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5 hrs ago | WLNE-TV Providence

PROVIDENCE: Juveniles Sentenced for Spitting on, Assaulting Couple at Mall

Three juveniles have been sentenced in Family Court for their roles in an unprovoked attack on a Massachusetts family at Providence Place mall.

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Tue Feb 09, 2010

Providence Journal

Sex offender charged with enticing Providence girl, 8

A registered sex offender is back in prison after police said he tried to lure an 8-year-old girl away from her parents at the American Expo Flea Market .

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Providence Journal

Haiti: Pupils in Providence, East Greenwich raise $3,142

Students in Providence and East Greenwich, some as young as kindergartners, raised $3,142 in separate fundraisers to benefit Haiti.

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Providence Journal

East Providence to send layoff notices to 105 teachers

School Supt. Mario Cirillo recommended last night that layoff notices be sent to slightly more than 20 percent of the district's teachers for the next school year.

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Mon Feb 08, 2010

WLNE

Providence/New Bedford News, Weather and Sports

With a weekend fire in Warwick killing 5 people, including an infant, the investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the blaze.

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WLNE-TV Providence

Indiana Pair Charged with Interstate Prostitution Conspiracy in RI

A federal grand jury in Providence has charged Nathan G. Pope and Jan M. Wales, both of Indianapolis with transporting an individual across state lines to engage in prostitution, in violation of the Mann Act.

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WHJJ-AM Providence

Brown University Gets a Record 30,000 Applicants

Admissions director Jim Miller tells The Providence Journal that only about 9 percent of those 30,000 applicants will get accepted PROVIDENCE, R.I. _ Getting into Brown University is tougher.

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Associated Content

Restaurant Review: Temple Downtown, Providence RI

Located in the Renaissance Hotel in Providence Rhode Island Temple Downtown is a haven of sophisticated dining.

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Sun Feb 07, 2010

KOB-TV

US wants out of suit over Chinese detaineea s death

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A judge is hearing arguments this week on whether the federal government should remain part of a lawsuit alleging abuse and neglect of a Chinese immigrant who died in the custody of a Rhode Island detention center two years ago.

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Providence Journal

Teen in altercation at Providence Place convicted

Michael Brooks, 18, who was one of four young people accused of spitting on and roughing up a family of four at Providence Place mall, has been convicted of disorderly conduct and sentenced to serve 30 days at the state prison.

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WLNS-TV Lansing

Adamek beats Estrada in heavyweight fight

Tomasz Adamek beat Jason Estrada by unanimous decision in a heavyweight fight in his return to the Prudential Center on Saturday night.

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Sat Feb 06, 2010

Providence Journal

House fire claims 5 lives

Four people in their 20s and a seven-month-old girl were killed in a fire that might have burned unnoticed for some time Saturday until a falling portion of ceiling on the first floor woke a man there in the two-story house at 343 Buttonwoods Ave.

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Providence Journal

A family tradition comes to Providence

William Lisano and six other people desperately needed answers Saturday. "State motto?" Lisano asked a man who works for the Providence Downtown Improvement District in Kennedy Plaza.

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Turnto10.com

Fire at North Providence mill under investigation

Fire crews are investigating a fire at a North Providence mill complex. The call came in around 10:15 a.m., Saturday morning for heavy fire showing from a chimney at the Geneva Mills on Douglas Ave.

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Providence Journal

Providence woman charged with larceny

Life is not a game of Monopoly. When the bank makes an error in your favor, you can't keep the money.

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CBS2

'Jersey Shore' Inspires 'Guido' Style Among Fans

Share + Feb 5, 2010 9:00 pm US/Central PROVIDENCE, R.I. Hair gel and hair extensions, tanning and True Religion jeans, Ed Hardy T-shirts and eyebrow threading.

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Fri Feb 05, 2010

Providence Journal

Providence's Big Nazo puppets bound for Vancouver Olympics

Big Nazo's troupe of giant monkey goblins, intergalactic star slugs and a truckload of trolls are bound for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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Providence Journal

National Register of Historic Places adds Providence diner

The Liberty Elm Diner , a vintage 1947 diner in Elmwood that the state preservation society says represents the city's role in creating the modern American diner, was placed in the National Register for Historic Places for its contributions to the history of commerce and architecture.

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WYFF-TV Greenville

Man Performs Surgery On Own Dog 1hr

A Rhode Island man who said he couldn't afford to pay for his dog's surgery decided to take matters into his own hands -- by performing the surgery himself.

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Providence Journal

Troubled Club Elements in Providence to be sold

The lawyer for Club Element s dropped a bomb on the licensing board on Friday afternoon when he announced that the embattled ownership is in the process of selling the downtown dance club that has been linked to repeated acts of violence.

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