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2 hrs ago | The Pawtucket Times

Doyle sworn in

Coming at the end of a day that began with the laying to rest of one of Rhode Island's most beloved statesmen, the inauguration of Pawtucket's elected officials on Monday put public service in a proud and ...

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Related Topix: Providence Metro, Providence, RI, North Providence, RI, Lincoln, RI

Tue Jan 06, 2009

WLNE

Pawtucket Church Ceiling Collapses

ABC 6 News has learned that part of the United Church of Christ church's ceiling has collapsed.

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The Pawtucket Times

Pell left a lasting impact on the Valley

Claiborne deBorda Pell hailed from a life of wealth and privilege in Newport's high society.

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Related Topix: Rhode Island, Providence Metro, Cumberland, RI, Central Falls, RI, Providence, RI

Sun Jan 04, 2009

The Pawtucket Times

Official: Park Place church structurally sound

Despite the collapse of a ceiling in a basement meeting room, the Park Place Congregational Church at 71 Park Place has been deemed structurally sound.

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Related Topix: Providence Metro

Sat Jan 03, 2009

The Pawtucket Times

Judge Joseph Keough decides on retirement

Having put in the years required to collect a full pension some time ago, Superior Court Magistrate Joseph Keough says, "I have been working for free for the last few years." He officially retired earlier this ...

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Related Topix: Pension, Personal Finance, Cranston, RI, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Providence Metro

Fri Jan 02, 2009

Turnto10.com

Services cancelled at Pawtucket church

Weekend services are cancelled at the Park Place Congregational Church in Pawtucket after the collapse of the building's basement ceiling caused a heating problem.

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Related Topix: Providence Metro

Thu Jan 01, 2009

The Pawtucket Times

A year of highs and lows in Central Falls

Throughout 2008, Central Falls, like other communities, saw flashes of hope and opportunity amongst a barrage of considerable challenges, many of them at least partially attributable to a plummeting economy in ...

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Related Topix: Central Falls, RI, Providence Metro, Cumberland, RI, University of Florida

Wed Dec 31, 2008

The Pawtucket Times

Pawtucket's year in review

As with most years, 2008, as far as the city is concerned, was a mixture of the good, the bad and the ugly.

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Related Topix: Providence Metro, Cumberland, RI, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Tue Dec 30, 2008

The Pawtucket Times

Church ceiling collapses, injuries reported

PAWTUCKET Several people were injured when a celiling collapsed in the basement of a church hall next to the Park Place Congregational Church, 72 Park Place, on Tuesday around 8:40 p.m. Fire and rescue ...

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Related Topix: Providence Metro, Warwick, RI, Providence, RI, North Providence, RI, Central Falls, RI

Mon Dec 29, 2008

The Pawtucket Times

Donations still being sought for Times Merry Christmas Fund

It's not too late to brighten up someone's holiday season. To date, the Times' Merry Christmas Fund has collected $8,391, and donations are still coming in.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Providence Metro

Sun Dec 28, 2008

The Pawtucket Times

Chief: Slow down

The snow and ice from last weekend's storm has mostly melted away, but one local police chief hopes that people exercise caution on slick roads this winter.

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Related Topix: Central Falls, RI, Providence Metro, Cumberland, RI

Sat Dec 27, 2008

The Pawtucket Times

Area battles snowstorm

The early-morning Sunday blaze at 3 Earl St., one that claimed the life of a seven-year-old boy, has not been deemed suspicious, but police and fire officials continue to investigate the cause of the ...

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Related Topix: Providence Metro, Providence, RI, Warwick, RI

Fri Dec 26, 2008

The Pawtucket Times

Ethics Commission appeals to Supreme COurt

Fighting to protect its prosecutorial prerogatives against members of the General Assembly, the Ethics Commission has asked the Rhode Island Supreme Court to reverse a Superior Court ruling that former Senate ...

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Related Topix: Providence Metro, Providence, RI, East Providence, RI

Thu Dec 25, 2008

The Pawtucket Times

Public is invited to inauguration

Pawtucket Mayor James E. Doyle, along with the City Council and School Committee members, invite the public to attend their inauguration on Monday, Jan.

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Wed Dec 24, 2008

WHJJ-AM Providence

Mother of fire victim remembers her son

Shannon Dickerson of Central Falls tells The Pawtucket Times that the victim was her son, Nasif Dickerson.

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Related Topix: Central Falls, RI, Providence Metro, Lincoln, RI

Tue Dec 23, 2008

The Pawtucket Times

City artist's exhibit runs through Jan. 5

Instead of looking at the world through rose-colored glasses, Jhon Clavijo relies on a pair of mod, white-framed ones to portray his artistic vision.

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Related Topix: Providence Metro, Painting, Arts, Brown University, Providence, RI

Mon Dec 22, 2008

The Pawtucket Times

Grand jury indicts two area residents

According to the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office, the Providence County Grand Jury on Friday handed up an indictment naming Gary Belanger, 52, of 30 Wood St., Pawtucket, on one count of possession of ...

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Providence County, RI, Providence Metro, Lincoln, RI

Sun Dec 21, 2008

The Pawtucket Times

Man robbed at gunpoint on Conant St.

In a move that had been the subject of lengthy deliberation that evening, the Cumberland Town Council voted to approve a request for a pawnbroker's license - though the applicant suggested he did not want to be ...

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Related Topix: Cumberland, RI, Providence Metro

Sat Dec 20, 2008

The Pawtucket Times

Cops nab - underwear bandit' implicated in string of robberies

He had distinguished himself during his crime sprees by wearing a pair of underwear over his head and having a cooler thrown at him by an angry shopper.

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Related Topix: Providence Metro, Providence, RI

Fri Dec 19, 2008

Providence Journal

Pawtucket man charged in Providence hit and run

A man is in the hospital with a broken back after he was struck and dragged 50 feet underneath a pickup truck in South Providence just before 5 p.m. Friday.

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Related Topix: Providence Metro, Providence, RI

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