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« October 29, 2007 | Today | October 31, 2007 » October 30, 2007Get scared tonight and tomorrowAside from watching "Halloween" played on some television station tonight, it may be a good time to plan out how to scare yourself and your loved ones tomorrow. Or get a jump on things by getting scared tonight. Open till 10 tonight and tomorrow night is the Factory of Terror in Fall River, Mass. It's at 33 Pearl St., (no phone number available) open Thursdays and Sundays, 6:30 to 10 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays 6:30 to 11 p.m. through October, as well as tonight and tomorrow, 6:30 to 10 p.m. Admission is $17 for adults and $12 for children under age 10. Cash only.
Check out projo.com's guide to Halloween scariness. As for tonight, there's always the music scene. ContraBand plays acoustic rock at Rocky Point Pub, 1705 West Shore Rd., Warwick. Call 739-9800, www.rockypointpub.com. 7 p.m. Dancing Nancy plays a tribute to Dave Matthews at Gillary’s Tavern, 198 Thames St., Bristol. Call 253-2012. 9:30 p.m. Rod Luther plays jazz at The Chanler, Spiced Pear Restaurant, 117 Memorial Blvd., Newport. Call 847-2244. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sevendust, 10 Years, Neverset and Black Light Burns play rock at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, 79 Washington St., Providence. 331-5876, 272-5876, www.etix.com. 8 pm. $22.50 advance; $25 day of show; $30 reserved. Posted by Mike McKinney at 7:00 PM | Comment House committee OKs repeal of law on 17-year-oldsPROVIDENCE -- A legislative committee today took a first step toward repealing state law that treats 17-year-olds as adults in criminal matters. Both the House and Senate, which are meeting in special session today, would have to approve the change for it to become law. The bill that came out of the House Finance Committee is not retroactive to existing cases. There have been 49 17-year-olds jailed at the Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston since July 1, when the law took effect, and others arrested whose cases would continue in adult court if the bill as approved in committee becomes law. There was debate in the committee over the bill's wordin, so whether the absence of it's applying to those alreeady jailed or arrested will remain remains to be seen when the the House and Senate take it up. The bill as passed in committee seals police and court records for the cases of 17-year-olds, including for the people already in jail and arrested. “I want to commend the House Finance Committee for making a necessary course correction to a law that was short sighted and, in the long term, damaging to Rhode Island’s interests,” Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch said in a statement this evening. The General Assembly's special session is considering a spate of bills, including efforts to override Governor Carcieri's vetoes of bills. Added to the calendar of bills that wil be considered is one to move the state's presidential primary from March 4 to a Feb. 5 "Super Tuesday" primary, which many states have gone to. Neither chamber has taken up the measure yet as floor debate heads into the evening. -- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKiney, with reports from Steve Peoples of the Journal State House Bureau Posted by Mike McKinney at 6:44 PM | Comment Delcarmen drums through the streets of Boston
Posted by Peter Phipps at 4:52 PM | Comment Another Sox parade: Crowds line up in Taco BellsWhile the Sox players paraded through Boston today, a whole other kind of parade wound through -- and, in at least one instance, out the doors of -- several Taco Bells around Rhode Island. Some local outlets of the national chain were swamped with customers this afternoon -- all thanks to a World Series stolen base by Red Sox rookie sensation Jacoby Ellsbury. Taco Bell agreed to give customers one free taco from 2 to 5 p.m. today if someone stole a base in the series. More than 40 cars lined up at the drive-through of the Taco Bell on Reservoir Avenue in Cranston -- a line-up that stretched out onto Aqueduct Road. At the peak of things, five police officers were on scene to keep traffic flowing. In North Providence, at the Taco Bell on Mineral Spring Avenue, manager Erika Duarte estimated the outlet had given out about 1,000 tacos in the first 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours. She said she initially called the police out of concern for the potential for things getting out of hand but that in the end people were well behaved. One detail officer was on scene to keep traffic moving. In Cranston, Lisa Ruggiero and her three sons Brian, 10, Daniel, 8, and Andrew 3 waited in line to go through the drive-through. They had watched most of the series on video because the games ran past their bedtimes. "We love Jacoby Ellsworth, we're glad he's the one who own this for us. We saw him in Pawtucket [for the minor league Pawtucket Red Sox] and we know he's going be a big star," said Lisa Ruggiero. But others coming and going did not display the red "B" one might expect. Yes, there were peole dressed in Yankees garb and even a car bearing a Yankees sticker seen exiting the Taco Bell. However, another patron in Cranston, Hector Cabrera, swore to a reporter his loyalty to the Red Sox despite wearing a Yankees cap. A friend's hat, he explained, while eating a free taco. The line stretched from the counter to the door at the Taco Bell in the Wakefield section of South Kingstown, said Stephanie Histen, assistant manager of the restaurant on Old Tower Hill Road. At least 200 customers have gotten free tacos at an overflowing Taco Bell on Post Road in Westerly since 2 p.m., said Stephanie Thompson, the assistant manager there. She said the restaurant ordered 650 to 1,100 extra tacos in preparation for today. In Warren, the Metacom Avenue Taco Bell has had a full parking lot and six or seven cars waiting in the drive-through. In Attleboro, Mass., the police reported traffic slowdowns in the area of the Taco Bell there. -- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney, with reports from Journal staff writers Barbara Polichetti, Richard C. Dujardin, Maria Armental and staff reports Posted by Mike McKinney at 4:18 PM | Comment Sox' next stop: Providence, Hartford, both, neither?Now for the Sox' next victory lap: Will it be in Providence, Hartford, both, neither? Bids to get a visit from the World Series champs emerged today even as the Duck Boats filled with players and Jonathan Papelbon and his broom/guitar were making their way through Boston streets. Governor Carcieri said this morning his office will be in contact with the Red Sox in hopes of getting a rally similar to the one held in Providence in 2004, the Associated Press reported. Three years ago, Sox pitcher-at-the-time Bronson Arroyo brought the World Series trophy to the State House. Meanwhile, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell -- an admitted Yankees fan -- has sent a letter to Sox owner John Henry seeking to have the team come to Hartford. Rell's office issued a news release today saying that in 2004, "Red Sox players, team management and other representatives of the organization came to Connecticut for rallies in New Haven and Hartford following their historic World Series win," the release said, as well as traveling to other states. Rell declared the 2004 day of the rally “Boston Red Sox Day” in Connecticut, the news release noted. "If team owners agree to bring the team back to Connecticut this year, Governor Rell said she would be honored to issue another official proclamation in the team’s honor." “Connecticut is a state divided among Red Sox and Yankee fans with a fair amount of New York Mets fans in the mix. Nevertheless, Connecticut considers itself to be a big part of Red Sox Nation,” Rell said in the statement. “A rally in Hartford would be an opportunity for Red Sox fans to show their admiration for the team and honor them for their championship season.” Rell's statement conceded she is a "faithful Yankees fan. However, as a baseball fan and someone who appreciates this historic pastime, I would be honored to have the Red Sox organization come to Connecticut so we can join Red Sox Nation in saying ‘congratulations’ for winning a second World Series in four years and ‘thank you’ for another unforgettable Fall Classic." -- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney and the Associated Press Posted by Mike McKinney at 4:04 PM | Comment Lawmakers will seek earlier presidential primary todayPROVIDENCE -- It turns out lawmakers today expect to introduce legislation to move Rhode Island's presidential primary from March 4 to the earlier, "Super Tuesday" date on which many states will now hold primaries. A new version of the bill is expected to be introduced during today's General Assembly special session. The move follows the failure of legislation in the regular session earlier this year to clear the House after passing in the Senate. The calendar of bills, including attempts to override Governor Carcieri's vetoes, posted yesterday did not include the presidential primary proposal. Senate Majority Leader Teresa Paiva-Weed confirmed the Senate will take up the bill during today's session. House leaders had not yet been reached, but Greg Pare, spokesman for the Senate president, said the House has agreed to take up the bill as well. -- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney, with reports from Katherine Gregg of the Journal State House Bureau Posted by Mike McKinney at 4:03 PM | Comment GTECH Holdings cuts about 50 R.I. employeesPROVIDENCE -- GTECH Holdings Corp. fired about 50 of its Rhode Island employees today, saying its acquisition by Lottomatica SpA last summer had made possible a range of consolidations. Over all, the company is laying off 125 employees across its global operations, GTECH spokesman Robert Vincent said. Lottomatica, based in Italy, bought GTECH last August for $4.8 billion. -- Journal staff writer Benjamin N. Gedan Posted by Mike McKinney at 3:53 PM | Comment Reactions to issues on tap at Special SessionPROVIDENCE -- Nurses are planning to show their support at the State House today for a bill that would end mandatory overtime. Absent from the list of bills on the table at today’s Special Session of the General Assembly is one that would end mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes -- legislation an advocacy group had lobbied for last week -- and a measure to move the presidential primary to a "Super Tuesday" on which many states will hold primaries. -- projo.com staff writers Michael P. McKinney and Brandie M. Jefferson, with Journal archival reports At 3 p.m. today, local nurses plan to hand-deliver letters of support from nurses in more than 25 states. Governor Carcieri vetoed the bill, which passed unanimously, in July, citing a nursing shortage and saying at the time that mandatory overtime “should be negotiated through the collective-bargaining process. In Lynch’s letter to Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Paiva-Weed and Stephen D. Alves, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the Attorney General calls Article 22 “ill-advised” and “myopic.” But the legislation was enacted into law properly, and it is not flawed, Lynch asserted, and so in his letter he “strongly” recommends that if the law is repealed, it is not done so retroactively. Since the law took effect July 1, more than thirty-six 17-year-olds have spent at least one night in the state prison, accused of crimes that previously might have resulted in a locked stay at the Training School. Those youths have adult criminal records now instead of a juvenile record that would have been sealed by the Family Court. The House and Senate posted their calendars yesterday afternoon. The reconsideration of 17-year-olds as adults in criminal matters is on a committee calendar and must clear committee to then go to the floor. Posted by Brandie Jefferson at 3:00 PM | Comment E. Providence man dies today after Sunday collisionPROVIDENCE -- A 51-year-old East Providence man died this afternoon at Rhode Island Hospital, where he has been since a motorcycle crash Sunday, according to the police. Michael Stevens suffered severe head injuries when his 1977 Harley Davidson motorcycle collided with a 1990 Toyota Corolla just after 5 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Waterman Avenue and North Broadway in East Providence. He was taken by ambulance to Rhode Island Hospital, where he was in critical condition until today. The female driver of the car was not injured, said Sgt. Thomas Rush, head of the East Providence Police Department’s traffic division. He would not identify her because the investigation of the accident is ongoing. Rush said no witnesses to the accident have yet to come forward, and asked anyone with information to call the traffic division at (401) 435-7654. “We need someone who saw it but wasn’t involved,” he said. -- Journal staff writer Alex Kuffner Posted by Mike McKinney at 2:59 PM | Comment Parade scenes: Papelbon mugs; Schilling exults
Red Sox heroes Jonathan Papelbon, top, and Curt Schilling celebrate from the Duck Boats. Posted by Peter Phipps at 2:52 PM | Comment Sox parade: Papelbon's air guitar.. with a broomBOSTON, Mass. -- Jonathan Papelbon is doing air-guitar on a Duck Boat in Boston Common ... with a broom. Already known for the Papelbon dance -- that jig-like series of steps that replaced "Cowboy-Up" of yesteryear as a team badge -- Papelbon's improvisations this afternoon include celebrating the Sox's four-game World Series sweep of the Rockies. (Some purists might quibble over whether it's truly an air guitar if anything other than one's own arms mimic the riffs and licks, but that's a discussion for another time). He's not alone. People are selling brooms and waving brooms celebrating the sweep as the victory parade wends toward its finish at City Hall Plaza. As for any musical aspirations, Papelbon's in good company. Guitar legend Jimi Hendrix was known to strum a broom as a boy before he got his fingers on a Fender Stratocaster. -- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney, with reports from Journal staff writer Scott MacKay Posted by Mike McKinney at 1:39 PM | Comment Diversity Career Fair runs until 5 at the Crowne PlazaWARWICK — Where else can you find more than 15 companies holding on-the-spot interviews? Only at today’s projoJob’s Diversity Career Fair, now through 5 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza, Route 5, in Warwick. More than 15 companies conducting interviews for job openings. Plus, there are free seminars. Learn how to write an effective résumé, and attend seminars on proper workplace attire and professional presentation. Click here to see the full list of exhibitors and seminars at the projoJobs Diversity Career Fair. Posted by Brandie Jefferson at 1:16 PM | Comment Sox parade: Guitars pound and cheers of 'Manny!'
College students are near people taking time off from office jobs, who are next to construction workers holding up signs -- people from different status, backgrounds, incomes, but all united for the Red Sox victory parade. It will make its way to Boston Common and then City Hall. People watch the action from atop the Atlantic Fish Company, where the fresh catch of Chilean sea bass lists for $34 -- for one person. And it's a day when Lord & Taylor, the staid clothing store, accommodates the Irish punk sounds of the passing Dropkick Murphys. At one point, the parade appears to slow as Manny Ramirez plays to admirers from the Duck boat on which he and Ortiz are riding. Look: there are members of the "Impossible Dream" Red Sox of 1967. There's former Sox pitcher Luis Tiant waving to the crowd. Current manager Terry Francona draws cheers and there's a big outburst of support for Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis. -- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney, with reports from Journal staff writer Scott MacKay Posted by Mike McKinney at 1:12 PM | Comment Nazarian retiring after half-century at RIC
Longtime Rhode Island College President John Nazarian announced today he will retire when his contract expires in June, capping 58 years at the college, the last 18 as president. “I’ve been thinking about it for a while, but there was always something going on, and I want to leave the college in good hands,” Nazarian said in a phone interview Monday. Last month, on his 75th birthday, Nazarian met with Frank Caprio, chairman of the Board of Governors for Higher Education, and informed Caprio he would not be seeking another three-year term as president. “The name John Nazarian is synonymous with Rhode Island College,” Caprio said. “We are grateful for his years of dedicated service and will miss him, both as a colleague and a friend.” Nazarian, a native of Pawtucket, graduated from the Rhode Island College of Education, as it was then called, with a degree in math, in May 1954. That fall he began his career there as an instructor of math and physics. He was promoted multiple times, becoming an administrator in the early 1970s, and serving as vice president of administration and finance for 13 years before becoming president in 1990. “When I started here, I was a teenager,” Nazarian said. “But to make a commitment for another three years, well, it seemed presumptuous. You don’t know what will happen to you. Thank God I’m in good health and the college is in good shape. I’m happy I’ve been given the privilege to do what I’ve done. But I think it’s time.” Click below to read Nazarian's retirement announcement. -- Journal staff writer Jennifer D. Jordan Your turn: Share your favorite John Nazarian story Nazarian is known for his attention to detail, and his sometimes criticized for his micromanaging style. He personally signs over a thousand diplomas each spring, frequently meets with and e-mails students, and attends even relatively minor meetings on construction projects, to ensure they are built on time and within budget. Nazarian said he is looking forward to some unstructured time when he retires. He hopes to travel, spend time with his relatives — many of whom live in Rhode Island — golf, and read a stack of mystery novels that has grown tall in his Pawtucket home. The Board of Governors will establish a search committee within the coming weeks and will launch a national search for a new president, Caprio said. Nazarian is credited with overseeing a period of growth at the college, both in terms of enrollment, which reached its highest level this fall with almost 10,000 students, and in new buildings and major renovation projects. Highlights include a $30-million, 363-bed residence hall that opened last month, a $4.8-million renovation of Alger Hall, and almost $6 million to expand and renovate the Student Union. In 2000, the college dedicated a $10-million Center for the Performing Arts in honor of Nazarian, a gesture the president says ranks among his happiest memories. “If you ask the question if Rhode Island College is a better place for having John Nazarian as president for the past 18 years — the answer is a resounding yes,” said Jack Warner, Rhode Island’s commissioner for higher education. “Rhode Island College has been his life’s work, a place into which he poured his heart and soul. The students, faculty and staff are better off because John Nazarian was president.” --
Thank you for the opportunity to serve the College for all these years. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Posted by Brandie Jefferson at 1:01 PM | Comment Sen. Kennedy back at work after surgeryWASHINGTON — Sen. Edward Kennedy was back at work in the Senate today for the first time since his surgery earlier this month to clear a partially blocked artery in his neck. “I’m feeling fine,” the Massachusetts Democrat said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press. “I think it’s just about getting the energy level back ... The strength has been coming back daily.” Kennedy, 75, had been resting at the family’s Hyannis Port compound since his Oct. 12 surgery in Boston. The blockage in Kennedy’s left carotid artery, which supplies blood to the face and brain, was discovered Oct. 4 after a routine physical examination and MRI on his back. -- The Associated Press Kennedy’s Tuesday schedule includes planned remarks on the Senate floor about children’s health insurance and Amtrak funding, the weekly luncheon with Senate Democrats and a meeting about education legislation. Kennedy also plans to watch Tuesday night’s televised Democratic presidential debate. The Senator was flooded with get-well greetings from Democrats and Republicans alike as he recovered, though “there was a kind of continuing sense from some of the Republicans that I maybe ought to stay in Massachusetts a bit longer,” he joked. “He was calling to wish me well, but we talked a little shop as well,” Kennedy said. Kennedy also took time to watch the Boston Red Sox sweep the Colorado Rockies in the World Series. “What a time for the Red Sox,” Kennedy said. Kennedy said the staples on his neck were removed by doctors on Cape Cod. He has a routine follow-up appointment with his doctors in about 10 days, but does not anticipate any problems. One of Kennedy’s doctors said after the surgery that the senator’s overall health was excellent. Kennedy is on blood-pressure and cholesterol medication. Kennedy has been bothered by an aching back since a 1964 plane crash, which killed a pilot and one of Kennedy’s aides. Then-Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., who was traveling with Kennedy, pulled him from the wreckage but Kennedy suffered a back injury, punctured lung, broken ribs and internal bleeding. Because of the persistent pain, the senator often leans on a wall or sits on a stool when he otherwise would be expected to stand for an extended period. Kennedy is the lone surviving son in his storied political family. His eldest brother, Joseph, was killed in a World War II airplane crash; President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 and Robert was assassinated in 1968, when he was running for president. Posted by Brandie Jefferson at 12:59 PM | Comment Victory parade gets rolling in Boston
BOSTON -- Thousands of people have crammed the historic streets of Boston’s Back Bay in anticipation of seeing their baseball heroes roll by in World War II-era amphibious duck boats as the city celebrates the World Series victory of the Boston Red Sox. It was the second time in the last 4 years that the Red Sox have been World Series champs. It is a rare to see the main streets of Boston free of cars. People are lined up from Fenway Park, through the Back Bay neighborhood, onto Boston Common and into City Hall Plaza for the parade. It looked somewhat like the annual Boston marathon, another event where onlookers are lined up eight- and nine-people deep. News helicopters hovered over the event as people of all ages streamed into the city: some pushing strollers, college kids from local universities ditching classes, and people wearing all manner of Red Sox regalia and gear to cheer on their team. Jessica Posner, a Northeastern University junior, sat with a hamburger watching the event on the big screen at Daisy Buchanan’s on Newbury Street. “I can’t wait to see Johnny Papelbon do his river dance,” she said. “He is so hot.” The gathering has been peaceful so far. Hundreds of police officers and firefighters are patroling the streets. People are leaning from office windows with “We did it again,“ and “We are champions” signs. Needless to say, Back Bay bars are doing a brisk business. To view the live streaming video of the parade, click here -- Journal staff writer Scott McKay Posted by Brandie Jefferson at 12:33 PM | Comment Storm leaves Dominican, hits Cuba, BahamasMIAMI -- The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Noel has weakened a bit after causing floods and mudslides and at least 20 deaths in the Dominican Republic. The storm continues to dump rain over portions of Cuba, the island of Hispaniola and the Bahamas. Noel had been forecast to hit Haiti hardest but veered toward the other country on Hispaniola, the Dominican Republic, apparently catching residents off guard yesterday. Forecasters say a tropical storm warning remains in effect for portions of Cuba and the Bahamas. They add that a tropical storm watch could go into effect for parts of southeast Florida later today or tonight. Noel temporarily knocked out the Dominican Republic's entire power system, plunging more than 9 million people into the dark for about two hours. -- The Associated Press Posted by Brandie Jefferson at 12:27 PM | Comment Photo/parade coverage: 'Boston is crazy right now'
Journal photo / Bill Murphy To view the live streaming video of the parade, click here: Posted by Pam Cotter at 12:04 PM | Comment Update: Passenger in fatal crash released from hospitalA Westerly teenager, who was in a one-car accident in Connecticut last night in which the teenage driver and another teenage passenger died, was treated and released from Hasbro Children's Hospital. Brandon Algier of Westerly, who was a passenger, was taken by helicopter to Hasbro Children's Hospital, where he was treated but not admitted. Jay Naylor, 18, and Elizabeth Greenhall, 16, were killed when the car they were in drove off the road. The two Hopkinton teenagers were "great" and "creative" kids, Chariho Superintendent Barry Ricci said this morning. All three were wearing seatbelts, according to a police report. Counselors from throughout the district were sent this morning to to Chariho Regional High School, where the two Hopkinton residents went to school. Ricci said several students have sought time with the counselors, but along with the professionals, "the students also support themselves." Naylor was interested in computers and electronics, and Greenhall was a interested in graphics and communications, Ricci said. "She had an artistic flare... They were both just good young people." Connecticut State Police say Naylor was driving south on Route 49 in North Stonington, and Greenhall was sitting in the passenger seat when the car hit a telephone pole, drove off the road, rolled on its side, and slammed into a tree. The two were pronounced dead at the scene. The accident is still under investigation. -- projo.com staff writers Brandie Jefferson and Michael P. McKinney, with reports from Journal staff writer Randall Edgar Posted by Mike McKinney at 11:46 AM | Comment More photos: The Nation awaits the world champions
Posted by Pam Cotter at 11:43 AM | Comment Photos galore for Sox fans as the Nation celebrates
Want more photos of all the Red Sox excitement? click below to see all the best photo galleries of the World Series and its aftermath. You'll find even more at projo.com/redsox: The World Series: Red Sox homecoming The World Series: The post-championship celebration The World Series: The pitchers The World Series: Game 4: Red Sox 4, Rockies 3 Posted by Pam Cotter at 11:27 AM | Comment Update: Teens killed in accident were 'great,' 'creative'Two Hopkinton teenagers killed in a car accident in Connecticut last night were "great" and "creative" kids, Chariho Superintendent Barry Ricci said this morning. Jay Naylor, 18, and Elizabeth Greenhall, 16, were killed when the car they were in drove off the road. Counselors from throughout the district were sent this morning to to Chariho Regional High School, where the two Hopkinton residents went to school. Ricci said several students have sought time with the counselors, but along with the professionals, "the students also support themselves." Naylor was interested in computers and electronics, and Greenhall was a interested in graphics and communicaitons, Ricci said. "She had an artistic flare... They were both just good young people." Brandon Algier, 13, of Westerly, was taken by helicopter to Hasbro Children's Hospital. Connecticut State Police say Naylor, was driving south on Route 49 in North Stonington, and Greenhall, was sitting in the passenger seat when the car hit a telephone pole, drove off the road, rolled on its side, and slammed into a tree. The two were pronounced dead at the scene. The accident is still under investigation. Posted by Brandie Jefferson at 10:23 AM | Comment Watch the Sox parade here / photo
Wish you could be in Boston to see the Red Sox' World Series victory parade? We've got the next-best thing: live, streaming video of the noontime rally that will start at Fenway Park and will travel through Back Bay to the Commons and end at City Hall Plaza. Our media partner, WPRI-TV in Providence, is providing the live feed via Fox. The link will be posted on our homepage closer to the start of the rally. The “rolling rally” on World War II-era amphibious duck boats will take the same route as the 2004 championship parade, except they won’t go into the Charles River, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said. Menino said pitcher Jonathan Papelbon will dance, and the Dropkick Murphys also will play along the parade route. “He has to do a dance,” Menino said. “He promised the people he would do a dance.” The Red Sox swept the Colorado Rockies Sunday night with a 4-3 win in Denver. Posted by Pam Cotter at 10:20 AM | Comment Photo: Fire damages Warwick tavern
An early morning fire damaged Lakewood House and Tavern in Warwick. Police Lt. Joe Coffey said a fire alarm went off at about 4:15 a.m. When crews arrived, no one was in the building at 651 Warwick Ave. There is damage to the roof and the rear door of the building, but Coffey says it’s not clear yet how much structural damage was done. So far, it doesn’t appear that any nearby buildings were damaged. Arson detectives and the fire marshal are on the scene now. Posted by Brandie Jefferson at 7:06 AM | Comment Governor seeks Sox celebration in Ocean StatePROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri is hoping that Rhode Island will once again be able to join in the celebration of a Red Sox championship. The governor says his office will be in contact with the team over holding a rally similar to the one in 2004, when then-Red Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo brought the World Series trophy to the State House in Providence. Carcieri points out that Rhode Islanders make up a big part of Red Sox nation. The World Series champions are being honored today with a Duck Boat parade in Boston. -- The Associated Press Posted by Jack Perry at 7:02 AM | Comment Sunny skies and a high near 63Today is looking a bit warmer than yesterday with the National Weather Service forecasting sunny skies and a high temperature of 63 degrees. Expect some clouds overnight when the temperature should drop to 41 degrees. Tomorrow will look like today, with clear skies, a high temperature near 64 and winds between 11 and 14 mph. For more weather and regular updates, see projo.com/weather. Posted by Brandie Jefferson at 7:01 AM | Comment Today's front pageToday's front page features a big photograph of Red Sox' designated hitter David Ortiz holding up the World Series trophy after the team returned to Boston. Download a copy of today's front page in .pdf format.
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