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  1. Barrington commander of Maersk Alabama flying back to R.I. SaturdayRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Providence Journal

    A Barrington mariner who commanded the Maersk Alabama when pirates tried to hijack the U.S.-flagged cargo ship last week won't be back in time for Thanksgiving, said his sister, Amy E. Rochford.

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  2. Bob Kerr: Some people who get out and do things

    16 hrs ago | Providence Journal

    ... and Ed Znosko: And on the subject of Ghana and Longitude and the secretarial school, these brothers-in-law from Barrington heard about the project and signed on. They took vacation time from work, paid their own way and used their technical and ...

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  3. Moderate Party to fight R.I. fine over campaign financingRead the original story

    Yesterday | Providence Journal

    ... which covers expenses related to staffing, rent and utilities, but not specific elections. On Sept. 26, Block, a Barrington software engineer, wrote another $10,000 check to the Barrington Moderate Party Town Committee, which had been formed just ...

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  4. Carcieri works to shield former aide as contractor sues R.I.Read the original story

    Saturday Nov 21 | Providence Journal

    ... of alleged "funding issues," and DOT was withholding payments on several projects, including the oft-delayed Barrington bridge replacement. Based on these alleged repeated representations by Stern, Gammino said, he and his wife, Laura, purchased ...

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  5. Easing the wayRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Nov 20 | Newport This Week

    ... life - designing buildings - and then he went out on his own." The couple settled in Bristol but later lived in Barrington for 40 years. While there, Marcia worked in the high school library for 20 years, while Dick served on the school committee ...

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  6. Carcieri fights to block questioning of new judge in lawsuitRead the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | Providence Journal

    ... projects. "Due to the extreme pressure being placed on Shire's revenue receipts buy the ever-widening RIDOT Barrington bridge delay," Gammino said in the deposition, "the coerced bid withdrawals, and forgone bid opportunities under duress, Shire, ...

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  7. Barrington teens caught drinking at leadership conferenceRead the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | Providence Journal

    Six Barrington High School students have been suspended after getting caught drinking in their hotel room while attending a national leadership conference in Baltimore.

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  8. Hawks have turned into a real threatRead the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | Warwickonline.com

    ... that loss on Oct. 9, the Hawks have won five consecutive league games, including a win over previously unbeaten Barrington. They clinched a playoff spot Monday night with a dominant performance against East Providence. Ita TMs enough to make that ...

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  9. Captain freed from pirates thanks Navy rescuersRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Turnto10.com

    ... attacked the Maersk Alabama for the second time in seven months but were turned away. Capt. Paul Rochford, of Barrington, his crew and a private security team on board were able to fend off the pirates. Phillips declined to talk specifically about ...

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  10. Ex-crewmen: Company wouldn't rename targeted ship

    Thursday Nov 19 | Kentucky.com

    ... Maritime Academy - This 1979 class photo released by the Massachusetts Maritime Academy shows Paul Rochford of Barrington, R.I., who was captain aboard the merchant ship Maersk Alabama when arm guards repelled an attack by pirates early Wednesday, ...

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  11. Bob Kerr: It's the wonder that keeps us asking for moreRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Providence Journal

    ... of shows is way down. So he teaches and lectures. And he mentors young magicians. One is a high school senior in Barrington. "I'm sort of like his Yoda," he says. He's also a balloon artist. It's a natural. He can shuffle a deck of cards with one ...

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  12. Three Field Hockey Players Earn Longstrenth/NFHCA All-Region HonorsRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Providence Friars

    ... and junior Jaime Lipski (Dallas, Pa.) were named First-Team All-Northeast Region, while junior Julie Ruggieri (Barrington, R.I.) earned Second-Team All-Northeast Region honors. This is the second-consecutive season which three Friars have made the ...

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  13. Barrington Resident Head of Twice Attacked Maersk Alabama

    Thursday Nov 19 | WLNE-TV Providence

    ... to take over the Maersk Alabama, a large vessel they hijacked earlier this year. On board, manning the ship, a Barrington captain, whose family sat down with ABC6 Anchor Andrew Gobeil to explain what happened. ***** BARRINGTON, R.I. (AP) - A sea ...

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  14. Maersk crew stops hijackersRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | CapeCodOnline.com

    ... coast of Somalia at the time of the attack, continued heading to its destination in Kenya. Rochford, 52, of Barrington, R.I., is a 1979 graduate of Massachusetts Maritime Academy and was in every class with Phillips over a four-year span, said Adm. ...

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  15. This time, ship was readyRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports, weather, real estate, jobs and cars from the Daily Press -- dailypress.com

    ... spokesman for the 5th Fleet. Kimberly Rochford, wife of the Maersk Alabama's captain, Paul Rochford, of Barrington, R.I., told WBZ-AM radio in Boston that she is happy there were weapons on board this time. "It probably surprised the pirates. They ...

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  16. Maersk Alabama repels 2nd pirate attackRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Nov 19 | Houstonian

    ... 2A1 2 hours after the attack began. Kimberly Rochford, the wife of the Maersk Alabama's captain, Paul Rochford of Barrington, R.I., told WBZ-AM radio in Boston that she is happy there were weapons on board this time. "It probably surprised the ...

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  17. Cargo ship crew fends off piratesRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Nov 18 | Boston Globe

    ... going on with Daddy's ship,'' Kimberly Rochford said to her 17-year-old daughter, Madison. Paul Rochford, 52, a Barrington, R.I., resident and graduate of Massachusetts Maritime Academy, managed to escape four armed pirates who approached the Maersk ...

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  18. Crew thwarts pirates' attempt to recapture Maersk AlabamaRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 18 | BostonHerald.com

    ... Kenya) and being shadowed by a Navy ship for their protection." Capt. Paul Rochford, 52, has been away from his Barrington, R.I., home since July 31, she said, and, like Phillips, graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay. "I ...

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  19. Recreation CalendarRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 18 | The Standard-Times

    ... RUNNING TROT OFF YOUR TURKEY 5K/WALK: The 10th annual will be at 10 a.m. on Nov. 28 at St. Luke's School in Barrington, R.I. Adults are $15, children 14 and under $10 until Nov. 23; $20 and $12 after. T-shirts to first 700 entrants, plus $100 prize ...

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  20. Maersk Alabama Commander In New Attack From RIRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 18 | TV38 Boston

    ... of Seekonk was second-in-command. He toldA WBZ Radio Wednesday that the commander this time is Paul Rochford of Barrington, Rhode Island. "He's supposed to be coming home here in a couple of days, (I'll) be interested to hear his story when he gets ...

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