Goodbye: 75 reservists are going back to Iraq and Afghanistan (The Providence Journal)

Hector Silvestre comforted and said goodbye to his crying children, 5-year-old Zane and 9-year-old Dera, this morning and said goodbye to his wife, Stacie, before he deployed today along with 30 other members of the 143 rd Airlift Wing of the Rhode Island National Guard.
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2007 Rhode Island Business Plan Competition Launched; Will Award $125,000 in Prizes (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

The Rhode Island Business Plan Competition today launched its 2007 season and announced that it will award more than $125,000 in prizes, making it one of the richest business plan competitions in New England.
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Wesley Snipes, Cybill Shepherd film movie in Rhode Island (WPRI 12)

PROVIDENCE , R.I. -- Wesley Snipes and Cybill Shepherd will spend the next month in Rhode Island filming a 15 and a half million dollar action movie called Hard Luck.
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R.I. Air National Guard to deploy 31 members today (WLNE-TV)

About 30 members of the Rhode Island Air National Guard have left for Qatar, Afghanistan and Iraq. The 31 airmen from the 143rd Airlift Wing departed early this morning from the Quonset Air National Guard Base in North Kingstown.
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Brown: Good End Result (Hartford Courant)

UConn's Cody Brown had a feeling that the Rhode Island coaches would look to exploit him in the season opener.
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Corinth bank robber gets 3 years in prison (Bangor Daily News)

BANGOR - A Rhode Island man who robbed a Corinth bank in May was sentenced Wednesday to more than three years in prison and was described by the judge as a "teller's worst fear come true."
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School test scores stay about the same (Pawtucket Times)

LINCOLN -- The Rhode Island Department of Education raised the bar for academic performance this year, but high school test scores remained virtually unchanged from 2004, according to the 2005 state assessment results.
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McDonough calls for more arts-related offerings in city (The Providence Journal)

CRANSTON -- Rhode Island's third-largest city should have more cultural offerings for its residents and should do more to encourage local groups involved in theater, choral groups and other artistic endeavors, according to City Councilman Kirk McDonough.
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R.I. reservist injured by bombing in Iraq (The Providence Journal)

NORTH KINGSTOWN -- A 23-year-old Marine reservist from Rhode Island was seriously injured in Iraq this week and is being returned to the United States, according to his father, North Kingstown Fire Chief David Murray.
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R.I.'s new public company plans next steps (The Providence Journal)

The sale this week of a Rhode Island producer of infant health and safety products pushes a new name up onto the list of the state's public companies.
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R.I. tax amnesty getting results (The Providence Journal)

PROVIDENCE -- The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has collected more than $1 million from tax delinquents so far through the state's tax amnesty program, state Tax Administrator David M. Sullivan said yesterday.
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Smiths Detection acquires software company (DailyRecord.com)

• Smiths Detection, a Montville-based provider of equipment to detect contraband, explosives and chemical and biological agents, has acquired software development company Live Wave, based in Rhode Island. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Thursday, November 10, 2005 (IndeOnline.com)

When a Rhode Island company skimped on the gold plating for necklaces it shipped out, it cost Jackson Township-based Suarez Corp. Industries hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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VERONA DOWNS (The Boston Phoenix)

Atmospheric indie-rockers have signed to Rhode Island’s Empyrean Records, which has also released Eric Matthews and Pinetop Seven. The band are recording a five-song disc, The Light Reaction EP, with good friend Darren Ottaviani at the Moontower in Cambridge, and an LP will follow early next year .
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ACLU slams Barrington schools over banned film (East Bay Newspapers)

BARRINGTON - The Rhode Island Affiliate, American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to the Barrington School Department on Friday denouncing its recent decision to ban the film "Dirty Deeds" from ever being shown in local schools.
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Fitch Rates Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency SRF 'AAA' (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

CHICAGO----Nov. 9, 2005--Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency's $49.8 million water pollution control revolving fund revenue bonds, series 2005 A .
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Rhode Island mayors retain seats in election victories (WLNE-TV)

The incumbent mayors of Central Falls and Woonsocket will keep their seats. In Woonsocket, Mayor Susan Menard defeated Todd Brien, a police sergeant and state representative, 64 percent to 36 percent.
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Rhode Island College establishes a School of Nursing (WPRI 12 Providence)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island College establishes a School of Nursing and offers a new master program in nursing. School officials say the master program is now accepting candidates for fall 2007 and will prepare nurses for clinical and academic practice.
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Rhode Island College establishes a School of Nursing (WLNE-TV)

Rhode Island College establishes a School of Nursing and offers a new master program in nursing. School officials say the master program is now accepting candidates for fall 2007 and will prepare nurses for clinical and academic practice.
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As Sen. Chafee battles Laffey, Whitehouse prepares for Nov. (The Hill)

WEST WARWICK, Rhode Island - Waving to the crowd dressed in a tan blazer, slacks and a white shirt with the collar unbuttoned, Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-R.I.) waved both hands to the crowds gathered for the Feast of the Holy Ghost parade on Labor Day.
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Baldelli remembers Rhode Island roots (Tampa Bay Devil Rays)

Baldelli remembers Rhode Island roots
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Dufault Is Out As Casino Lobbyist (NBC 10 Providence)

The Democratic political consultant who made accusations about Rhode Island's governor on his television show has been "indefinitely suspended" from one of his jobs.
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Wolf dogs seized from URI president's property (Boston Globe)

Authorities have seized hybrid wolves, which are illegal to keep in Rhode Island, from the home of University of Rhode Island President Robert Carothers.
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JOEY SPINA & JAIME CLAMPITT TAKING ON TOP RATED FOES NOVEMBER 23 IN RHODE ISLAND (Bragging Rights Corner)

The press conference to announce the exciting November 23rd event at the Rhode Island Convention Center was void of opposition for the local talent as CES worked hard to produce the best possible match-ups for the fans.
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R.I. Nightclub Trial Told There Was No Warning About Foam's Dangers (Insurance Journal)

A salesman who sold the flammable foam that spread a deadly fire through a Rhode Island nightclub in 2003 said it was his company's policy to not warn customers of the potential dangers of the produc
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Fewer jobs and home construction hamper state economic forecast (WPRI 12)

PROVIDENCE , R.I. -- The most recent economic forecast for Rhode Island isn’t so good. Glenworth Ramsay, who manages the University of Rhode Island/Providence Journal Economic Index, says the state’s economy will be basically flat for the next six to nine months.
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Connecticut starts marking Rhode Island border (WPRI 12)

HOPKINTON , R.I. -- Connecticut workers are marking what they think is the Connecticut-Rhode Island border in Hopkinton. The work is part of a deal cut last year to make the Connecticut-Rhode Island border conform to a line drawn in 1839.
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Brown senior heads up local Democrat's general treasurer campaign (Brown Daily Herald)

Xaykham Khamsyvoravong '06 is one of many Brown students with a strong interest in local politics. A member of Sigma Chi and a former ice dancer who once competed at the national level, the international relations concentrator has found a unique outlet for that interest: coordinating the bid of state Sen. Frank Caprio, D-Providence, for Rhode Island general treasurer.
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Spina & Clampitt Taking On Top Rated Foes Nov 23 (East Side Boxing)

08.11.05 - PROVIDENCE, RI -- The press conference to announce the exciting November 23rd event at the Rhode Island Convention Center was void of opposition for the local talent as CES worked hard to produce the best possible matchups for the fans.
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Carcieri '65 urges officials to prepare Rhode Island for possible flu pandemic (Brown Daily Herald)

Rhode Island health department officials and other members of the newly formed Pandemic Flu Working Group are escalating efforts to improve Rhode Island's preparedness for an outbreak of avian flu and a potential flu pandemic. Though Brown's explicit role in coordinating emergency response plans remains unclear, these pre-emptive measures, which are coming in response to instructions delivered
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Roughed-up Icers nursing injuries (Penn State Collegian)

After a tough weekend of being beat up by the University of Rhode Island, the Penn State ACHA Division I Icers can now breathe a weary sigh of relief.
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Jury selection begins for Rhode Island nightclub owner, Michael Derderdian (Daily Vidette)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Jury selection began Tuesday for the highly anticipated trial of one of the owners of the nightclub where a fire killed 100 people three years ago. Michael Derderian is the first person to stand trial for the Feb. 20, 2003, blaze at The Station, which began when sparks from stage pryotechnics ignited soundproofing foam on the club's walls and ceiling.
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Author Van Allsburg hits the red carpet (Boston Globe)

Best-selling children's book author Chris Van Allsburg had a red-carpet premiere last night of his latest work to be transformed into a big-budget movie. But don't accuse him of going Hollywood. Van Allsburg, the author of ''Jumanji" and ''The Polar Express," was in Rhode Island with his family, where they were organizing a special benefit screening of ''Zathura." Billed as ...
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Neighbors get rich off Bay State gamblers (Boston Herald)

Bay Staters have spent billions at casinos and slot machines. But all that cash is benefiting neighboring states, a recent study found. Video slot terminals in Rhode Island depend heavily on business...
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Pol apologizes for R.I. governor remarks (UPI)

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A Rhode Island political consultant has apologized to the governor Tuesday for remarks about extramarital affairs aired on his television show.
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Providence mayor to testify in lead paint lawsuit (WLNE-TV)

Providence Mayor David Cicilline is expected to testify tomorrow in the state's lawsuit against former makers of lead paint and pigment. The state alleges that the presence of lead-based paint in homes and buildings in Rhode Island creates a public nuisance.
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Correction: DuPont-Donations story (AP via Yahoo! News)

In a Sept. 1 story about campaign donations accepted by Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the state Ethics Commission had found Lynch showed poor judgment and the appearance of impropriety when he accepted several donations from people with business relationships to DuPont Co., the subject of a state lawsuit over lead paint.
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Rhode Island leads nation in wireless investment (FCW.com)

Rhode Island tops the nation in wireless technology investment, according to a CDW Government study of state and local government purchasing behavior. CDW-G identified Rhode Island as the only state worthy of the study’s “lead investor” category. To be placed in that category, a state must demonstrate significant investment in 802.11 wireless technologies at all levels of government. CDW-G’s
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Jury Selection Begins In Deadly Nightclub Fire Case (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News)

Jury selection is under way in the trial of a man charged in connection with Rhode Island nightclub fire that claimed the lives of 100 people. NewsCenter 5's Jim Boyd reported that former club co-owner Michael Derderian entered the court for what is expected to be a lengthy court process. He will become the first person to face trial in connection with The Station nightclub fire.
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Rhode Island Governor: Fogarty by 5 (Rasmussen Reports via Yahoo! News)

In a race that was a dead heat at 43% in early August, Lt. Governor Charles Fogarty (D) has jumped in front with a five-point lead. The Democrat now leads incumbent Governor Donald Carcieri (R) 46% to 41%. The Rhode Island Senate race is a toss-up.
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Rhode Island Senate: Whitehouse (D) 44% Chafee 42% (Rasmussen Reports via Yahoo! News)

Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee (R) has pulled to within two points of challenger Sheldon Whitehouse in his bid for re-election. The latest Rasmussen Reports poll in Rhode Island shows Whitehouse earning support from 44% of voters while Chafee attracts 42%. Whitehouse had a six point lead last month.
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Nightclub owner goes on trial for 100 fire deaths (CNN.com)

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) -- The man whose fireworks display set off a 2003 blaze that killed 100 concert goers is sitting in prison, but for many victims' relatives, the first of the two most important trials in the case is only now about to begin.
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COVER STORY - Hasbro's Doctor of Hope - How Dr. Edwin Forman Revolutionized Children's Cancer Care in Rhode Island (RedNova)

By LAURA MEADE KIRK Journal Staff Writer Three-year-old Connor Hennessey was sicker than his parents had ever seen him: he had been complaining of pain in his legs, then spiked a temperature of 105. His pediatrician thought it was the flu.
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12th Annual Search under Way for Rhode Island's Top Youth Volunteers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

PROVIDENCE, R.I.----Sept. 5, 2006--Over the past 11 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 300 middle level and high school students across Rhode Island for helping the less fortunate, promoting health and safety, protecting the environment, and serving their communities through many other volunteer activities.
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Providence mayor to testify in lead paint lawsuit (WPRI 12)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Providence Mayor David Cicilline is expected to testify tomorrow in the state's lawsuit against former makers of lead paint and pigment. The state alleges that the presence of lead-based paint in homes and buildings in Rhode Island creates a public nuisance.
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Abry sues fellow buyout firm Providence Equity (WRGB)

(Wellesley, MASS - Dow Jones/AP) — Media investor Abry Partners is suing another buyout firm alleging fraudulent conduct and misrepresentation. Boston-based Abry filed the lawsuit against Rhode Island-based Providence Equity last week.
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State Police To Crack Down On Aggressive Driving (NBC 10 Providence)

SCITUATE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island State Police are going after those who drive aggressively. A special team of troopers will be deployed statewide to identify and ticket offenders.
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2003 Rhode Island Club Fire Trial Set to Open (FOX6 WBRC-TV Birmingham)

The man whose fireworks display set off a 2003 blaze that killed 100 concertgoers is sitting in prison, but for many victims' relatives, the first of the two most important trials in the case is only now about to begin.
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'Work hard, have fun' is secret of award recipient recognized for community service (Warwick Beacon)

Don Morash makes it sound simple. Morash, who started Abbott Properties in 1988, was named the recipient of the Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce Al Andrews Community Achievement award in ceremonies Friday morning at Potowomut Country Club.
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Democrats denounce lobbyist's comments about Carcieri (WLNE-TV)

Rhode Island Democrats are scrambling to distance themselves from a former party chairman who accused Republican Governor Carcieri of infidelity. Guy Dufault, who now works as a lobbyist for the Narragansett Indian Tribe, made his comments during a sound check for his weekly T-V show.
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Runway no longer, yet nonstop Vegas service to start (Warwick Beacon)

For years, the Rhode Island Airport Corporation has argued a longer runway would allow Southwest Airlines, Green’s largest carrier, to provide nonstop service to one of its top 10 markets – Las Vegas.
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Club not warned foam would burn? (CNN.com)

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) -- A salesman who sold the insulating foam involved in a deadly nightclub fire said it was his company's policy not to warn customers the material was flammable, according to newly filed court documents.
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Salesman Says Nightclub Customers Weren't Warned Of Risk From Flammable Foam (WLBZ Bangor)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The salesman made the claims in a fax sent anonymously to the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office three months after a fire at The Station Nightclub killed 100 people. Last week, Barry Warner admitted to investigators he'd sent the fax.
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Mathematicians predict Cy Young winners (PhysOrg)

Two Rhode Island mathematicians say they have calculated who will win the 2005 Major League Baseball Cy Young awards.
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Democrats denounce lobbyist’s comments about Carcieri (WPRI 12)

PROVIDENCE , R.I. -- Rhode Island Democrats are scrambling to distance themselves from a former party chairman who accused Republican Governor Carcieri of infidelity.
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Jury Selection Begins In Nightclub Fire Case (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News)

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in the trial of one of the owners of a Rhode Island nightclub where 100 people died.
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Swimming stomps Rams in 1st meet (Brown Daily Herald)

The men's and women's swimming and diving teams churned the water for the first time on Saturday, with a shellacking of their in-state rivals from the University of Rhode Island. The competition offered a rare opportunity for the men's and women's teams to swim together at home in the Smith Swim Center.
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Community anger remains raw as trial opens in case of Rhode Island nightclub fire (Fox 23)

WEST WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - The man whose fireworks display set off a 2003 blaze that killed 100 concertgoers is sitting in prison, but for many victims' relatives, the first of the two most important trials in the case is only now about to begin.
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Paul Robert LeMay (Independent Record)

Paul Robert LeMay, age 41, of Wolf Creek, died Nov. 1, 2005, at his home. He was born to Paul and Suzanne LeMay on Nov. 27, 1963, in Rhode Island, where he was raised until he entered the Army at the age of 17.
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Fine, probation for man who posed as a state trooper (Taunton Gazette)

TAUNTON - A Rhode Island man who posed as a state trooper and staked out the Outlaw motorcycle gang on School Street was fined and placed on unsupervised probation Friday.
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Fire Island Studies Aired (South Bay News)

Superintendent Mike Reynolds revealed recently that the National Park Service (NPS) has released reports from six scientific studies, which were produced to help Fire Island National Seashore prepare a new General Management Plan (GMP). The park’s current CMP was completed in 1977. The result of the new studies will be used to help park planners, staff and the public make better informed
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Gambling lobbyist shows his hand in R.I. (Boston Herald)

Las Vegas gambling giant Harrah’s Entertainment has egg on its face after a lobbyist was caught on tape boasting he has “stuff” that could be used politically against Rhode Island’s...
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Mathematicians predict Cy Young winners (UPI)

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Two Rhode Island mathematicians say they have calculated who win the 2005 Major League Baseball's Cy Young awards.
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Mathematicians take swing at baseball award (MSNBC)

A couple of mathematicians from Rhode Island have developed a math formula that aims to predict which pitchers will place first through third in baseball's Cy Young voting.
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R.I. Governor Denounces Lobbyist Comments (ABC News)

Rhode Island Governor Denounces Lobbyist's Televised Comments Alleging Infidelity
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AAA: Gas prices continue to fall (Providence Business News)

Gasoline prices in Rhode Island continue to fall, another ten cents over the last week, and now average close to a dollar less than in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in early September, according to AAA Southern New England.
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EMERGENCY DRILL BASED ON STORM EVACUATIONS (Westerly Sun)

WOOD RIVER JCT. - This time, Hurricane Katie didn't really hit the Rhode Island coastline with 85 mph winds.
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Man who sold foam to nightclub says company didn't warn about product (WPRI 12)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. The man who sold foam to the owners of The Station nightclub in Rhode Island says it was his company's policy to not warn consumers about the dangers of the product.
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Mathematicians predict 2005 Cy Young winners (EurekAlert!)

Pitchers Chris Carpenter of the St. Louis Cardinals and Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees will win the 2005 Major League Baseball Cy Young awards, predicts a pair of mathematicians from Rhode Island College.
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Paul Robert LeMay (Independent Record)

Paul Robert LeMay, age 41, of Wolf Creek, died Nov. 1, 2005, at his home. He was born to Paul and Suzanne LeMay on Nov. 27, 1963, in Rhode Island, where he was raised until he entered the Army at the age of 17.
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Man charged with cocaine possession, negligent driving (The Daily News Transcript)

NORWOOD -- Police picked up a Rhode Island man on drug and negligent driving charges when they found him parked in his car in the middle of Rte. 1 Thursday evening.
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Making a name for herself (Cape Cod Times)

By KEVIN DENNEHY STAFF WRITER Andrea Silbert figures that, over the last decade, she has helped create 14,000 new jobs in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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Holiday food drives start (WPRI 12)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. The holiday food drive season has started. State workers are collecting food at the State House. The Rhode Island Boy Scouts collected more than 218-thousand pounds of food last week for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank.
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Art lovers save murals that show Rhode Island’s history (WPRI 12)

PROVIDENCE , R.I. -- Ten murals showing Rhode Island ’s history are safe after being removed from a building scheduled for demolition. The paintings were in the old Providence National Bank building, which is being torn down to make way for high-rise condominiums.
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Blackstone River bike path making progress (WRGB)

(Uxbridge, MASS - AP) — A 48-mile bike path that will eventually connect Worcester to Providence, Rhode Island is taking shape.
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Paul Robert LeMay (Independent Record)

Paul Robert LeMay, age 41, of Wolf Creek, died Nov. 1, 2005, at his home. He was born to Paul and Suzanne LeMay on Nov. 27, 1963, in Rhode Island, where he was raised until he entered the Army at the age of 17.
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The Providence Journal, R.I., John Kostrzewa Column (RedNova)

By John Kostrzewa, The Providence Journal, R.I. Nov. 6--STATE SHOULD HEED SOME OUT-OF-TOWN ADVICE: Science and technology are paths to creating good jobs. Everybody agrees with that. But not everyone agrees about how Rhode Island is doing.
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Man charged with cocaine possession, negligent driving (The Daily News Transcript)

NORWOOD -- Police picked up a Rhode Island man on drug and negligent driving charges when they found him parked in his car in the middle of Rte. 1 Thursday evening.
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Blackstone River bike path making progress (WRGB)

(Uxbridge, MASS - AP) — A 48-mile bike path that will eventually connect Worcester to Providence, Rhode Island is taking shape.
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Co-owner of Rhode Island nightclub to go on trial in fatal fire (WLBT 3)

WEST WARWICK, R.I. Jury selection begins Tuesday in the manslaughter trial of one of the owners of the Rhode Island nightclub where 100 people died in a fire.
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Blackstone River bike path making progress (WPRI 12)

UXBRIDGE, Mass. A 48-mile bike path that will eventually connect Worcester to Providence, Rhode Island is taking shape.
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Co-owner of Rhode Island nightclub to go on trial in fatal fire (WRIC 8)

WEST WARWICK, R.I. Jury selection begins Tuesday in the manslaughter trial of one of the owners of the Rhode Island nightclub where 100 people died in a fire.
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Co-owner of Rhode Island nightclub to go on trial in fatal fire (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley)

WEST WARWICK, R.I. Jury selection begins Tuesday in the manslaughter trial of one of the owners of the Rhode Island nightclub where 100 people died in a fire.
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Co-owner of Rhode Island nightclub to go on trial in fatal fire (KTVO-TV Kirksville)

WEST WARWICK, R.I. Jury selection begins Tuesday in the manslaughter trial of one of the owners of the Rhode Island nightclub where 100 people died in a fire.
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The Providence Journal, R.I., John Kostrzewa Column (RedNova)

By John Kostrzewa, The Providence Journal, R.I. Nov. 6--STATE SHOULD HEED SOME OUT-OF-TOWN ADVICE: Science and technology are paths to creating good jobs. Everybody agrees with that. But not everyone agrees about how Rhode Island is doing.
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Co-owner of Rhode Island nightclub to go on trial in fatal fire (WOAI)

WEST WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - Jury selection begins Tuesday in the manslaughter trial of one of the owners of the Rhode Island nightclub where 100 people died in a fire.
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Co-owner of Rhode Island nightclub to go on trial in fatal fire (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley)

WEST WARWICK, R.I. Jury selection begins Tuesday in the manslaughter trial of one of the owners of the Rhode Island nightclub where 100 people died in a fire.
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Co-owner of Rhode Island nightclub to go on trial in fatal fire (WALB News 10)

WEST WARWICK, R.I. Jury selection begins Tuesday in the manslaughter trial of one of the owners of the Rhode Island nightclub where 100 people died in a fire.
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Remembering Rosa Parks in Rhode Island (WPRI 12)

Civil rights activist Dr. Bernard Lafayette will be speaking in Providence today. The speech will take place at the Holy Cross Church of God at noon. Lafayette will share memories of Rosa Parks and talk about her dramatic impact on the civil rights movement.
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Rhode Island Calls Expert Witness in Paint Trial (RedNova)

By Peter B. Lord, The Providence Journal, R.I. Nov.
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As the voice of the 'regular guy,' Scott says he would represent the concerns of Rhode Island's working class (The Providence Journal)

It's about time, says Republican U.S. House candidate Jonathan Scott, that a "regular guy" brought some perspective to a government laden with millionaires.
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Rhode Island deer tick effort under way (PhysOrg)

Thirty tick-killing bait stations have been deployed in Rhode Island for what's believed to be the largest tick control project in the nation.
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Rhode Island Calls Expert Witness in Paint Trial (RedNova)

By Peter B. Lord, The Providence Journal, R.I. Nov.
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Rhode Island soldier killed in Iraq blast remembered as doting (WLNE-TV)

A soldier from Rhode Island killed in a roadside bomb in Iraq is remembered by a former relative as a doting uncle to his nieces. The Pentagon confirms 25-year-old Sergeant Moises Jazmin of Providence was one of four soldiers killed in the blast on Sunday.
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Rhode Island deer tick effort under way (PhysOrg)

Thirty tick-killing bait stations have been deployed in Rhode Island for what's believed to be the largest tick control project in the nation.
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Trial begins in Rhode Island's lead paint lawsuit (KBCI Boise)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. A lawyer representing Rhode Island says that if you help make a mess, you have to help clean it up. For the second time, the state's going after companies that made lead-based paints.
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Trial begins in Rhode Island's lead paint lawsuit (KRON 4 Bay Area)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. A lawyer representing Rhode Island says that if you help make a mess, you have to help clean it up.
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LNG dredge spoils could be dumped in Rhode Island (East Bay Newspapers)

EAST BAY - Up to 2.5 million cubic yards of silt dredged from Mt. Hope Bay and a small area of Narragansett Bay could be dumped in Rhode Island Sound under a plan by a private LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) company to build an LNG terminal along a 73-acre site on the Taunton River in Fall River.
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Atronic Enters Rhode Island Market (Rolling Good Times)

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Atronic announces its entry into the Rhode Island gaming market with its first VLT installation at one of Rhode Island's premier gaming venues, Lincoln Park.
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K&D Web Solutions Develops Web Site for Rhode Island’s Richard Louis Design (PR Web)

K&D Web Solutions has designed and developed a new Web site for interior-exterior designer Richard Louis Design Group (http://www.richardlouisdesign.com), based in Rhode Island. [PRWEB Nov 3, 2005]
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Rating agency upgrades Rhode Island's credit rating (WPRI 12)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. Rhode Island's credit rating is on the up and up. Standard and Poor's Corporation upgraded the state's credit rating from AA minus to AA. Rhode Island had not received a credit rating upgrade since 1999.
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Rhode Island lead paint case called unfair (Boston Globe)

PROVIDENCE -- Rhode Island has exaggerated the problems caused by lead-based paint and wrongly targeted the companies for what the state calls a public nuisance, lawyers for paint companies said yesterday.
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Rhode Island Board of Health shuts down dental office (WPRI 12)

The Rhode Island Board of Health just shut down a Pawtucket dental office. The move comes after a four-month investigation prompted by two patients who called 12 For Action.
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Rhode Island deer tick effort under way (UPI)

NARRAGANSETT, R.I., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Thirty tick-killing bait stations have been deployed in Rhode Island for what's believed to be the largest tick control project in the nation.
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Rhode Island deer tick effort under way (UPI)

NARRAGANSETT, R.I., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Thirty tick-killing bait stations have been deployed in Rhode Island for what's believed to be the largest tick control project in the nation.
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Rhode Island Board of Health shuts down dental office (WPRI 12)

The Rhode Island Board of Health just shut down a Pawtucket dental office. The move comes after a four-month investigation prompted by two patients who called 12 For Action.
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K&D Web Solutions Develops Web Site for Rhode Island’s Richard Louis Design (PR Web)

K&D Web Solutions has designed and developed a new Web site for interior-exterior designer Richard Louis Design Group (http://www.richardlouisdesign.com), based in Rhode Island. [PRWEB Nov 3, 2005]
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Rhode Island lead paint case called unfair (Boston Globe)

PROVIDENCE -- Rhode Island has exaggerated the problems caused by lead-based paint and wrongly targeted the companies for what the state calls a public nuisance, lawyers for paint companies said yesterday.
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Rating agency upgrades Rhode Island's credit rating (WPRI 12)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. Rhode Island's credit rating is on the up and up. Standard and Poor's Corporation upgraded the state's credit rating from AA minus to AA. Rhode Island had not received a credit rating upgrade since 1999.
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LNG dredge spoils could be dumped in Rhode Island (East Bay Newspapers)

EAST BAY - Up to 2.5 million cubic yards of silt dredged from Mt. Hope Bay and a small area of Narragansett Bay could be dumped in Rhode Island Sound under a plan by a private LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) company to build an LNG terminal along a 73-acre site on the Taunton River in Fall River.
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Atronic Enters Rhode Island Market (Rolling Good Times)

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Atronic announces its entry into the Rhode Island gaming market with its first VLT installation at one of Rhode Island's premier gaming venues, Lincoln Park.
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Atronic Enters Rhode Island (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Atronic announces its entry into the Rhode Island gaming market with its first VLT installation at one of Rhode Island's
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Trial begins in Rhode Island's lead paint lawsuit (KBCI Boise)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. A lawyer representing Rhode Island says that if you help make a mess, you have to help clean it up. For the second time, the state's going after companies that made lead-based paints.
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Rhode Island AG criticized for donations (AP via Yahoo! News)

Rhode Island's attorney general accepted campaign donations from a lobbyist and a lawyer for DuPont Co. shortly before the three men sat down to discuss a settlement in the state's lawsuit against the company over lead paint, The Associated Press has learned.
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Trial begins in Rhode Island's lead paint lawsuit (KRON 4 Bay Area)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. A lawyer representing Rhode Island says that if you help make a mess, you have to help clean it up.
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Rhode Island Wants To Block Defense Witness Testimony In Fire Trial (WCSH 6 Portland)

Rhode Island prosecutors are trying to prevent 23 witnesses from testifying for nightclub owner Michael Derderian in his upcoming involuntary manslaughter trial. They say testimony by a majority of those witnesses would be irrelevant to the case.
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Trial Begins in R.I. Lead Paint Lawsuit (ABC News)

Trial Begins in Rhode Island's Lead Paint Lawsuit
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Rhode Island soldier killed in Iraq blast remembered as doting (WLNE-TV)

A soldier from Rhode Island killed in a roadside bomb in Iraq is remembered by a former relative as a doting uncle to his nieces. The Pentagon confirms 25-year-old Sergeant Moises Jazmin of Providence was one of four soldiers killed in the blast on Sunday.
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Supply and Demand Push Price of Gas Down in Rhode Island (RedNova)

By Timothy C. Barmann, The Providence Journal, R.I. Nov. 1--Gasoline prices in Rhode Island continued to drop over the past week, with the average price now equal to what it was at the start of August -- before Hurricane Katrina.
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Rhode Island Slots Boom Slowing Down (Rolling Good Times)

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island -- As reported by the Providence Journal: "Rhode Island's booming gambling industry is showing its first signs of weakness. "For years, slot machines at Lincoln Park and Newport Grand have seen double-digit growth.
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Nurses prepare for strike at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island (WLNE-TV)

A strike watch at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island. After a marathon mediation session that lasted into the early hours of this morning, there's still no word on a new contract between the nurses' union and hospital officials.
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Pentagon confirms deaths of Rhode Island soldier in Iraq blast (Boston Globe)

A soldier from Rhode Island is killed in the explosion of a roadside bomb in Iraq.
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UConn rolls over Rhode Island (Boston Globe)

Terry Caulley had 95 of Connecticut's 418 yards on the ground and moved into second place on the school's career rushing list, helping the Huskies to a 52-7 victory over Division 1-AA Rhode Island last night in East Hartford.
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UConn Blows Out Rhode Island In Season Opener (University of Connecticut Daily Campus)

EAST HARTFORD - Rhode Island kicker Colin Gallagher lined up to kick off the 2006 college football season at Rentschler Field around 7:35 p.m Thursday. Five seconds later, the Rams caught the Huskies off guard, recovering a surprise onside kick. Fortunately for the Huskies, that would be as close as they came to faltering in their season-opening, 52-7, victory in front of 36,227 fans.
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Pentagon confirms deaths of Rhode Island soldier in Iraq blast (WLNE-TV)

A soldier from Rhode Island is killed in the explosion of a roadside bomb in Iraq. The Pentagon confirms 25-year-old Sergeant Moises Jazmin of Providence was one of four soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas, killed in the blast.
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Rhode Island senators react to Supreme Court nominee (WPRI 12)

PROVIDENCE , R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island ’s senators both expressed concerns about President Bush’s nomination of federal appeals court Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Film explores soul of Rhode Island's other founder (Newport Daily News)

Most people know the role Roger Williams played in the development of Rhode Island, but a new film screened at the Jane Pickens Theater on Sunday afternoon shed light on another co-founder, John Clarke.
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Laffey's 'strange adventures' become political ad fodder (Brown Daily Herald)

Many Rhode Island voters would probably shy away from a politician who supports "BIZARRE!" projects like spending tax dollars on foam panels to soundproof his office. At least that's what the National Republican Senatorial Committee counted on as it funded ads intended to undermine Cranston Mayor Stephen Laffey's bid for the U.S. Senate, spending nearly $150,000 on a campaign that attacks the
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Columbus sets out for Rhode Island (Chicago Sun-Times)

The Chicago theater community is losing one of its creative forces. Curt Columbus, associate artistic director at Steppenwolf Theatre and artistic director of the summer venue Theater on the Lake, is leaving to become artistic director at Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, R.I.
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Prison time for two ex-Wembley execs (Rocky Mountain News)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Two former Wembley PLC gaming executives were sentenced to prison Friday for conspiring to bribe a Rhode Island legislator in a bid to increase the number of slot machines at the state's only dog track and block a rival Indian casino.
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Rhode Island U.S. Senate Candidate Sheeler Blasts Bush-Cheney Monarchy and Oil for Blood Iraq War (PR Web)

A 45 year-old, progressive business owner, educator and former Marine charged the Bush administration with gutting the American Dream and betraying the public';s trust over the war in Iraq. He announced his candidacy at a troubled High School, and defined himself as a self-styled ';70';s-era Democrat. He blames a one party system and the absence of true campaign finance reform for a system where
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Rhode Island U.S. Senate Candidate Sheeler Blasts Bush-Cheney Monarchy and Oil for Blood Iraq War (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

Providence, Rhode Island (PRWEB) November 1, 2005 -- Carl Sheeler, a 45-year-old, business owner, educator and former Marine, announced his bid for U.S. Senate. He thanked his "underrepresented" supporters for their turnout and Joe Trippi, advisor to Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean's presidential campaign rise as well as Bill Hillsman, advisor to Democratic U.S. Senate icon Paul
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