the new proposal by......
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