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Jun 6, 2009 | Die is Cast

If a red flag is flying, brazen bold against the blue

Taking a minute from the grind of analyzing the April Nevada gaming revenues, I figured I'd post this story, which surprisingly hasn't really been picked up by the Vegas blogosphere.

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Wed May 27, 2009

Providence Journal

Beauty, mystery at Parker Woodland Wildlife Refuge

Natural beauty and ancient mystery await visitors to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's George B. Parker Woodland Wildlife Refuge.

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Fri May 15, 2009

WHJJ-AM Providence

Scituate Man Indicted in Car Crash that Killed Mother

The 38-year-old Scituate man is accused in the April 7 crash that killed Katherine O'Toole, a mother of six from Foster PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ A Rhode Island man has been indicted on drunken driving charges in a car crash that killed a mother of six.

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Sat May 02, 2009

Providence Journal

Dog Notes: Local winners abound in recent shows

Ch. Linn-Lee's for the Good Times, an almost 2-year-old Pekingese owned and bred by Erna G. Holcombe and Charlotte Carter of Morris, Ala., was Best In Show winner at both the April 25 and 26 dog shows sponsored by South County Kennel Club.

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Fri Apr 17, 2009

Providence Journal

Victim's husband angered by driver's release

Katherine C. O'Toole, 48, of Foster, who was killed in the April 7 crash, was an avid motorcyclist.

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Wed Apr 15, 2009

Providence Journal

Scituate man free on bail after fatal crash

The Scituate man charged with driving under the influence, death resulting, after an accident April 7 that killed a Foster woman is free on bail today and able to drive himself to and from work and to his lawyer's office between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Meanwhile, Rhode Island legislators are trying again to tighten the state's drunken ...

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Thu Apr 09, 2009

WLNE-TV Providence

Scituate Police Press Release on Accident

Scituate Police Department PRESS RELEASE INCIDENT: Arrest made by the Scituate Police Department for the Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident that took the life of Mrs.

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Providence Journal

Scituate man arraigned in crash that killed Foster woman

The Scituate man charged with driving under the influence, death resulting, after a Tuesday crash that killed a Foster woman was arraigned Thursday morning in Kent County District Court and ordered to undergo alcohol and substance-abuse counseling.

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Wed Apr 08, 2009

WLNE-TV Providence

Mother of 6 Killed in Scituate 3-Car Accident

A Scituate rollover 3-car crash on Route 12, Tunk Hill Road killed a mother of 6 Tuesday night around 11:21 pm.

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Thu Mar 12, 2009

Directions Magazine

Eric D. Colburn Professional Land Surveyor Elected President of ACSM-NES

Company: EricColburn.com Industry: Real Estate, Environmental, Non-profit Organizations, Cartography, Consulting, Journalism / Publishing, Business GIS, GPS, Computer Aided Drafting , Surveying, Land ...

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Mon Mar 09, 2009

Providence Journal

Emissions cloud future of wood-fired boilers

Scott Bradley proudly boasts that he is so opposed to dependence on foreign oil that he hasn't bought a drop of heating oil in 12 years.

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Sun Feb 22, 2009

Providence Journal

Freeze-and-thaw winter gives R.I. bumper crop of potholes

Snowstorms and hail, followed by torrents of rain. Freezing temperatures giving way to spring-like reprieves that suddenly flip back to brutal cold.

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Fri Feb 20, 2009

Providence Journal

Storm produces slick roads across state

Last night's winter storm produced a small amount of snow over most of the state, but created havoc on the roads in Foster and Glocester.

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Wed Feb 18, 2009

Providence Journal

Interactive table of 4th quarter mortgage defaults by R.I. community

Notes: Communities with 0 defaults in the 4th quarter of both 2007 and 2008 are not shown.

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Sun Feb 08, 2009

Turnto10.com

Budget crisis forces R.I. to consider consolidation

Parents send their children to the Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School because its small size means students get lots of individual attention and teachers are easily accessible for questions and concerns.

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Wed Jan 21, 2009

Providence Journal

Judge wants man who abandoned rats to educate others

A 22-year-old Providence man accused of abandoning more than 200 rats on the side of a road in Foster will have to provide 50 hours of community service after he pleaded no contest today in District Court.

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Sat Jan 17, 2009

SouthCoastToday.com

Fall River man convicted of raping mentally disabled Tiverton man

A Superior Court jury has convicted a Fall River man of raping a mentally disabled Tiverton, R.I., man on multiple occasions from January 2004 to October 2006.

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Thu Jan 15, 2009

Providence Journal

High court stays inmate's release

In a case that has pitted a Superior Court judge against the Parole Board, the state Supreme Court yesterday delayed a Foster man's release from prison for driving drunk in a deadly 2003 crash.

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Sun Jan 11, 2009

The Westerly Sun

Council ready to vote on manager

After months of speculation, residents are expected to learn who their new town manager will be on Monday night.

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Fri Jan 09, 2009

Providence Journal

Passages: Claiborne Pell was at home in worlds of Princeton, RIPTA

It has become fashionable for politicians to insist they are of the people, prone to bowl or have a beer, but most such gestures are for show.

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