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June 29, 2008 - July 5, 2008 Archives
6:14 PM Thu, Jul 03, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera  Email
Even before state regulators have considered a proposed 15.6 percent hike in electricity rates, National Grid now says it wants to increase rates even more. National Grid told the state Public Utilities Commission today that the increasing price of crude......
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3:11 PM Thu, Jul 03, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
Newport Bancorp, Inc. (NFSB:Nasdaq) the holding company for Newport Federal Savings Bank, said today that that it has completed its second stock repurchase program. The company acquired 231,721 shares, or 5%, of the Company's outstanding common stock at an average......
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5:11 PM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Paul Grimaldi Email
Contract talks are underway between Shaw's Supermarkets and the union representing workers at its stores in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, according to a union officlal. Representatives of Local 791 of the United Food and Commercial Workers met today with company......
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3:20 PM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
Fitch Ratings today affirmed the "A" bond rating for Providence's approximately $105 million in outstanding general obligation bonds. Fitch reviewed the city's finances and concluded that Providence continues to exercise strong fiscal management in the face of external pressures, including......
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6:47 AM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation is accepting business donation applications for the Rhode Island Corporate Scholarship Tax Credit Program for state fiscal years 2009 and 2010. C-Corporations, S-Corporations, LLCs and LLPs can get a 75% tax credit for a......
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5:15 PM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
Bank of America Corp. today completed its purchase of Countrywide Financial Corp., the home lender battered by the collapse of the subprime mortgage market, giving the bank control of one out of every four U.S. home loans. The second-biggest U.S.......
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4:30 PM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
Hasbro Inc. said today it has added a former finance executive for an international trucking and supply-chain management company to its board of directors. Tracy Leinbach, formerly chief financial officer for Ryder System Inc., was elected to the board of......
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9:46 AM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Lynn Arditi Email
Rhode Island's median house price in May fell 8.2 percent from a year earlier, according to a report out today by the Boston research firm, The Warren Group. The median price of a single-family house in May was $245,000, down......
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8:49 AM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
Moody’s, one of the three major credit rating agencies, has announced plans to adopt a common rating system to evaluate public and corporate bonds. Moody’s plans follow a campaign by state and federal officials across the country to end the......
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8:37 AM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
Creative Circle Advertising Solutions, a developer of software for media companies, has been awarded $250,000 from the Slater Technology Fund, bringing the total amount the state backed venture capital fund has invested in the company to $750,000. Entrepreneur Bill Daugherty......
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4:29 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andy Smith Email
The Governor's Workforce Board and the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation have awarded workforce expansion grants totaling $387,348 for new employee training to five Rhode Island companies. Companies receiving the grants are: Albion Special Care, LLC of Lincoln for $45,990;......
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4:26 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
PAWTUCKET -- The Division Street Bridge is being reopened to two-way traffic, seven months after it became one-way, and an elaborate set of detours was put in place, when a weight limit was imposed on part of Route 95. The......
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4:20 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
Repair work is under way on the Henderson Bridge and that means those who wish to cross the bridge on bicycle or on foot must use a sidewalk on the westbound side of the bridge. The first phase of construction......
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4:10 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
PROVIDENCE -- City schools Supt. Donnie Evans is no longer a finalist for the Cincinnati school district now that the Cincinnati School Board has decided to keep looking. Evans said he was disappointed but not surprised that the school board......
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3:55 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
State education officials today are expected to celebrate a special “green” certification for a new 367-bed residence hall at Rhode Island College. The Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education will take part in the celebration at 5 p.m.......
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3:45 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
PROVIDENCE -- Marco Riz, who is accused of carjacking, kidnapping and raping a woman, today waived his right to a bail hearing and agreed to be held at the Adult Correctional Institutions while a grand jury reviews the case. If......
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2:57 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Brandie Jefferson Email
FALL RIVER -- The man killed early Friday morning in his apartment on Hamlet Street was identified as Derrick Hogue, 33, by the Bristol County District Attorney’s office today. Gregg Miliote, the spokesman, would not release Hogue’s name previously because......
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2:38 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
Journal photo/ Andrew Dickerman Ruby Stenhouse, Isabel Taylor, both in front, and Jaclyn Gagnon and Kathleen Todesco, in back, of the dance company JUMP! perform as Mayor David N. Cicilline, the Department of Art, Culture & Tourism and the......
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1:45 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Brandie Jefferson Email
A group of social service advocates and community groups are set to gather tomorrow in Central Falls to protest the new state budget. The executive director for the RI Coalition for the Homeless, Jim Ryczek, is scheduled to speak as......
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1:37 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
The Rhode Island State Police arrested a Coventry man Saturday on felony fireworks possession and delivery charges. Bryan Gartner, 37, of 83 East Shore Drive, was charged with possession of class C fireworks over $500 and delivery of fireworks, the......
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1:32 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Brandie Jefferson Email
CENTRAL FALLS –– The police are searching for a man they say stabbed a brother and sister during a domestic dispute early Sunday morning. Kevin Stanford, 24, is being sought on a warrant charging him with two counts of assault......
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1:15 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
PROVIDENCE -- Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch today announced he's named prosecutor Stacey Veroni to lead the Department of Attorney General's criminal division. Veroni, an assistant attorney general, will be division chief, succeeding Assistant Attorney General Alan R. Goulart, who......
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11:51 AM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Brandie Jefferson Email
Today is the deadline for nonprofit organizations to file their annual reports with the state. The more than 6,500 nonprofits in Rhode Island are required to report the names and contact information of officers and boards of directors. According to......
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11:46 AM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
PROVIDENCE -- Marco Riz, who is accused of carjacking, kidnapping and raping a woman, is expected today to waive his right to a bail hearing and agree to be held at the Adult Correctional Institutions while a grand jury reviews......
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11:24 AM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Brandie Jefferson Email
NEW LONDON, Conn. — Amtrak has resumed regular service between New York and Boston after completing work on a 90-year-old bridge in Connecticut. Workers installed a new vertical lift span on the Thames River Bridge between New London and Groton......
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11:00 AM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Paul Grimaldi Email
The owners of the 1149 restaurant on Division Street in Warwick are expected this month to unveil plans for a second eatery, this one in Seekonk. About 15 months ago, partners John G. Picerne and Thomas L. Wright spent more......
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10:20 AM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Brandie Jefferson Email
Beginning tomorrow, public transportation will be a little more costly than it is today. Citing increases in fuel costs, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is raising fares tomorrow, the beginning of its fiscal year. The fare for buses and......
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10:13 AM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
Rhode Island drivers taking a July 4th vacation will pay an average of $1.17 more per gallon this year, according to AAA Southern New England. Although AAA's weekly survey found gasoline prices unchanged from last week at $4.099 per gallon,......
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9:46 AM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Brandie Jefferson Email
This summer, the best seat in the house may be your front lawn. The Department of Art, Culture and Tourism, the Parks Department and Mayor David Cicilline are set to announce the summer line-up for the 2008 Neighborhood Performing Arts......
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9:43 AM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Brandie Jefferson Email
An autopsy is scheduled today for a 47-year-old man who died while in police custody. Witnesses said they saw police elbow jab Mark Jackson, of Warwick, in the ribs and smash him in the face with their knees. Police say......
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9:42 AM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) -- A Manchester man has been arrested after he allegedly strolled along Interstate 291 wearing nothing but a thong, fake breasts and a wig. Police say they received several calls about the man, which prompted an hour-long......
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9:37 AM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Brandie Jefferson Email
A bail hearing is scheduled today for the man accused of carjacking, kidnapping and raping a woman. Police say Marco Riz kidnapped a woman from the parking lot of a Stop & Shop on Route 2 in Warwick, then drove......
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