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Carcieri outlines plan to plug $357 million deficit

8:04 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Write a comment
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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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Wyatt staff face punishment in immigrant inmate's death

6:34 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Write a comment
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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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Body found on Providence street ID'd as Coventry man

5:20 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Comments (11)
By Mike McKinney    Email

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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Carcieri's budget speech to be broadcast live

5:06 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

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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E. Providence officials: City must join teacher pay dispute

5:05 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

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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Fire in Pawtucket leaves families homeless

4:44 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

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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ACLU files complaint against N. Kingstown ship company

4:00 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Maria Armental    Email

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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Dog saved child from coyote, Prudence Island mom says

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By Mike McKinney    Email

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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In Warwick, school call rings too early for some

2:52 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Comments (2)
By Jack Perry    Email

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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High court denies driver's appeal over hospital records

1:53 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

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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E. Providence teachers head back to court on pay cuts

1:32 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

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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Reporter's query: Do you have kids in Barrington schools?

1:06 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

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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MBTA: Providence woman killed by train Saturday

12:55 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Write a comment
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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Blue Cross settlement money to fund primary healthcare

11:36 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

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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RIPTA releases winter bus schedules, flex zone details

11:21 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Write a comment
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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Photo: Time to put the patio furniture away

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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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Ice leaves 1,600 Rhode Islanders without power

11:00 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

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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Seal breaks into Cape Cod fish hatchery, feasts

10:55 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

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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Ice creates a messy commute but few physical injuries

10:47 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

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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Photo: A glazed berry in Barrington

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By Jack Perry    Email

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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Providence mayor meets with residents tonight

10:10 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

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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Carcieri to release plan to close budget gap

9:08 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Maria Armental    Email

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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Ice creates hazardous roads, sidewalks/ Photo

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By Maria Armental    Email

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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Freezing rain coats roads with ice

7:03 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Write a comment
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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Today in history: U.S. holds its first presidential election

7:01 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Write a comment
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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Today's front page: General Assembly back in session

7:00 AM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 | | Write a comment
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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