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Hospital overseer, state in dispute over licensing fee

The lawyer overseeing financially troubled Landmark Medical Center is contesting the amount of an annual licensing fee the Woonsocket hospital must pay the state. Jonathan N. Savage contends in court documents that the hospital does not have to the full......

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Developer unveils design for proposed casino in New Bedford

Northeast Resorts today offered up its vision for a resort casino in New Bedford, where it controls a swath of land along the city's waterfront. Northeast, which includes Leon Dragone as one of its principals, owns or has options for......

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Mall retailer Whitehall Jewelers liquidating inventory

Whitehall Jewelers started selling off its inventory over the weekend as it began a court-approved liquidation sale. On June 23, the Chicago-based retailer sought protection from its creditors in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. The liquidation sale will involve all......

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Hasbro sues creators of Scrabulous online game

Toymaker Hasbro Inc. filed suit in federal court today against the two brothers who created Scrabulous -- a wildly popular online version of Scrabble. In a separate notice to Facebook, Pawtucket-based Hasbro also alleges that the social-networking site is infringing......

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Judge delays naming Landmark overseer as talks continue

PROVIDENCE -- A Superior Court judge said this morning he must delay at least until this afternoon naming a health-care expert to help oversee financially-ailing Landmark Medical Center. During a brief hearing this morning in Providence, Judge Michael A. Silverstein......

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Chief executive quits job at troubled Woonsocket hospital

Gary Gaube, the chief executive officer of finacially ailing Landmark Medical Center submitted his resignation this morning, according to a statement from the Woonsocket hospital. Landmark has been losing money for many years and at the end of the last......

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Starbucks drinkers in R.I. can chill out

Fans of Starbucks coffee can rest easy as the Seattle, Wash., chain skipped over Rhode Island in a recently announced store-closure plan. Starbucks this week named the 600 stores it will close around the country and no Rhode Island locations......

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