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Photo Galleries & Videos: Sandy blows through R.I.
By Visuals staff The Providence Journal/Bob Thayer Huge waves envelop the Ocean Mist bar and restaurant on Matunuck Beach Road in South Kingstown, crashing on a makeshift seawall during the height of...
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Firefighters hurt extinguishing blaze on Providence's East Side/ Photo
By Maria Armental Journal photo/ Jack Perry Providence firefighters cut a hole in the roof of a 3-story home on President Ave., in Providence's East Side to vent the heat. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Four...
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RI Speaker Fox did legal work for troubled Providence loan agency
By Mike Stanton Journal file photo Gordon Fox PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- House Speaker Gordon D. Fox has earned $40,319 in legal fees over the past two years as a closing attorney on small-business loans from...
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Photos: Narragansett's Coast Guard House damaged inside and out
By News staff Journal photos/ Kathy Borchers The popular Coast Guard House restaurant in Narragansett sustained extensive damage in the storm. These photographs were taken shortly after sunrise...
View ArticleProvidence police arrest 2 men in connection with armed robbery of pizza...
By Tatiana PinaPROVIDENCE, R.I. - - The police have arrested two of three suspects in connection with the armed robbery of a pizza delivery man. They were called to 369 Sayles Street around 12:27...
View ArticleBrown student critically injured in 3-story fall from dorm window Sunday
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Brown University student was critically injured in a fall from a window on the third floor of Andrews Hall, a dormitory on the Brown campus, just before 4:30 a.m....
View ArticleState extends deadline for tax payments due Wednesday
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- State tax returns and payments that would have been due Wednesday, Oct. 31, will instead be due Nov. 7, officials at the Rhode Island Division of Taxation announced...
View ArticleR.I.: Those left jobless by storm can skip waiting period if employer gets...
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Workers laid off because of Hurricane Sandy might be able to skip the one-week waiting period if their employer is granted a waiver from the Department of Labor and...
View ArticleProvidence grand jury reports indictments of four men
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Providence County grand jury reported out the following indictments on Friday, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin said in a news release Wednesday. All are being...
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National Grid predicts another 20,000 R.I. homes to have power back by Thursday
By Richard C. DujardinCRANSTON, R.I. -- Rhode Island National Grid president Tim Horan said Wednesday that the company has made major progress in restoring power to Rhode Islanders, saying the number...
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DOT: Repairs to RI roads battered by Sandy to start this weekend; FEMA...
By Richard C. Dujardin The Providence Journal / Kris Craig An aerial photo of The Sandy Shore motel, left, and Paddy's Beach restaurant and bar, on Atlantic Ave in the Misquamicut area of Westerly,...
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PolitiFact R.I. rules Hinckley claim about Sen. Whitehouse vote Pants on Fire
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Did U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, who characterizes himself as a champion of the middle class, vote for a $525-billion tax increase on the middle class? Read...
View ArticleToday in RI history: Students finally make the grade on national test
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: For the first time, Rhode Island's students have scored at or above the national average on the tough test known as the Nation's Report Card. 5 years ago today: A...
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Slideshow: From the sky and shore, a post-Sandy look at RI's coastline
By News staff Journal photo/ Kris Craig Driven by Hurricane Sandy, waves and sand swept into Misquamicut, Westerly, damaging the Sandy Shore motel (left) and Paddy's Wigwam (blue building) restaurant...
View ArticleMan threatened with gun, robbed in Providence barbershop
By Maria ArmentalPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Providence man says he was robbed in a Silver Lake barbershop Wednesday afternoon while a crowd blocked the storefront windows, the police said. Gbarbo Toe, 26,...
View ArticleAmtrak restores service between Boston and New Haven; Newark to points south
By Maria ArmentalPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Amtrak has restored service between Boston and New Haven and Newark, N.J., and points south. Shuttle service trains will also run Thursday between Springfield,...
View ArticlePawtucket will ask RI high court to let it fire officer who exposed himself
By News staffPAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) -- The city of Pawtucket says it will ask the state's highest court to allow it to fire a police officer convicted of indecent exposure while off duty. Officer...
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Photo: Road blocked in Riverside
By News staff Journal photo/ Mary Murphy National Grid has posted vehicles to block Wannisett Avenue in Riverside since Monday night during Hurricane Sandy when a large tree fell and has been hanging...
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Photo: It's turkey time in East Providence
By News staff Journal photo/ Mary Murphy A quartet of wild turkeys was roaming along Crescent View Avenue in Riverside early this morning looking for food and gobbling away, showing off their tail...
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Photo: Take a seat on the beach at Matunuck
By News staff Journal photo/ G. Wayne Miller In Sandy's aftermath, a chair on the beach in Matunuck seems to be waiting for somebody to stop by and enjoy the view.
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