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Rhode Island Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Rhode Island.

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  1. Hunt begins at Tiverton farm for ideal Christmas tree/Read the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | Providence Journal

    ... the little red gate off Main Road that offers customers free pony rides, hot cider and reggae holiday tunes. Rhode Island's tree farms are now entering their busy season, when weekends will bring carloads of excited children and parents willing to ...

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    Related Topix: Tiverton, RI, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Agriculture, Science, Home Listing, Home

  2. As cities, towns search for savings, a new emphasis on recyclingRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | Providence Journal

    A massive earth-moving machine scoops up bucket-loads of bottles and cans trucked to the Materials Recycling Facility at the state's Central Landfill and drops them onto a conveyor belt.

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    Related Topix: Providence, RI

  3. New regime tries to extend life of R.I. Central LandfillRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | Providence Journal

    Wherever you look at Rhode Island's Central Landfill, everything seems super-sized - huge trucks unload inside vast buildings, acres of mulch are composting and the ever-growing mound of garbage soars above surrounding farms and forests.

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    Related Topix: Providence, RI

  4. Much at stake in suit over E. Providence teachers' contractRead the original story

    Oct 31, 2008 | Providence Journal

    ... to Superior Court. In their briefs, the union and its parent organization, National Education Association Rhode Island, believe the committee exaggerated its teacher salary and benefit expenses while at the same time, it deliberately underestimated ...

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    Related Topix: East Providence, RI, Providence, RI

  5. Bob Kerr: Hours of sweat equity really pays off for family of 11Read the original story w/Photo

    8 hrs ago | Providence Journal

    ... for a foreclosed duplex with this idea in mind," said deKoe, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Rhode Island-Greater Providence. The idea was to create a first for his organization. Usually, Habitat builds four-bedroom houses, with the ...

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    Related Topix: Providence, RI, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving

  6. Hot Cyber Monday 2009 deals: Cheap laptops, TV's at Walmart, Target and onlineRead the original story w/Photo

    10 hrs ago | Examiner.com

    ... discounts and more. As Black Friday and Black Saturday wear on, expect to see more announcements pop up online. Rhode Island stores are packed with shoppers this Black Friday weekend, and retailers are thrilled with the sales so far. If strong sales ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Retail, Target, Video Games, Rhode Island Government

  7. Rhode Island homeless advocates seek more bedsRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | Providence Journal

    ... Bodies," and adjacent to homeless tents pitched two days earlier. Jim Ryczek, executive director of the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless, acknowledged that the state Office of Housing and Community Development recently added 88 beds to the ...

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    Related Topix: Rhode Island Government, US Governors, Donald Carcieri

  8. Providence gay rights group speaks to criticsRead the original story

    Yesterday | EDGEdallas.com News Feed

    ... when the Republican sat down this month for a tense but polite meeting with six members of Queer Action of Rhode Island, the state's newest gay rights group. When he emerged, Carcieri announced he would consider supporting a domestic partnership ...

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    Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Rhode Island Government

  9. Winter seasonal round-upRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Nov 21 | Examiner.com

    The days are getting continually shorter and colder here in Kingston, which means it's time for the winter seasonal beers to start rolling into the local liquor stores and pubs.

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    Related Topix: Blizzard, Weather, Beer, Drink, Beer

  10. Gay rights group speaks to criticsRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Berkshire Eagle Online - Berkshires Week

    ... when the Republican sat down this month for a tense but polite meeting with six members of Queer Action of Rhode Island, the state's newest gay rights group. When he emerged, Carcieri announced he would consider supporting a domestic partnership ... 101 comments

    Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Rhode Island Government

  11. RI House holds forum on dire state economyRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | Kentucky.com

    Nearly three years after jobs started vanishing in Rhode Island at an alarming pace, House lawmakers will gather Tuesday for their first forum on one of the worst recessions since the Great Depression.

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    Related Topix: West Warwick, RI, Brown University, University of Rhode Island

  12. Push on to drop film tax-credit capRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Providence Business News

    REEL LIFE: An ad in Paris for the 2007 film "Dan in Real Life." The film's title in French is "Love at First Sight in Rhode Island." Whenever a film production comes to Rhode Island, Christina Chandler, owner and operator of Studio 539 Flowers, can count on new business at her flower shop on Wickenden Street in Providence.

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    Related Topix: Providence, RI, Tax

  13. Providence/New Bedford News, Weather and SportsRead the original story

    Yesterday | WLNE-TV Providence

    The Rhode Island Health Department has confirmed that a man has died from the H1N1 virus.

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    Related Topix: Providence, RI, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health

  14. Quotes of noteRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Boston Globe

    ... General MARTHA COAKLEY, on Representative Patrick J. Kennedy's flap with Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, in which the Rhode Island congressman was instructed not to take Communion "And they wonder why people stop going to church.'' -- Representative MICHAEL ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Peter King, Republican, US House of Representatives, Home Listing, Home, Patrick Kennedy, Democrat, Opinion

  15. The Tent solidifies its place in historyRead the original story

    Yesterday | Warwickonline.com

    ... general manager of the Warwick Musical Theatre, teamed up with Brian Jones, Michael Corrente, the University of Rhode Island, the Providence Performing Arts Center and various local supporters to create the documentary, "The Tent: Life in the ...

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    Related Topix: Warwick, RI, Little Richard, Rock-N-Roll, University of Rhode Island, Providence, RI

  16. Cold reception for new hockey alignmentRead the original story

    Yesterday | Warwickonline.com

    ... and Lincoln all played in Division I. But, with the elimination of the Lincoln program this season, the Rhode Island Interscholastic League realigned the two divisions and, in one swift motion, crushed any sense of parity on the state's girls' ...

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    Related Topix: Ice Hockey, Winter Sports

  17. Heating programs seek donationsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Providence Journal

    ... pay their energy bills this winter. But the groups need some help, too: donations. The Salvation Army of Rhode Island this week launched a "Warm Thy Neighbor" campaign. Organizers hope to raise $600,000 to help 1,750 families who do not qualify for ...

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    Related Topix: Providence, RI

  18. Insurance aid for jobless to expire Tuesday: Thousands in R.I. will begin to lose subsidyRead the original story

    Yesterday | Providence Journal

    ... Average COBRA costs for a family plan can exceed $1,000 a month, with individual plans running more than $400, Rhode Island Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher Koller has estimated. Families USA, a Washington-based health-care advocacy ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Sheldon Whitehouse, Jack Reed, Democrat, Health Insurance, Health, Healthcare Law, Law, 9

  19. An artistic gem in ProvidenceRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Providence Journal

    ... by architect Albert Harkness, who also built the Cal-Art Building. Drury, a Web designer and film instructor at Rhode Island College, said he grew up six blocks from the Beaufort Street house, and knew it well. "We liked its unique qualities," said ...

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    Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Providence, RI, Rhode Island College

  20. Season of giving brightened by volunteeringRead the original story

    Yesterday | Providence Journal

    Organizations all over Rhode Island are getting into the spirit of giving by inviting families to join with other families in making 2009 a great holiday season.

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    Related Topix: Foster, RI, Hope, RI