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7 hrs ago | The Pawtucket Times

Blood alcohol breaks record

A North Providence man was arraigned Tuesday on charges stemming from an accident he allegedly caused while driving with what the State Police say is the highest blood alcohol count in the agency's history.

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Related Topix: North Providence, RI, Providence, RI, Providence Metro

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Lincoln, R.I., police chase car into Worcester

Police have converged on Millbury Street in search of a man who bolted from a car that had been pursued into the city from Lincoln, R.I. A second occupant of the car, a late-model Pontiac, was taken into ...

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Tue Jul 22, 2008

Providence Journal

In this place, there is room for respect

A woman wrote to tell me of the rude intrusions she has to endure when visiting her son's grave at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Related Topix: Providence, RI, Providence Metro

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Providence Business News

Coastway mulls change to bank status

Coastway Credit Union is considering changing from a credit union to a Rhode Island-chartered mutual savings bank, officials said today.

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Related Topix: Union (University of South Carolina System), University of South Carolina System, East Providence, RI, University of Nebraska System, Lincoln (University of Nebraska System), Providence, RI

Fri Jul 18, 2008

The Pawtucket Times

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CENTRAL FALLS A Warren man was arrested on drug and assault charges on Friday, after officers responded to a report of an assault at a Clay Street apartment.

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Related Topix: Central Falls, RI, Providence Metro, Pawtucket, RI

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Directions Magazine

Media Alert! - Tech Collective, Rhode Island Economic Development...

Media Alert! - Tech Collective, Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation and Providence Business News partner to host Rhode Island Innovation Awards and Tech Laureates Night 2008 July 16, 2008 Company: ...

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Related Topix: Providence College, Providence, RI, Providence Metro, Rhode Island School of Design

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Providence Business News

The limits of public education

Cumberland Mayor Daniel J. McKee and those who support his plans for a new-fangled Charter School they say will revolutionize education may have hurdled a major obstacle last month, but the school is still far ...

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Related Topix: Valley Falls, RI, Johnston, RI, University of Nebraska System, Lincoln (University of Nebraska System), Cumberland, RI

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Providence Journal

Rhode Island PBS phasing out coverage of meetings

Citing legal concerns over the conduct of some of its employees, the Rhode Island Public Broadcasting System said PBS employees will stop taping town meetings on the company's time.

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Related Topix: Rhode Island, Hopkinton, RI, Woonsocket, RI, North Smithfield, RI, Cumberland, RI

Wed Jul 09, 2008

The Providence Phoenix

Jai alai, once exotic, is now a thing of the past

Thirty years ago, Newport Grand's 3000-seat jai alai fronton was packed with fans wagering on brightly uniformed players whose scoop-like cestas hurled little balls against a mas-sive granite wall at speeds of ...

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Related Topix: Middletown, RI, Narragansett, RI, Newport, RI

Mon Jul 07, 2008

WLNE-TV Providence

Johnston Man Arrested, Accused of Stealing Guardrails

Lincoln residents - and the police chief - say they've seen some strange things, but never anything quite this strange.

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Sun Jul 06, 2008

Providence Journal

R.I. municipalities facing big fiscal pinch

It's been a tough stretch in Cranston. The City Council has abolished the municipal engineering department.

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Related Topix: Warwick, RI, Cranston, RI, East Providence, RI, Pension, Personal Finance

Fri Jul 04, 2008

The Observer

Savings, safety seen in numbers

Five towns are planning to combine police and fire dispatching at a central location to save money and handle emergency communications over a wider area, leaders said.

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Related Topix: Johnston, RI, North Smithfield, RI, Smithfield, RI, Providence Metro

Wed Jul 02, 2008

The Pawtucket Times

Ax fight ends in minor injuries

The Rhode Island Supreme Court reversed a landmark verdict against three former lead paint producers Tuesday, dealing a major blow to Woonsocket, Pawtucket, Central Falls and other communities that want the ...

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Related Topix: Woonsocket, RI, Pawtucket, RI, Central Falls, RI, Providence Metro

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Providence Journal

Picerno charged in 2001 assault on council member

Convicted bribery conspirator Robert R. Picerno was arrested yesterday morning and charged with hiring two men to attack then-Town Council member Dean L. Lees Jr.

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Related Topix: North Providence, RI, Providence, RI, Providence Metro

The Pawtucket Times

Gadfly, 73, seeks job as Lincoln town administrator

Back when he was a runner for Rhode Island College in 1971, Tom Kenwood was looking for a race in early July that would compliment his summer training.

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Related Topix: Cumberland, RI, Woonsocket, RI

Mon Jun 30, 2008

The Pawtucket Times

Races for administrator, two council seats on tap for Lincoln

Those with political aspirations for November's town election had until 4 p.m., Wednesday to make their intentions official.

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Related Topix: US News

Sun Jun 29, 2008

WLNE-TV Providence

Former Lincoln Official Arrested, Accused of Ordering Assault

Seven years after the assault of then Town Councilor Dean Lees, Rhode Island State Police have arrested then Town Planning Commission Member Robert Picerno for his alleged role in the assault, and its further ...

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Fri Jun 27, 2008

Providence Journal

Audience will be key to enforcing Truth in Music

The Truth in Music Advertising Act, a bill that seeks to ensure that musical groups using a famous name are connected to the people who contributed to that legend, passed the General Assembly last week as part ...

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Related Topix: Smithfield, RI, Woonsocket, RI, North Kingstown, RI, Music, Entertainment

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Providence Journal

More lawmakers pay toward health plan

Despite the state Senate's refusal to even consider a bill to require that state lawmakers pay a portion of their health-insurance premiums, the number doing so voluntarily grew during the closing days of the ...

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Related Topix: Narragansett, RI, Westerly, RI, West Warwick, RI, Portsmouth, RI, Warwick, RI

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Providence Journal

Democrats see chance for gains in the Senate

Democratic Sen. Jack Reed finally has a reelection race, but his Republican opponent, Robert Tingley, does not yet promise the kind of political show that Rhode Islanders enjoyed two years ago in Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, US Senate, Jack Reed, Democrat, Jim Gilmore

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