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Watch Live: Sen. Moura, Rep. Gordon To Discuss Foreclosure Settlement
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... the state-federal mortgage foreclosure settlement to which Attorney General Peter Kilmartin last week joined Rhode Island.A The settlement funds will do little to provide relief to Rhode Islanders who have faced the devastation of losing their ... Comment?
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What's happening Tuesday, Feb. 14: A chocolate festival for kids
Bibeau is a certified labor doula through childbirth international and a Rhode Island Birth Network board member. Comment?
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PolitiFact RI rules Licht claim on public television funding cuts True
... Cianci, was grilling Licht on Chafee's proposal to eliminate funding after Dec. 31 for Channel 36, now known as Rhode Island PBS, the state's only public television station. "We aren't the only state cutting back on public television," said Licht. ... Comment?
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RI girls polo team to go to nationals
The Newport Interscholastic Girls Polo team is the first Rhode Island team to advance to the U.S. Polo Association's Girls National Interscholastic Tournament. Comment?
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Winner Of $336.4M Powerball Has Yet To Claim Prize
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The jackpot in Saturday's drawing was the third largest in Powerball history and the largest ever won in Rhode Island, where the winning ticket was sold. Comment?
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Last-Minute Valentine's Day Gifts
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... wine makes a delicious gift for him or her (and you both can enjoy it). And what could you better than local Rhode Island wine? Sakonnet Vineyards in Little Compton has a large variety to choose from, but consider picking up a bottle of their ... Comment?
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Dan Lawlor: A Hole in the Mall
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... from Massachusetts would talk about enjoying live music and working at her Borders Outlet. Surely, someone in Rhode Island would be interested (and financially able) to replicate a similar concept? Or, if no for-profit, perhaps - (wild idea) - a ... 1 comment
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Rob Horowitz: End Legal Loan-Sharking Now
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Payday lenders -- lenders who provide short-term loans to tide people over until their next payday -- have become legalized loan sharks in Rhode Island. 1 comment
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Winning Powerball ticket sold in Newport
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Rhode Island Lottery officials say a single ticket for a $336.4 million Powerball jackpot was sold at this Stop & Shop supermarket in Newport. Comment?
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East Providence Gets Over 436K in Affordable Housing Aid
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Rhode Island public housing authorities will receive over $12 millionA in federal funding through the Public Housing Capital Fund Program, according to a press release from Sen. Comment?
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R.I. governor phones Warwick council members on T.F. Green expansion; ...
... development of the state," Chafee spokeswoman Christine Hunsinger said Monday. Kevin Dillon, president of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, said he is "very disappointed" with the way talks with the council are going and it may be better to let ... Comment?
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Providence mayor: City is in fiscal 'peril'
Saying Providence is in "peril," Mayor Angel Taveras on Monday called on retirees to accept pension cuts and the city's tax-exempt institutions to pay more voluntarily to help close a gaping budget deficit that could otherwise send Rhode Island's capital into bankruptcy. Comment?
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New purchase offer made for Providence Biltmore
... greed to pay $16 million. Providence lawyer Richard L. Gemma, who last year was put in charge of the hotel by a Rhode Island Superior Court judge, will present the new bid Thursday in court. Comment?
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Pawtucket couple have been valentines for more than 70 years
Albert and Elizabeth are from Pawtucket. They went to high school together in Pawtucket and went on to the University of Rhode Island. Comment?
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HHFRI Has Helped Nearly 1,500 At-Risk Rhode Island Homeowners Stay In Their Homes
A U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, and U.S. Representatives James Langevin and David Cicilline joined representatives from Rhode Island Housing Wednesday to announce that since the end of January more than 1,475 R.I. homeowners have been approved for the 1-year-old foreclosure-prevention program, Hardest Hit Fund Rhode Island . Comment?
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Rhode Island officials praise Ri Dot job training program
Rhode Island officials gathered Monday morning to acknowledge the success of a state Department of Transportation job training program funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Comment?
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$336M Powerball ticket sold at Rhode Island Stop & Shop supermarket
The winning ticket in Saturday's $336.4 million Powerball jackpot was sold at a Stop & Shop supermarket in Newport, but no one has come forward yet to claim the prize, Rhode Island lottery officials said Monday. Comment?
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Grad of Providence's Moses Brown School wins Grammy
... ing him with an early love for music. Machado graduated from Moses Brown Middle School and High School. He left Rhode Island to attend the University of Pennsylvania. 1 comment
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Letter: Former Rep. Shanley Sounds Off On SRI Chamber Tax Exemption
To the Editor: I am writing to address an issue pursuant to the recent tax exemption granted to the Southern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce by the South Kingstown Town Council. Comment?
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R.I. House to vote again on creating job for 'historian laureate'
The House is poised to vote Wednesday on a revived effort to create an unpaid post for a historian laureate, a twice-vetoed proposal that faces fresh objections from Governor Chafee's State House lawyer. Comment?
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