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8:04 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg and Cynthia Needham Journal Staff Writers Text of the Governor's speech PROVIDENCE - A cigarette tax hike, more than $74 million in......
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6:34 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Karen Lee Ziner and W. Zachary Malinowski Journal staff writers CENTRAL FALLS -- Seven staff members of the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility are......
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5:20 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Amanda Milkovits Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- The man found dead under an overpass on Eddy Street last Friday has been identified as 56-year-old......
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5:06 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri's presentation tonight of his plan to grapple with Rhode Island's $357 million current-year budget deficit can be seen and heard by......
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5:05 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Gina Macris Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- The city of East Providence must be allowed to join in legal arguments against the teachers' union,......
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4:44 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Amanda Milkovits Journal staff writer PAWTUCKET -- Two families were left homeless after a fire ignited today in the basement of aa home at......
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4:00 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- The American Civil Liberties Union's Rhode Island affiliate has filed a complaint alleging that a North Kingstown ship construction and repair company discriminated......
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3:54 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Richard Salit Journal staff writer A Prudence Island mother said today that a coyote attacked her 7-year-old daughter in their backyard and might have......
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2:52 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Barbara Polichetti Journal staff writer WARWICK -- Today's storm did not find the School Department with the same staffing problems that left it lagging......
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1:53 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a suspect facing a drunken-driving charge......
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1:32 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- The East Providence Education Association, which represents the city's more than 500 teachers, is heading back to court this afternoon. The hearing is......
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1:06 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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Reporter Linda Borg is new to Barrington and would like to speak with parents about the public schools. She is looking for story ideas, trends,......
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12:55 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental Email
ATTLEBORO, Mass. -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Transit Police have identified a woman who died Saturday in a train accident as Clio Chafee, 37,......
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11:36 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter Lord Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE -- The proceeds from last year's $20-million settlement over potential corruption charges against Blue Cross & Blue Shield......
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11:21 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kate Bramson Email
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) has released details about how a new flex zone will operate in Pascoag and Slatersville, along with other......
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11:00 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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projo.com photo / Andrea Panciera The icicles look pretty but make for a chilly seat this morning in a Richmond backyard. (Never mind the......
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11:00 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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Some 1,600 National Grid customers are without power this morning in Rhode Island, particularly in the South County area, according to a National Grid spokesman.......
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10:55 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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SANDWICH, Mass. (AP) -- Life from here on out is bound to be a bit disappointing for a young harbor seal that somehow broke into......
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10:47 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- We may be getting better at this icy weather stuff -- or just smarter, and opting to play it safe and take public......
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10:22 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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Journal photo/ Mary Murphy A lone red berry on an ice-covered tree in Barrington drips rain as the ice storm turns to rain this......
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10:10 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Providence residents can talk to their mayor tonight at the Elmwood Community Center, located at 155 Niagara St. The meeting will start at......
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9:08 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri will unveil the details of his plan to close a $357-million current-year deficit in......
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8:17 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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Journal photo/ Steve Szydlowski Icy roads and sidewalks were a problem for folks on their way to work in downtown Providence this morning. PROVIDENCE......
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7:03 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
Watch out. Freezing rain has left roads slick in southern New England this morning. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory through......
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7:01 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
On this day in 1789, the first U.S. presidential election was held. Americans voted for electors who, a month later, chose George Washington to......
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7:00 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
Today's front page features coverage of the first session of the General Assembly for 2009 -- the swearing in of Sen. M. Teresa Paiva Weed......
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