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Woman arrested getaway driver suspect
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) -- Police arrested a woman in relation to a bank robbery that was reported in Pawtucket on Friday. Police say that two suspects entered the bank Thursday morning, armed with handguns. The suspects were both described as dark-skinned males wearing masks and gloves. Bank tellers provided the suspects with an undetermined amount of cash, and the suspects fled the scene in a ...
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Two local Memorial Day parades canceled
NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WPRI) -- Inclement weather has forced two local towns to cancel their Memorial Day parades. Both the North Attleboro and Seekonk Memorial Day festivities have been canceled due to predicted inclement weather, both police departments have confirmed. Neither event will be rescheduled. For a full list of remaining parades going on in southern New England, head to our ...
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Coast Guard House deck officially open
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WPRI) -- It's beginning to feel a lot of like summer in the Ocean State's South County, and -- with the official opening of a historic restaurant -- it's starting to look like it, too. Coast Guard House officially opened its deck Friday afternoon, just in time for Memorial Day Weekend and the unofficial kickoff to the summer season. Superstorm Sandy pummeled ...
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Refocused Rask ready for Rangers Game 5
BOSTON (AP) - Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask says he won’t dwell too much on his comical mistake in Game 4 against the Rangers that helped New York get back into the Eastern Conference ...
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Brown trustees want robust response on climate
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Members of Brown University’s governing body have asked the school to develop a ‘‘robust response’’ to climate change but taken no action on a recommendation that it divest from coal ...
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FDA warns of problems with injectable steroids produced by Tenn. compounding pharmacy
In an eerie echo of last year’s national fungal meningitis outbreak, the US Food and Drug Administration warned Friday that an injectable steroid produced by a compounding pharmacy in Tennessee has caused problems for at least seven ...
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Newport city council OKs Cliff Walk plan restrooms
The Newport City Council has endorsed scaled-back plans by the state for repairs to the Cliff Walk and also approved a contract for new permanent restrooms near one entrance to the walk. The Newport Daily News reported that the Wednesday vote means that the state will now take the repair plan to the Rhode Island Coastal Resource Management Council. Once approved, the state can put the project ...
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Vets honored at State House ceremony
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- Local lawmakers, military leaders and families and friends of fallen veterans gathered Friday morning for a special ceremony at the Rhode Island State House. Governor Chafee began Rhode Island's Memorial Day Weekend by laying a wreath in the Garden of Heroes -- located in the southwest lawn of the State House -- in memory of the veterans who lost their lives ...
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RI Assembly OKs school volunteer background checks
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A proposal in Rhode Island to require all school volunteers to undergo a criminal background check is heading to Gov. Lincoln Chafee for his ...
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RI to open 4 beaches for weekend use
The state will open Scarborough North, Roger Wheeler, East Matunuck and Misquamicut state beaches from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The freshwater beach at Lincoln Woods State Park will also open ...
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Organizers optimistic despite forecast
Weekend Weather Forecast A variety of events, parades, and activities will be taking place all weekend, including in historic Newport. "There's all different ways to enjoy Fort Adams this weekend, all the museums are opening up, so this is a wonderful time to get out," said Evan Smith from Discover Newport. "If it rains, don't let it stop you, get out an enjoy the ...
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New Bedford man receives his late son’s Purple Heart medal replaces one stolen by thieves in break-in
In an emotional ceremony today that capped off a painful two weeks, Joseph Ford Sr. was given a Purple Heart medal in honor of his late son's service to the country, replacing one that was snatched by thieves from Ford's New Bedford home earlier this month. Ford was originally presented the Purple Heart following the 2006 death of his 19-year-old son, Marine Lance Corporal Michael ...
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Cardinal O’Malley to ordain five new priests
Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley, head of the Archdiocese of Boston, will ordain five new priests Saturday, the archdiocese said. The ceremony, set to begin at 9 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, will be be broadcast live on the CatholicTV Network, the archdiocese said in a statement. O'Malley will ordain John Augustine Cassani, 32, who will be the homilist; Thomas Keith Macdonald, ...
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Portsmouth state meet with judge on bridge tolls
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (AP) - Lawyers for the town of Portsmouth and the state have met with a federal judge over the town’s attempt to stop construction of a toll system on the new Sakonnet River ...
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Three arrested as authorities break up drug trafficking in Plymouth Bristol counties
Police have seized a large stash of narcotics, prescription pills, and guns from homes in Plymouth and Carver in simultaneous raids, and arrested three men who allegedly distributed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of drugs throughout Plymouth and Bristol counties, prosecutors said. Over several months, State Police, Carver police, and the US Postal Service allegedly tracked shipments of ...
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Buses will await CapeFlyer arrivals but is a gridlock-free trip worth that extra travel time
It seems like a cushy deal: For the cost of a tank of gas - $35 round trip, $20 one-way - skip the traffic and the bottleneck at Sagamore Bridge, which can add an additional one to two hours to a car ride onto the Cape. Instead, transportation officials are urging, enjoy a leisurely ride to Hyannis, complete with a bar car, that will take 2 hours, 40 ...
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Man charged with drunken driving motor vehicle homicide after Peabody crash
A Peabody man is facing a motor vehicle homicide charge for an early-morning crash in Peabody that killed a man who was sitting in the front seat when the man drove his car into a parked truck, officials said. Michael J. Fowler, 37, faces charges that include motor vehicle homicide while drunk; operating under the influence, second offense; and leaving the scene of personal injury with death ...
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Former RI mayor leaves Colorado governors race
Stephen P. Laffey said he is deferring to former Rep. Tom Tancredo, who announced on Thursday that he intended to run on the Republican ticket. Laffey said he agrees with most of Tancredo’s positions and there was no need to ...
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Cape Flyer service begins Friday
Full schedule One of the coaches will offer on-board concessions and refreshments, including bar service after the stop in Middleboro on Friday night and through the rest of weekend service. train also has bike racks and bike tools so riders can bring their bikes and even tune them up onboard. trip from South Station to Hyannis is $20 one-way and $35 round ...
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Newport scaling back cliff walk repairs
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) -- The Newport City Council has endorsed scaled-back plans by the state for repairs to the Cliff Walk and also given the go-ahead for a contract for new permanent restrooms near one entrance to the walk. The Newport Daily News reports the Wednesday vote means the state will now take the repair plan to the state's Coastal Resource Management Council. Once approved, the ...
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Patients approved to use medical marijuana in Mass would pay annual $50 fee
Dispensaries granted a license to sell marijuana for medical use in Massachusetts will be required to pay an $50,000 annual fee under proposed regulations unveiled Friday by the state Department of Public ...
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RI health insurers seek double-digit premium hikes
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island’s health insurers are seeking double-digit increases in the premiums individuals and small businesses pay for ...
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Boy Scouts Narragansett Council pleased by vote
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Narragansett Council of the Boy Scouts of America says it is pleased by a vote to allow openly gay boys to ...
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Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano visiting Boston today
US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will meet with Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis and visit the memorial to victims of the Boston Marathon bombings during a trip to Boston today, authorities said. Napolitano is visiting Boston Emergency Medical Services headquarters this morning and will meet with other first responders later. Officials said ...
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US marshals ask North Shore residents to be on looking for suspect in Lynn shooting attempted strangulation in N.H.
US Marshals Service in New Hampshire. Springer allegedly choked a woman into unconsciousness on April 6 in New Hampshire. He is also wanted in connection with a shooting in Lynn earlier this month. The marshals are asking residents of Boston's North Shore area to be on the lookout for him. He has family and friends in the Lynn area, authorities said. Springer, 28, known as ...
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Rhode Island offshore wind farm contraversey
There is division in the ranks over a wind farm planned for construction off Block Island, while officials in the state government have accused future surveys for potential new sites of lacking in scope.
Deepwater Wind is becoming a controversial name in Rhode Island over plans to build an off shore wind farm just off the coast of Rhode Island. While not as controversial as Deepwater Horizon, the BP oil rig that caused the mess in the Gulf of Mexico, the renewable energy plans of Deepwater Wind are certainly raising some hackles. Read more
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