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23 hrs ago | Providence Journal

Weekend traffic mix: Ironman, soccer, art fest, beaches

About 1,700 athletes will swim 1.2 miles in Narragansett, bike 56 miles and then race a 13.1-mile half-marathon in Providence on Sunday in the Amica Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

Providence Journal

Beaches in Barrington, Warren, reopen to swimmers

The state Department of Health Wednesday recommended reopening Barrington Town Beach and Camp Canonicus, Exeter, for swimming.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

WLNE

Web Extra: Health Recommend Beaches for Closure

The Rhode Island Department of Health issued a press release Thursday afternoon, recommending the closure of multiple beaches in the Ocean State.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Providence Journal

Defense Department announces policy for transferring educational benefits

The Defense Department has announced its policy for transferring educational benefits to the spouses and children of military service personnel under the post 9/11 GI Bill, which takes effect Aug.

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Sun Jun 07, 2009

Providence Journal

Rhode Island dairy cooperative adds four new farms to membership

Cartons of Rhody Fresh milk in a cooler at McQuade's Marketplace in Jamestown. The Rhode Island Dairy Farms Cooperative, which sells locally produced milk under the Rhody Fresh brand, is adding four new local dairy farms to its membership, bringing the total to nine.

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Tue Jun 02, 2009

WLNE

Keep an Eye Out for a Very Big Lost Dog in Exeter Area

Sulo was lost Friday morning in Exeter RI. He is a one year old Great Dane. Don't be intimidated by his size, he is very friendly and approachable according to his owners, but is also skittish, so try to get him to come to you if you spot him.

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Sun May 31, 2009

WLNE-TV Providence

Vigil to honor R.I.'s developmentally disabled

Advocates for the developmentally disabled are holding a four-day vigil at the marker of the original "Rhode Island Home for the Feeble-Minded." The building in Exeter, that became known as the Ladd Center, was ordered closed after an investigation into poor conditions there the late 1970s.

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Wed May 27, 2009

Providence Journal

Relaxing carriage rides clip-clop to another era

A carriage from New Deal Farm in Exeter takes a turn around Roger Williams Park in Providence.

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Mon May 25, 2009

WHJJ-AM Providence

Memorial day is a day of remembrance that is honored with parades and ceremonies statewide

Bristol plans to host a parade Monday morning to its North Burial Ground, while veterans in Central Falls will lay a wreathe to honor those who died at sea.

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Sun May 24, 2009

Turnto10.com

National Guard breaks ground on new monument

A new monument under construction will honor the soldiers and airmen who have served in the Rhode Island National Guard.

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Fri May 22, 2009

The Providence Phoenix

Waterboarding Bush?

State Rep. Rod Driver, generous soul, says he will donate $100 to charity for every second that W., Dick Cheney and Condi Rice agree to undergo waterboarding.

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Tue May 19, 2009

Customer Interaction Solutions

Carousel Industries, The Premiere Avaya Reseller, Chooses CyberTech as Compliance Recording Partner

EXETER, R.I. & WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- -- Top Avaya reseller and communications integrator, Carousel Industries, and CyberTech North America, the leading solution provider for quality and compliance recording, today announced an agreement to partner in a range of compliance and quality communications solutions for the Avaya platform.

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Sat May 09, 2009

Providence Journal

Bob Kerr: Landlords find the system gets played

Fatima Mello, of East Providence, met Jennifer Willis, of West Warwick, due to their common experience with a woman whom Mello includes in the group she calls "seasoned manipulators." "They end up knowing how to play the system," says Mello.

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Sun May 03, 2009

Providence Journal

Cost of pensions found soaring for R.I. communities

While Rhode Island's political leaders wrestle with state pension reform, there's another big pension headache out there -- the soaring cost of municipal pensions.

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Thu Apr 30, 2009

Providence Journal

Bill outlawing indoor prostitution passes R.I. House panel

PROVIDENCE: The House Judiciary Committee Thursday evening swiftly approved a bill to criminalize prostitution that occurs indoors, with a full vote on the House floor expected as early as next week.

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Sat Apr 25, 2009

WHJJ-AM Providence

Teens Robbed at "Haunted" School

State police say the former Ladd school is a popular late-night hangout for teens because of Internet rumors that it's haunted.

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Thu Apr 23, 2009

WJAR-TV

Five charged in armed robberies at Ladd School

Rhode Island State Police have charged five young people with robbing people of the grounds of the closed Ladd School in Exeter.

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Providence Journal

David Brussat: New park under the new bridge

THE NEW PARK in Providence? What new park in Providence? Well, the one that is so new, so unpublicized and so unknown that it might as well be under a bridge.

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Sat Apr 18, 2009

Providence Journal

Bob Kerr: The veteran still fights for his home

Call it a farce, call it a travesty, call it legal loonie tunes. Paul Kelly still can't get into the cabin he owns in Exeter near the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery.

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Mon Apr 13, 2009

Providence Journal

7 new charter schools proposed, 1 expansion for existing school

Here are the eight applications for charter schools in the pipeline - seven for new schools and one for an existing school to expand: Two proposals have already received "preliminary approval" from the Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education: the Segue Institute, a middle school in Central Falls; and the Urban League Middle College ...

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