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  1. State police arrest habitual drunk driver in West WarwickRead the original story

    Saturday Jun 15 | The Providence Journal

    State troopers arrested a habitual drunken driver on Friday night after he allegedly failed to stop for a red light at the intersection of Cowesett Road and New London Turnpike.

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  2. Police rescue 12-year-old boy at Pawtuxet River carried off by strong moving currentRead the original story

    Tuesday Jun 11 | The Providence Journal

    The West Warwick Police rescued a 12-year-old boy who fell into the Pawtuxet River while he was fishing Sunday.

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  3. Secretary of RI's largest teachers union reported resigning after assault arrestRead the original story

    Tuesday Jun 11 | The Providence Journal

    Louis Rainone, secretary of the National Education Association of Rhode Island, the state's largest teachers' union, has resigned his position after being arrested in East Greenwich on Friday, according to reports.

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  4. RI to build charging stations for electric carsRead the original story

    Sunday Jun 9 | The Providence Journal

    Rhode Island got its first public charging station for electric vehicles at the Cardi's furniture store in West Warwick in 2010, before the electric-powered Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model S debuted to rave reviews.

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  5. West Warwick woman faces 9 counts of embezzling from Coventry scout troopRead the original story

    Friday Jun 7 | The Providence Journal

    A West Warwick woman faces nine felony counts of embezzlement after the chairman of Boy Scout Troop 1, which meets at St. Vincent De Paul Church, noticed that the troop's checking balance was unusually low.

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  6. Today in RI history: Convicted murderer-turned businessman shot and killedRead the original story

    Tuesday Jun 4 | The Providence Journal

    A year ago today: Ivan Taveras, 32, who was convicted of murder 17 years ago, is shot and killed outside a car-wash business he owned at Ivan's Car Wash in the West End of Providence.

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  7. Photos: RI Community Food Bank starts summer food driveRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Jun 3 | The Providence Journal

    On the right, food bank workers Jim Borrelli and Bruce Zarembka, and Express Employment Professionals employee Anastazja Mielcarek unloaded food collected by Express Employment Professionals of Warwick.

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  8. Today in RI history: Warwick parents push lawsuit vs. Penthouse magazineRead the original story

    Friday May 31 | The Providence Journal

    A year ago today: For the second time since January, Fitch Ratings, one of the nation's major bond-rating agencies, has downgraded Woonsocket's rating yet another notch into junk bond territory.

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  9. Montalbano's nomination to Superior Court sails through Senate judiciary panelRead the original story

    Tuesday May 28 | The Providence Journal

    Not a critical word was said before the state Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-0 to move Governor Chafee's nomination of former Senate president and current District Court Magistrate Joseph A. Montalbano to the Superior Court bench on to the full Senate.

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  10. Gold, silver trading draws charge in S. KingstownRead the original story

    May 13, 2013 | The Providence Journal

    Albert D. Ruzzo, proprietor of the Marc One Coin Co., 359 Main St., Wakefield, is to appear in District Court June 18, Detective Sgt.

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  11. Governor Chafee names former Sen. President Montalbano as Superior Court judgeRead the original story w/Photo

    May 10, 2013 | The Providence Journal

    Governor Chafee on Friday nominated former Senate President and current District Court Magistrate Joseph Montalbano to the Superior Court bench.

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  12. West Warwick church deacon begins jail term for child-molestationRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 30, 2013 | The Providence Journal

    A former deacon of a West Warwick church began serving a year behind bars Tuesday for molesting three students at St.

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  13. Marathon bombing investigation turns again to R.I.Read the original story w/Photo

    Apr 29, 2013 | The Providence Journal

    Katherine O. Russell, formerly of North Kingstown, chats with one of her attorneys, Amato "Bud" DeLuca, as she leaves his office in Providence Monday afternoon The investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings has turned again to Rhode Island, with the linking of a West Warwick man to dead bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

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  14. Lawyer for West Warwick man linked to Marathon bomber says family cooperating with authoritiesRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 29, 2013 | The Providence Journal

    A lawyer representing the family of Mikhail "Misha" Allakhverdov, who has been linked to one of the men suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings, said Monday that Allakhverdov had been cooperating with authorities and had answered all the questions asked of him.

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  15. Reporters gather outside 'Misha's' West Warwick apartmentRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 29, 2013 | The Providence Journal

    Reporters clustered Monday morning outside the West Warwick apartment of Mikhail Allakhverdov - known as "Misha'" - a man whom family members of dead bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev says turned Tsarnaev towards radical Islam.

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  16. Prescription drug drop-off sites open SaturdayRead the original story

    Apr 26, 2013 | The Providence Journal

    State and local law enforcement agencies around Rhode Island are asking residents to gather up their unused, expired and unwanted prescription medications and bring them to one of 35 locations around Rhode Island on Saturday to be safely disposed as part of the nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

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  17. Marathon volunteers from R.I. leave finish line area just minutes before first explosionsRead the original story

    Apr 15, 2013 | The Providence Journal

    Chris Magill of Cumberland, Chris Lawrence of Lincoln and Steve Bishop of West Warwick had spent the morning and early afternoon working for the Boston Athletic Association, escorting elite runners from the finish line of the Boston Marathon to the VIP recovery tent, located just a short distance away in Copley Square.

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  18. Bordeleau named executive editor of The Providence JournalRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 11, 2013 | The Providence Journal

    Karen A. Bordeleau has been named senior vice president and executive editor of The Providence Journal, effective April 29, publisher Howard G. Sutton announced Thursday.

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  19. Today in RI history: State imports bees to fight mitesRead the original story

    Apr 9, 2013 | The Providence Journal

    A year ago today: The overall health of 36 pension plans managed by individual cities and towns is worse than previously thought - about $170 million worse, members of the state's Locally Administered Pension Plans Study Commission have learned.

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  20. Central Falls mayor moves to privatize trash, recycling; 6 positions eliminatedRead the original story

    Apr 8, 2013 | The Providence Journal

    In his first cost-saving measure, recently elected Mayor James A. Diossa has decided to privatize trash collection and recycling, a move that is expected to save the city $400,000 over the next four years.

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