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11 hrs ago | WHJJ-AM Providence

Police experts testify in trial of smoke shop suit

Jennings has sued Jones over the July 14, 2003 raid on the Charlestown shop, which was not collecting state taxes on its cigarettes.

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Related Topix: Charlestown, RI, Providence, RI, Providence Metro

15 hrs ago | WHJJ-AM Providence

Police experts testify in trial of smoke shop suit

Jennings has sued Jones over the July 14, 2003 raid on the Charlestown shop, which was not collecting state taxes on its cigarettes.

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Related Topix: Charlestown, RI, Providence, RI, Providence Metro

Fri Jul 25, 2008

WHJJ-AM Providence

Police experts testify in trial of smoke shop suit

Jennings has sued Jones over the July 14, 2003 raid on the Charlestown shop, which was not collecting state taxes on its cigarettes.

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Related Topix: Charlestown, RI, Providence, RI, Providence Metro

Wed Jul 23, 2008

The Westerly Sun

Parent accused of hosting porn party with teens at Boy Scout camp

A Warwick man has been charged with showing pornography and providing alcohol and cigarettes to teens at Camp Yawgoog Boy Scout reservation.

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Related Topix: Providence Metro, Rockville, RI, Hopkinton, RI

Tue Jul 22, 2008

Insurance Journal West

Narragansett Bay Insurance Adds Chief Risk Officer Talerico

Narragansett Bay Insurance Co. in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, has added Mark Talerico as chief risk officer.

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Related Topix: Pawtucket, RI, Providence Metro

Mon Jul 21, 2008

San Francisco Chronicle

Tribe, developer battle over rock mounds

That belief is now at the center of a struggle between the rural town of North Smithfield and a developer who wants to build a 122-lot subdivision on the land.

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Related Topix: Smithfield, RI, North Smithfield, RI

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Hotel Interactive

Women Take Top Jobs At NYLO Providence/Warwick Hotel To Open, August 2008

There are no glass ceilings at NYLO Hotels, so women broke through the soaring glass window walls to take all the top slots at the brand's first property in the Northeast.

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Related Topix: Shaw University, Dining, Life, Food, Warwick, RI

Thu Jul 17, 2008

WHJJ-AM Providence

Jury Selection To Begin In Smoke Shop Retrial

The lawsuit was brought by a member of the Narragansett Indian tribe against state police for the 2003 raid on a tribal smoke shop.

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Related Topix: Providence, RI, Providence Metro, Charlestown, RI

Tue Jul 15, 2008

The Providence Phoenix

Belgian brewer sips up Budweiser

Meghan notes the unlikely pairing of Budweiser's red, white and blue birthright and its purchase by Belgian brewing giant I nBev .

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Related Topix: Cranston, RI, Newport, RI, Beer, Drink

Sun Jul 13, 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: Lincoln, RI, Middletown, RI, Newport, RI

Fri Jul 11, 2008

WHJJ-AM Providence

RI official admits wetlands violation

Coastal authorities say the decision earlier this year caused damage that will take thousands of dollars to fix.

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Related Topix: Providence, RI, Providence Metro

Providence Journal

Rosenberg: Happy to start gingerly in quest for best ice cream

Ginger ice cream, smooth and creamy. Sweet fresh peaches. Tart, just-picked raspberries.

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Related Topix: Wakefield, RI, Home Gardening, Home, North Kingstown, RI, Life, Fruits, Food

Wed Jul 09, 2008

Providence Journal

Samaritans rescue couple after an explosion on boat

A husband and wife were rescued from a boat about a mile off Point Judith on Sunday by Good Samaritans who saw an explosion and came over to help, the Coast Guard said.

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Related Topix: Providence Metro

Mon Jul 07, 2008

WLNE-TV Providence

View a List of Local Fireworks Displays

Narragansett, RI: Canceled Newport, RI: July 4th, Newport Harbor, 9 pm North Providence, RI: July 3rd, Notte Park, 9 pm Pawtucket, RI: July 3rd, 4th, 5th, McCoy Stadium, After the Games Providence, RI: Canceled ...

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

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Christian Science Monitor

Narragansett's ecosystem shake-up

Move over Rhode Island reds; here come Rhode Island blue crabs. The ocean state's Narragansett Bay appears to be well on its way to becoming a second Chesapeake Bay biologically.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Providence Journal

R.I. air show is a favorite of performers

Flying in two dozen air shows a year may seem like a glorious way to earn a living, but performers will tell you there are times when it's a grind.

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Related Topix: Woonsocket, RI, Home Listing, Home

Tue Jul 01, 2008

The Providence Phoenix

Widmer's got a new book

Ted Widmer , director of the John Carter Brown Library and a member in good standing of the Phoenix' friends and family program, is a polymath and one of the great Rhode Islanders.

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Related Topix: Providence, RI, Providence Metro

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Providence Journal

Bob Kerr: The memorial should be there but isn't

It seems so right for David Newman to be a part of Rhode Island's Holocaust memorial.

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Related Topix: Providence, RI, Providence Metro

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Providence Journal

With federal aid declining, Narragansetts take cut of Twin River slot receipts

After refusing for more than two years, the Narragansett Indian tribe has collected its $1.54-million share of the slot revenue at Twin River.

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Related Topix: Charlestown, RI, Washington County, RI, Providence Metro

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: Lincoln, RI, Westerly, RI, West Warwick, RI, Portsmouth, RI, Warwick, RI

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