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August 2, 2009 - August 8, 2009 Archives
5:21 PM Fri, Aug 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Barbara Polichetti  Email
The Federal Aviation Administration has rejected the city's request that a local office of the agency be opened on a temporary basis so residents can get answers to questions they may have about the proposed runway expansion at T.F. Green......
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3:05 PM Fri, Aug 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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LINCOLN, R.I. -- The 62-year history of racing in Lincoln will be interrupted Saturday with the suspension of greyhound racing at the Twin River slot parlor. Racing at the venue off Louisquissett Pike halts Saturday, four months prematurely, the result......
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3:04 PM Fri, Aug 07, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A federal judge Friday ruled against the Twin River slot parlor in a case that grants thousands of dollars in overtime pay to clerks at the gambling venue in Lincoln, according to a federal court document. With......
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4:45 PM Thu, Aug 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Grimaldi Email
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI -- Boat builders being lauded for their designs will be handed artful glass trophies created by a trio of North Kingstown artists this year. The trophy -- which has peaks like boat sails -- was chosen by......
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10:08 AM Thu, Aug 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Grimaldi Email
WOONSOCKET R. I. -- Summer Infant Inc. has lost a member of its board of directors, Harvard University professor Myra M. Hart, the company reported in a federal regulatory filing last week. Hart, 68, resigned from Summer Infant's board July......
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9:28 AM Thu, Aug 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
BOSTON (AP) -- A long-promised commuter rail project linking New Bedford and Fall River to Boston would create up to 3,800 permanent jobs by the year 2030 and generate nearly $500 million in economic activity, according to a new study.......
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7:51 AM Thu, Aug 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
Governor Carcieri has put out the call for entries for his 2009 Governor's wellness innovation awards. Developed in 2007, the awards program salutes creative ways that businesses and other organizations promote healthy lifestyles for their employees and clients. This year's......
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1:33 PM Wed, Aug 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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The local union that represents Verizon employees is telling its membership that management intends to lay off all of the company's 291 splice-service technicians in Rhode Island and Massachusetts who have been hired since August 2003. However, company spokesman Phil......
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12:19 PM Wed, Aug 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Grimaldi Email
The Cessna aircraft division of Providence-based Textron Inc. (TXT:NYSE) has named Brad Thress its vice president for customer service. He will report to Mark Paolucci, senior vice president for customer service at Cessna, which is located in Wichita, Kan. In......
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2:14 PM Tue, Aug 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Grimaldi Email
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking $22.6 million from a former CVS executive related to his activity with discount retailer Kmart. The one-time president of CVS Corp., Charles C. Conaway, has been under legal scrutiny shortly after Kmart......
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2:02 PM Tue, Aug 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Grimaldi Email
The Newport Grand slot parlor has installed two new blackjack games to the lineup of gambling machines in its nonsmoking section. Each virtual gaming machine has seats for 10 gamblers. The minimum bet is $5. The machines are another move......
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1:43 PM Tue, Aug 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. Email
The price of self-service regular gasoline increased a hefty 5 cents per gallon over the last week according to the state's weekly survey of 13 stations that offer self service. The average price was $2.64 per gallon, marking the end......
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8:41 AM Tue, Aug 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
NEW YORK (AP) -- Rhode Island-based CVS Caremark, one of the nation's biggest drugstore operators, said Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose 15 percent, helped by strong pharmacy benefits revenue and a retail sales boost due to a later Easter. The......
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7:15 AM Tue, Aug 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Neil Downing Email
Consumer Reports magazine has named Amica Insurance, of Lincoln as one of the nation's top-rated providers of homeowners insurance. After surveying 10,700 readers nationwide about their satisfaction with their homeowners insurance claims service in the last few years, the magazine......
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5:43 PM Mon, Aug 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Alan Rosenberg Email
By Paul Edward Parker Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Governor's Office of Economic Recovery and Reinvestment is seeking ideas for ways Rhode Island can use a share of $4.7 billion in federal stimulus money to improve broadband networks......
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12:54 PM Mon, Aug 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Neil Downing Email
By NEIL DOWNING Journal Staff Writer The Ryan Center at the University of Rhode Island has redesigned its Web site, making it easier to use and navigate, its managers said on Monday. The 7,500-seat center, in South Kingstown, is owned......
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11:25 AM Mon, Aug 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Neil Downing Email
Gasoline prices in Rhode Island are up one cent compared with a week ago, according to the results of a survey published today by the auto club AAA Southern New England. It is the first such increase in six weeks,......
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