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Thursday Nov 26 | The Providence Phoenix

Thanks for nothing

A BIT MUCH, YOUR HONOR "Chiefy" Williams's relationship with his driver and her family was clearly inappropriate.

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Tue Nov 24, 2009

WLNE

POLICE: Fast Food Employee Robbed of Night's Deposit in Pawtucket

Early Tuesday morning, about 1am, an employee from the Burger King on Lonsdale Ave., in Central Falls was making a night deposit drop at the Sovereign Bank at 380 Smithfield Ave in Pawtucket when she was robbed, according to police.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

Providence Journal

Inge loses appeal in suit against Providence over sludge

A "sordid" chapter in the city's history came quietly to a close this week as the state Supreme Court dismissed with prejudice an appeal by the Inge Co., which had sued the city 27 years ago alleging that it breached its contract to provide the company with sludge from its sewage treatment plant.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

WLNE-TV Providence

N. Providence Man to Sue Newport Over Alleged Taser Incident

A North Providence man who claims a Newport police officer shot him with a stun gun has filed a notice of intent to sue the city.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

Providence Journal

Copper theft forces power cutoffs to 5,000 in R.I.

National Grid said spent Thursday cutting off power to 5,000 customers so it could replace copper ground wire stolen from its Smithfield substation, just off Route 44.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

WLNE

Crews Respond to North Providence Church Fire

Providence crews were called to a church on Mineral Spring Avenue in North Providence around 10 this morning for reports of a fire.

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Providence Journal

Fire in collection box fills N. Providence church with smoke

A fire in a collection box filled a church with smoke Tuesday morning, but caused no structural damage, according to Battalion Chief Gerald R. Capaldi of the North Providence Fire Department.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

Providence Journal

R.I. labor relations board dismisses complaint by North Providence union

State labor officials have rejected an unfair labor practice complaint that challenged the town's use of GPS tracking devices on public works vehicles and also brought attention to a police probe of criminal vandalism at the town garage in late 2008 and through the first half of 2009.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

Providence Journal

Carcieri, gay-rights group to meet on burial rights veto

Governor Carcieri and six gay-rights advocates began a closed-door meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday to talk about the governor's veto of a bill giving "domestic partners" the right to make funeral decisions for each other.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

Providence Journal

Computer store owner admits to selling counterfeit Viagra

The owner of a North Providence computer store has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges that he sold illegal generic Viagra and pirated movies in 2008.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

Providence Journal

House Democrats caucus on R.I.'s financial crisis

House Democrats convened at the State House for a closed-door discussion of an issue that was not even on their special-session agenda last week: the state's financial crisis.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

Providence Journal

Man shot in Lincoln Woods State Park

A man was taken to a hospital after he was shot somewhere in Lincoln Woods State Park early Friday afternoon.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

Providence Journal

Coincidence leads to man's arrest in North Providence

When a stranger chatted up a 19-year-old woman on the street in Centredale Saturday, the police say, he mentioned that he was from South Carolina.

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Turnto10.com

Iraq dog placed in temporary foster care

A dog from Iraq has been placed in temporary foster care in North Providence. Barbara Lakeberg was working for a nonprofit in Iraq when she found Lucy in bad shape and pregnant.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

Providence Journal

Dog rescued in Iraq now in foster care in North Providence

Lucy, the dog from Iraq that was up for adoption because her owner must return to Iraq, has been placed in foster care in North Providence temporarily, Linda Monahan of ADOPT, or Animals Depend on People Too, said Thursday night.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Providence Journal

N. Providence woman to care for Lucy, the dog from Iraq

Taking the news pulse of Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts, by Providence Journal and projo.com staff, from 7 to 7, every business day Monahan said a Cranston family adopted Lucy but returned her for snapping when anyone came near while she was eating.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Providence Journal

R.I. bar association plans legal clinic for seniors

The Rhode Island Bar Association is hosting legal clinics to help guide senior citizens in authorizing someone to make health-care decisions on their behalf should they become unable make choices themselves.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

Providence Journal

Water main breaks in N. Providence

A water main break Saturday left hundreds of households without water for much of the afternoon.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

Providence Journal

Providence Water Supply Board is raising its rates

Thousands of Rhode Islanders are seeing higher water bills as the Providence Water Supply Board is increasing its rates by about 6 percent.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

Providence Journal

Agenda growing for this week's R.I. Assembly session

With the first committee hearings just a day away, the agenda is growing by the hour for this week's two-day General Assembly session.

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