May 29, 2009 | Providence Journal
Hundreds protest anti-gay, anti-Jewish group's arrival
Hundreds of Rhode Islanders turned out on street corners Friday in spontaneous opposition to the anti-gay, anti-Jew message of a tiny group of demonstrators from Kansas.
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.
Child porn suspects arrested in statewide sting
A Warwick man who was among 11 people arrested Tuesday morning in a statewide sweep was identified as the "top trader" in child pornography by the State of Wyoming Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the Rhode Island State Police announced Tuesday afternoon.
R.I. improves to No. 5 in unemployment
" Although the jobless rate in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut continued to rise in February, all three states saw their unemployment picture improve compared with that in other states, according to data released today by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics.
R.I. had 3rd-highest Jan. jobless rate
For a larger version of this image, click here . WASHINGTON a ' Rhode Island had the nationa TMs third-highest unemployment rate in January, while Michigan remained No.
R.I. closing 2 deteriorating bridges
State officials are closing two decayed timber bridges in rural Rhode Island. The state Department of Transportation announced the closings Thursday.
The state Department of Transportation said yesterday that it is closing three bridges, one in Cumberland and a pair in Hopkinton, because of deterioration discovered in inspections.
R.I. would gain 13,000 jobs, Mass. 83,300 under Obama plan
" Rhode Island could expect to create or retain 13,000 jobs under President Barack Obama's financial stimulus plan, while Massachusetts could gain 83,300 jobs, according to state-by-state data released by the ...
How will R.I. use bailout money?
At Rhode Island's hub of traditional public works spending, state Transportation Director Michael P. Lewis has a list of projects ready for bids - from bike paths, to long-running jobs on Route 95 to the ...
Henry R. Kates: R.I. could become a "lean" center
RECENTLY, I ATTENDED a "Learning to See" conference at Vibco, maker of industrial vibration equipment in Richmond .
R.I. ranks low in highway-safety study
Rhode Island's traffic safety laws, particularly those involving drunken driving, are full of holes, a review by a national safety group says.
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Town hall workers help deliver baby in Charlestown
The job description of the tax collector at Charlestown Town Hall broadened beyond dollars and cents yesterday when she and some of her colleagues rushed out to the parking lot to help deliver a baby.
Hopkinton elderly housing residents back after fire
Residents in an elderly housing complex who were displaced by a fire yesterday are back home this morning, according to a representative of Canonchet Cliffs II.
News Now: Fumes force evacuation at senior complex
Fumes forced the evacuation of more than 30 people from Canonchet Cliffs in Hope Valley.
Fumes from radio in oven spark major evacuation
More than 30 people, mostly emergency personnel, were taken to area hospitals late Monday afternoon for evaluation after a portable radio left in an oven apparently caught fire and released toxic fumes into an ...
Oven fire at Hopkinton housing site spurs evacuation
A smoky oven fire at an elderly housing complex here sent crews from several fire departments to the scene and sparked the evacuation of about 50 people to a nearby senior center late this afternoon.
Reports paint R.I., Mass. as worst, or best, states for small business
'THE MOST DIFFICULT state policy environments for entrepreneurs' include both Rhode Island and Massachusetts, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council found in its 13th annual ranking, based largely on ...