RI session opens; fiscal woes front and center
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island's part-time General Assembly has opened its 2012 legislative session with lawmakers pledging to help municipalities weather tough economic times that have ...
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I-95 bridge project delayed over supports problem
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island transportation officials say steel plates are being fabricated to correct misaligned supports discovered in the Pawtucket River Bridge that's under ...
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Lawmakers approve cash advance for East Providence
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island lawmakers approved a plan Tuesday to help the struggling city of East Providence with a cash-flow problem. The proposal would allow the city to receive a $12.6 ...
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RI Gov. to hold virtual town hall meeting
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee (CHAY'-fee) is inviting 8,200 state residents to participate in a telephone town hall ...
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Ex-RI Gov. Garrahy eulogized at funeral Mass
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The Providence Journal reports that the Rev. Marcel Taillon (tie-OWN') remembered Garrahy at a funeral Mass on Tuesday morning as a man of faith who rose from humble ...
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Hamill Goes Unclaimed, Bruins Assign To Providence
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BOSTON (CBS) – No NHL teams placed a waiver claim on the Bruins Zach Hamill, so the team assigned the forward to Providence. Hamill has appeared in 16 games for Boston this year, registering ...
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Suit challenges Providence tobacco ordinances
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PROVIDENCE -- Several tobacco companies and others have filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Providence challenging new city regulations that tighten rules for selling tobacco. The suit ...
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Trial of Providence police officer continues
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Testimony continues Tuesday for a Providence police officer accused of saying that a suspect "deserved a beating." That testimony came Monday in the case against Officer Robert Kells. ...
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