New Bedford police probe deaths of mother, baby found at home
By News staffNEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) -- New Bedford authorities are investigating the deaths of a 19-year-old woman and her infant whose bodies were found in their apartment. The Standard-Times of New...
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Woonsocket to keep memorial, defend any lawsuit from Wisconsin organization...
By Mark Reynolds The Providence Journal / Glenn Osmundson Woonsocket Mayor Leo Fontaine talks about his plan to protect the Place Jolicoeur Memorial on Cumberland Hill Road, Friday night. A...
View ArticleMotorcylist seriously hurt in collision with car on Route 95 service road in...
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The police on Friday night were investigating a serious crash between a car and a motorcycle on the Route 95 Service Road and Westminster Street that left the...
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Photos: Dr. John brings his musical medicine to Newport Jazz Fest
By News staff Providence Journal photo / Frieda Squires Dr. John performs on opening night of the Newport Jazz Festival at the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Friday. The daddy-o of jazz fests...
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A celebration of New Orleans at Newport Jazz Fest
By Rick Massimo Providence Journal photo / Frieda Squires Dr. John performs on opening night of the Newport Jazz Festival at the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Friday. The daddy-o of jazz fests...
View ArticleOlympics: Former Portsmouth Abbey student finishes seventh in sailing event
By Corey BourassaJuan Ignacio Maegli Aguero, who attended Portsmouth Abbey, finished seventh out of 10 competitors in the final race of the men's laser class sailing competition on Monday at the Summer...
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East Providence names new interim superintendent
By Bryan RourkeEAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- John DeGoes, a former official in East Providence schools, has been chosen to lead the School Department as its interim superintendent, reported Charles Tsonos,...
View ArticleMars rover battery made by firm moving to East Greenwich
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- NASA's new Mars rover is powered by a high-tech battery made by a company in the midst of moving from Stonington, Conn. to East Greenwich, R.I. Yardney Technical...
View ArticleRhode Island gas prices up 6 cents from last week
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Gas prices in Rhode Island have climbed six cents in the last week. AAA Southern New England said Monday that the average price for a gallon of regular in the...
View ArticleUnder new law, R.I. troopers charge suspect with possessing body armor
By Donita NaylorPAWTUCKET, R.I. -- State troopers arrested a convicted felon early Monday under the state's new law making it illegal for a violent criminal to possess body armor. "Without question,...
View ArticleAmtrak service between New York and Boston restored
By Donita NaylorNEW YORK, N.Y. -- Weather-related problems have disrupted Amtrak service between New York City and Boston. Amtrak officials say repairs are underway. An Amtrak spokesman said no trains...
View ArticleMedicare boosts payments to 4 Rhode Island hospitals by $7.1 million
By Felice FreyerPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new payment formula by the federal Medicare program will bring an additional $7.1 million to four community hospitals in Rhode Island next year. "This is a big...
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Brooke Shields dons iconic Foster Grant shades for R.I. company
By Paul Grimaldi FGX International Inc. That's Brooke Shields behind those Foster Grants. SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Television and movie actress Brooke Shields is the latest celebrity to sign on as the face...
View ArticleVideo: Sizzling deal as Stanley's in Central Falls celebrates 80th birthday
By News staff Providence Journal video by Glenn Osmundson After 80 years in the business, it took a little more time Saturday to get a Stanleyburger at Stanley's in Central Falls. Founded in 1932 by...
View ArticleGM invests in Providence light-weight steel company
By News staffDETROIT (AP) -- The investment arm of General Motors Co. is sinking an undisclosed amount of money into a Providence, R.I., company that is developing high-strength steel lighter than...
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Providence's First Universalist Church, YWCA buildings added to National...
By Richard C. Dujardin Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission photos Providence's First Universalist Church is now on the National Register of Historic Places. PROVIDENCE, R.I....
View ArticleTrees downed by Irene being removed from Cranston's Pocasset River to reduce...
By Donita NaylorCRANSTON, R.I. -- Dead trees and other debris from Tropical Storm Irene along the Pocasset River are being cleaned up as part of a joint project with the U.S. Department of...
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Witness: Ex-Chariho school committeewoman screamed at crash victim
By Mike McKinney Journal files / Bob Breidenbach TERRI SERRA SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- Terri Serra, a former Chariho school committeewoman on trial charged with violating the social-host law, pulled up...
View ArticleR.I. Gov. Chafee orders flags lowered to half-staff for Sikh shooting victims
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Chafee has ordered all U.S. and Rhode Island flags on public buildings to be lowered to half-staff until sunset Friday out of respect for those who...
View ArticleSeveral Rhode Island colleges make Newsweek rankings
By Linda BorgPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Newsweek college rankings are out and, as usual, they are about as scientific as most people's college experience. Some of the rankings don't entirely make sense....
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