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9:29 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Donita Naylor Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
WARWICK, R.I. -- No one was injured when a small private plane made a belly landing at T.F. Green Airport just before 9 p.m. Thursday,......
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9:11 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Donita Naylor Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
WARWICK, R.I. -- A small aircraft made a belly landing at T.F. Green Airport on Thursday night, a Warwick Fire Department dispatcher has confirmed. Initial......
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7:18 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Reynolds Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
JOHNSTON -- The Town Council's proposal to add two more commissioners to the Johnston Housing Authority has hit a roadblock in the General Assembly, where......
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6:14 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Alan Rosenberg Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
By Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Making good on an earlier warning, Governor Carcieri has vetoed legislation allowing Twin River to......
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6:12 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg Email in Projo Politics Blog
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Making good on an earlier warning, Governor Carcieri has vetoed legislation allowing Twin River to operate 24-hours a day, seven days a week, while also forcing the owners of the Lincoln track and slot parlor to drop......
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5:48 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kate Bramson Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
By Donita Naylor Journal Staff Writer NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- The Electric Boat employee who was fatally injured in an accident at the submarine builder's......
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5:23 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Robert Whitcomb Email in This New England
''Hosed 4,'' oil, oil bar, graphite on canvas, by Janet Lage (2009), at Eo Art Lab, Chester, Conn. (eoartlab.com). July 1-Aug. 2 This is one of the playful images in Connecticut artists Lage's "Hose Me'' show, celebrating, among other......
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5:12 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email in Projo Sports Blog
Clay Buchholz, the best starter for the Pawtucket Red Sox, and Fernando Cabrera's, the team's top reliever, have been rewarded for their work this season. Both have been named to the International League All-Star team. The All-Star game, which......
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4:50 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Neil Downing Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
Mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments of Boston plans to bring hundreds of new jobs to Rhode Island, Governor Carcieri said Thursday. The move is part......
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4:48 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Neil Downing Email in Projo Biz Blog
Mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments of Boston plans to bring hundreds of new jobs to Rhode Island, Governor Carcieri said today. The move is part of an internal reshuffling of staff among Fidelity's various locations in Massachusetts, including Boston and......
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4:16 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Andy Smith Email in Projo Biz Blog
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $98,193 to Rhode Island to help unemployed workers participate in apprenticeship programs administered by the state's Department of Labor and Training. The programs are conducted by individual employers, labor groups, or industry associations,......
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4:12 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The lawyer for Anthony M. "The Saint" St. Laurent Sr., who is accused of trying to recruit fellow inmates to kill a......
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4:09 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Andy Smith Email in Projo Biz Blog
The state is providing free online job training and remedial education courses through its netWORKri career centers, which are run by the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training. Those who require remedial help in math, reading and language skills......
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3:59 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Reynolds Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The town has canceled the fireworks extravaganza that usually takes place in Governor John A. Notte Jr. Park on Independence Day.......
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3:55 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Amanda Milkovits Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In the e-mails he sent to his big brother and sister, and the note he left on his pillow at a private......
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3:55 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Peter Lord Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- It rained so hard Thursday morning that for the first time all year, the state's massive, $350 million combined sewer overflow tunnel......
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3:07 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Alan Rosenberg Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
Everybody out of the water -- almost. Because of high bacteria counts, the Rhode Island Department of Health Thursday afternoon recommended closing the following beaches......
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2:56 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email in Projo Bruins Blog
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) -- The New York Islanders have signed left wing Jeremy Reich, goaltender Scott Munroe, and defenseman Brett Westgarth to one-year contracts. Reich,......
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2:40 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email in Projo Sports Blog
Jeremy Reich, who was captain of the Providence Bruins last season, has signed with the New York Islanders, according to islanderspointblank.com. Reich had 21 goals and 161 penalty minutes last season. Scott Gordon, the Islanders head coach who formerly coached......
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1:47 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email in Projo Sports Blog
Lost amid the flurry of free-agent signings on Wednesday was Martin St. Pierre inking a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators. St. Pierre, 25, was acquired by the Bruins from the Chicago Blackhawks in a trade for Pascal Pelletier......
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1:46 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Philip Marcelo Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Supreme Court has sided with the City of Providence in a long-running dispute over demolition of the former Grove Street......
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1:16 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Thomas J. Morgan Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Department of Environmental Management has announced that two coastal ponds in South County are closed to shellfish harvesting as of......
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1:12 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Neil Downing Email in Projo Biz Blog
A special General Assembly commission will study the possibility of establishing voluntary retirement accounts in Rhode Island. The state-administered defined contribution accounts would be available for small employers to offer their employees; management would be done by a third-party provider......
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1:09 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By News staff Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- About 1,000 National Grid customers were still without power at noon Thursday after as many as 12,000 customers lost power in the......
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1:06 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. Email in Projo Biz Blog
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. - The 175-year-old United Methodist Church building on Main Street, where the final draft of the current Rhode Island Constitution was approved in 1842, is about to find new life as a gift shop. The Zoning Board......
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1:03 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kate Bramson Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
Pedestrians caught in this morning's deluge try to stay dry with jackets as they make their way across Eddy Street in Providence. Providence Journal photo......
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12:32 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email in Projo Sports Blog
BOSTON (AP) -- Red Sox left fielder Jason Bay has long played America's pastime and will soon be able to call himself an American. The 30-year-old from Canada becomes a U.S. citizen Thursday afternoon in a ceremony at Boston's historic......
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12:12 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email in Projo Bruins Blog
TSN is reporting that the Boston Bruins have re-signed veteran winger Mark Recchi, 41, to a one-year, $1 million contract. Click here to read the......
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12:01 PM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Kate Bramson Email in Projo 7 to 7 News Blog
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A lightning strike knocked out the business phone lines at the Providence Public Safety Complex Thursday morning for about an hour, but......
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11:54 AM Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email in Projo Sports Blog
Providence College learned its Big East men's basketball opponent schedule Thursday and the lineup is quite favorable for fans of the Friars. The Friar fans will see the likes of Connecticut, Louisville and Syracuse, all at the Dunkin Donuts Center......
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