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6:01 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- David L. Spector, a lawyer from Needham, Mass., is under investigation in Massachusetts and Rhode Island regarding allegations that he took more......
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5:31 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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WARWICK, R.I. -- A Scituate driver who was arrested earlier this week on a 19th charge of driving on a suspended license, and who was......
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5:18 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By John Hill Journal Staff Writer WARWICK, R.I. -- The fiancée of the late Michael Woods testified in Kent County Superior Court Friday that she......
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4:32 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal photo / Bob Thayer Wayne Jankura of the Providence Parks Department rakes leaves off the watery surface of the Bank of America......
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4:20 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Michael McKinney and Maria Armental Journal Staff Writers CUMBERLAND, R.I. -- Graffiti involving a bomb threat, discovered this week in two bathrooms at Cumberland......
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4:00 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri intends to interview each of the five finalists for an open seat on the state Supreme Court before making the......
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3:42 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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A welder works Friday morning in the rain on what will be the Clifford Street overpass over Route 95. The highway was closed Thursday......
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3:36 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will remove the split-lane traffic pattern this weekend on Route 95 South, shortly after Exit 6......
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2:49 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University on Friday unveiled a new supercomputer that is the most powerful machine of its kind in Rhode Island. The multimillion-dollar......
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2:33 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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BARRINGTON, R.I. -- Six Barrington High School students have been suspended after getting caught drinking in their hotel room while attending a national leadership conference......
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2:22 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Talia Buford Journal Staff Writer NEWPORT, R.I. -- The injuries that ultimately killed six-week-old Naiomi McCoy earlier this year could not have been caused......
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2:17 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Curt Anderson AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI, Fla. -- Investors claiming they were fleeced by a high-profile attorney filed a $100 million lawsuit Friday......
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1:20 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Carcieri administration has mounted a legal campaign to keep new Superior Court Judge Brian Stern, a former head of state purchasing......
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1:04 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers on Friday yanked the license for half of Yellow Cab's fleet and fined the company $100,000......
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12:04 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Cynthia Needham Email
Rhode Island's unemployment rate may have dropped to 12.9 percent from 13 percent in October, but it's still the third highest in the country. Figures......
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12:02 PM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Tatiana Pina and Kate Bramson Journal Staff Writers WARWICK, R.I. -- Hours after a fatal crash in Cranston that killed one of his friends......
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11:27 AM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal chart / C. Eugene Emery Jr. PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Average prices for heating oil, diesel and unleaded gasoline remained virtually unchanged from......
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10:58 AM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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Journal file/ photo Skaters take a spin during opening ceremonies for the rink in November 1998. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The outdoor skating rink at......
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10:33 AM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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WARWICK, R.I. -- An Oakland Beach man was arrested Thursday for allegedly dealing marijuana out of his home. Juan J. Scott, 23, tried to flush......
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10:21 AM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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WARWICK, R.I. -- A local 17-year-old boy is accused of robbing the Coastway Community Bank branch at 2089 Warwick Ave. late Thursday morning. Capt. Sean......
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9:43 AM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Linda Borg Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A two-car collision near Providence Place Mall stalled traffic Friday morning and sent one person to a hospital with minor injuries. The......
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9:30 AM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) -- A judge has approved a $100,000 settlement from the city of Attleboro to a teenage girl who claims her wrist......
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8:59 AM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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Rhode Island commuters Friday morning are dealing with heavy rain and flooding conditions around the state. In Providence, large puddles on Allens Avenue and in......
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8:37 AM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) -- Lizzie Borden has been found innocent of using an ax to hack her father and stepmother to death - again.......
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8:34 AM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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LINCOLN, R.I. -- Thirty-six police recruits stood out among 1,923 applicants. On Friday, those 36 will be sworn in as members of the Rhode Island......
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7:47 AM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Donita Naylor Email
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Four athletes selected by their coaches to represent Rhode Island in the Special Olympics Nationals in Lincoln, Neb., next year will appear......
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7:05 AM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
Friday's Providence Journal front page reports that the state's unemployment rate has dipped for the first time in nearly three years. Providence poet Keith......
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7:04 AM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A thunderstorm? Seriously? It's November, not July. The National Weather Service is serious. We could see a thunderstorm Friday, according to its......
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6:05 AM Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
On the local front: A year ago today: Rhode Island's unemployment rate last month climbed to 9.3 percent, the highest since 1983, as job cuts......
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6:27 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON, Mass. -- A federal appeals court Thursday upheld a lower court decision clearing a Rhode Island State Police trooper of wrongdoing in connection to......
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6:00 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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CRANSTON -- An explosion and a break in the main dam at the Scituate Reservoir. A wall of water moving down the north branch of......
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5:55 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) --- A new law eliminating mandatory minimum drug sentences in Rhode Island has taken effect without the governor's signature. Governor Carcieri had......
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5:43 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Michelle R. Smith Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Economic reality and money problems may be cooling the enthusiasm of U.S. college students to study......
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5:03 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Edward Parker Email
NEWPORT, R.I. -- A downtown building that was constructed in 1909 as a YMCA and became a hotel in 1997 has been sold. According to......
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4:51 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In a rare move, state Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist has revoked the teaching certification of a Bristol-Warren teacher who pleaded no......
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4:40 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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National Grid said spent Thursday cutting off power to 5,000 customers so it could replace copper ground wire stolen from its Smithfield substation, just off......
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4:31 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A reproduction print of Maxwell Mays' painting "Inauguration Day" will be displayed in the State Room of the State House through Nov.......
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4:26 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Richard Salit Email
In response to reports questioning the effectiveness of mammography, the state Health Commissioner announced on Thursday that Rhode Island law still requires health insurers to......
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4:17 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In the aftermath of the Governor's veto of legislation that would have given domestic partners the right to make funeral decisions for......
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4:15 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Grimaldi Email
The owner of the Providence Place mall said Thursday that it has reached a deal with some of its lenders, allowing a number of its......
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4:10 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A federal judge has sentenced two men to prison for being felons in possession of firearms, U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha announced......
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4:00 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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NEWPORT, R.I. -- A North Providence man has filed a notice of intent to sue the city of Newport over an incident on Sept. 11......
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3:30 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- An inmate at the Adult Correctional Institutions who claimed to be the president of the Statewide Prison Chapter of the NAACP in......
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3:29 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Tracy Breton Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Supreme Court Justice Paul A. Suttell says the court has no immediate plans to implement a controversial law that would allow people......
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2:46 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Bryan Rourke Journal arts writer "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," the follow-up to "Twilight," opens in theaters at midnight on Thursday. The new movie,......
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2:36 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Davis Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Financially struggling Rhode Islanders could get help soon from a $1.6 million grant from United Way of Rhode Island. The money will......
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2:19 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By W. Zachary Malinowski Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Supreme Court has refused to grant post-conviction relief to a former golf pro who was found guilty on a variety......
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2:05 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kate Bramson Journal Staff Writer and The Associated Press WARWICK, R.I. -- The air traffic equipment failure that has delayed flights around the country......
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1:42 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Talia Buford Journal Staff Writer NEWPORT, R.I. -- When she first arrived at the hospital last January, Katysha Lopez told the court Thursday, she......
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1:42 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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Associated Press A federal agency says 136 people died in New England from work-related injuries last year, 27 fewer than in the previous year and......
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1:23 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Talia Buford Journal Staff Writer NEWPORT, R.I. -- A motorcyclist who crashed his Harley Davidson in June, killing his passenger, was ordered to give......
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1:17 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Dennis Tasker, 38, of Providence, pleaded guilty Thursday to robbing banks in Providence and Newport in July by using threatening notes,......
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1:13 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- City residents who still need recycling bins will be able to buy them Saturday at five locations. Under a new recycling policy......
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1:10 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By John Hill Journal Staff Writer WARWICK, R.I. -- A lawyer for Kent Hospital continued his cross examination Thursday morning of an expert witness hired......
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12:47 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON, Mass. -- Rhode Island lawyer John F. "Jack" Cicilline went to U.S. District Court in Boston Thursday morning in a bid to get his......
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12:12 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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Waldrop Providence poet Keith Waldrop's "Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy" has won the National Book Award for poetry. Judges praised Waldrop's work for demonstrating "language's......
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12:02 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- The state police are helping the Woonsocket police with an investigation into the removal of two hard drives from computers from the......
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11:37 AM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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SWANSEA, Mass. -- The police have obtained an arrest warrant charging a Fall River man with possession of a stolen car and other violations after......
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8:54 AM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST LYME, Conn. (AP) -- Authorities say a Rhode Island woman's gambling debts led her to embezzle almost $335,000 from the company that runs East......
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8:09 AM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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AP Photo/Cape Cod Times/ Merrily Lunsford Ken Williamson rakes cranberries during the wet harvest at Willowbend Country Club Sept. 30, 2009 in Mashpee, Mass.......
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7:40 AM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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A Good Samaritan vessel is on its way to assist a disabled fishing vessel about 12 miles south of Block Island that asked for help......
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7:25 AM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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WARWICK, R.I. -- An ambitious plan to build a hotel, parking garage and complex of buildings that will combine office and retail space on Jefferson......
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7:09 AM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- A 15-unit condominium project that will provide some sorely needed affordable housing to the town was unanimously approved by the Planning......
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7:01 AM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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Thursday's Providence Journal front page reports that a Barrington man was captain of the Maersk Alabama when pirates tried taking over the ship for......
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7:00 AM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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Live local radar More weather... PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Clouds will increase Thursday, but the temperature should reach 58 degrees, a little higher than normal......
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6:05 AM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email
On the local front: Journal file photo/ Kathy Borchers Lawyer Robert Mann (left) sits with his client, Gilbert Delestre, during Delestre's trial. A year ago......
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7:28 PM Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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SEEKONK, Mass. -- Attention Shane Murphy: The Somali Community Association of Ohio wants to take you out to dinner and seeks your help in forming......
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6:40 PM Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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projo.com / Timothy C. Barmann New data from the R.I. Department of Health shows a dramatic spike in emergency room visits for flu-like symptoms......
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