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June 12, 2008 Archives


RIPTA lowers RIPTIK book price for Diocese

3:11 PM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Tim Barmann    Email

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority said this afternoon that it would charge the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence $15 per RIPTIK book, not $17.50, as the two organizations announced on Wednesday. The lower price means that the diocese will......

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Restaurateur: Small changes can make big difference

12:09 PM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Paul Edward Parker    Email

Journal photo / Mary Murphy George McKerrow Jr., president and CEO of Ted's Montana Grill, right, is interviewed by Richard Brush, dean of J&W's Hospitality College, who moderated the talk. Johnson & Wales University students today were urged to......

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Free wind turbine festival in Portsmouth on Saturday

10:59 AM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Tim Barmann    Email

Journal photo/ Bob Thayer BROTHER JOSEPH BYRON enters the wind turbine operating at the Portsmouth Abbey School. The windmill takes care of about 40 percent of the school's energy needs. People's Power & Light, a non-profit energy company based......

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Stanley Works sells measuring-tool unit

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By John Kostrzewa    Email

The Stanley Works, the Connecticut-based company that owns Stanley Fastening Systems in East Greenwich, sold its measuring-tool unit CST/Berger for $205 million to Robert Bosch GmbH Stuttgart, Germany-based Bosch vies with Continental AG as the world's largest auto-parts maker and......

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Estee Lauder sues over copycat perfumes

8:21 AM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | | Comments (6)
By John Kostrzewa    Email

Estee Lauder Cos., the maker of Clinique and Bobbi Brown cosmetics, accused CVS Caremark Corp. and Family Dollar Stores of selling knockoff fragrances in a trademark-infringement lawsuit. Woonsocket-based CVS and Family Dollar, which sells goods for less than $1, stock......

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