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6:47 PM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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A Christmas classic gets a performance in Providence tonight at 8. Trinity Rep. in Providence puts on A Christmas Carol, a "timeless tale of the......
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6:21 PM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Lynn Arditi Journal staff writer If you call the state unemployment division to speak with a customer service representative you can expect to wait,......
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6:07 PM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Kate Bramson Email
PROVIDENCE -- More than 1,200 amputees have returned from war in Iraq and Afghanistan and other anti-terrorist military action -- of those, 877 have lost......
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5:16 PM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski The focus of the gala today for the federal courthouse in Providence was on the building, its architecture and......
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4:39 PM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- By Jan. 3, Rhode Island will reel back in $62 million in state investments from a money-market fund frozen in September after economic......
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4:35 PM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- A man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for heroin trafficking and possessing a firearm. In June, Robert Cruz, 29,......
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3:41 PM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Tom Meade Journal staff writer Farm Fresh Rhode Island, a network of food and fiber growers, is promoting four farmers markets that will be......
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3:15 PM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo / Bill Murphy Courtney Greco, age 16, a senior at Coventry High School's Career and Technical School, unrolls plastic wrap as she......
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2:48 PM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
Journal photo/ Mary Murphy Steelworkers position the last beam to be raised at the topping-off ceremony today for the athletic complex section of what......
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2:37 PM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Steve Peoples Journal State House bureau The president of what is believed to be the second-largest state employees union was ousted by her members......
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2:33 PM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg Email
PROVIDENCE -- The state Department of Environmental Management is asking a state committee for permission to begin seeking proposals for new "public-private'' activities at Haines......
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1:37 PM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Tatiana Pina Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- An expert in child-abuse pediatrics who attended 3-year-old Thomas "T.J." Wright at Hasbro Children's Hospital after he......
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1:11 PM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental Email
PROVIDENCE -- A Providence man was arrested early this morning and charged with robbing a gas station in Foster and leading the police on a......
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12:59 PM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Talia Buford Journal staff writer A man the police say ran his vehicle into an officer during a traffic stop Wednesday has been charged.......
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11:57 AM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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Journal photo / Kathy Borchers Leaving the courtroom after his arraignment with his attorney William Murphy, is Graeme Kapko, the West Warwick teen who......
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11:16 AM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental Email
PAWTUCKET -- Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. and Rhode Island's Boys & Girls Clubs have teamed up to deliver 1,200 turkeys with fixings to families......
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10:08 AM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental Email
PROVIDENCE -- The U.S. Courthouse's Centennial celebrations culminate today with a gala and reception. The Centennial Gala will start at 2 p.m. in Courtroom 1,......
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9:39 AM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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WARWICK -- Responding to community concerns about a sex offender living near city schools, the Warwick police will hold a meeting Monday night to discuss......
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9:14 AM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental Email
PROVIDENCE -- The Providence VA Medical Center will hold a groundbreaking ceremony today for its new rehabilitation research building. The ceremony will be at 11......
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8:05 AM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
Journal photo/ Bill Murphy Sunrise in Lincoln Friday morning as seen through a frost-covered window. Lincoln residents are waking up to cold temperatures, and......
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7:23 AM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Randal Edgar Journal Staff Writer CRANSTON -- There were no easy answers last night as the mayor, City Council, School Committee and members of......
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7:05 AM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Maria Armental Email
PROVIDENCE -- The cold spell continues today with temperatures staying in the 20s. Today's high temperature will reach 34 by mid-afternoon, but will still feel......
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7:01 AM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
On this day in 1995, the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 5,000 for the first time. Read more about today in history.......
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7:00 AM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
Today's front page features a report that Rhode Island's unemployment rate has climbed to 9.3 percent, the highest rate since 1983. Download a copy of......
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6:47 PM Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
Catch some laughs with amateur comedians tonight at 7:30 at Twin River in Lincoln. Amateur comedians compete for $100 prizes and spots in the finals......
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