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RI gasoline, diesel, heating oil prices stabilize

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By C. Eugene Emery Jr.    Email

Providence Journal chart / C. Eugene Emery Jr. PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Average prices for heating oil, diesel and unleaded gasoline remained virtually unchanged from last week, according to Friday's survey by the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resouces. The......

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East Greenwich needs to find $330,000 in new savings

10:30 AM Tue, Nov 17, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.    Email

EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- With the fiscal year not even at the halfway mark, the town is going to have to find $330,000 in budget cuts and find them soon, Town Manager William Sequino will tell the Town Council at......

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100 jobs leaving R.I. as Liz Claiborne moves warehouse

4:34 PM Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
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The union representing about 120 workers at a Lincoln-based warehouse distribution center for Liz Claiborne Inc.'s jewelry division said Friday it has been informed by the company that the facility will be shut down this spring and the operations moved......

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Gasoline dips 2 cents in R.I., but diesel goes up 7 cents

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Providence Journal chart / C. Eugene Emery Jr. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gasoline prices have dipped for the first time since mid-October, but the price of diesel fuel showed a hefty 7-cent increase, to $2.91, over the past week, according......

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Gasoline prices remain steady; diesel, heating oil up slightly

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Providence Journal photo / C. Eugene Emery Jr. PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Gasoline prices made little movement in Rhode Island during the past week after a one-cent increase the previous week, according to Monday's weekly survey by the Rhode Island......

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Good prognosis for E. Greenwich medical center plan

12:17 PM Thu, Aug 20, 2009 | | Write a comment
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. - A plan to construct a pair of two-story buildings for a medical center on South County Trail, a half mile south of the Showcase Cinema complex, generated positive vibes from members of the East Greenwich Planning......

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No dearth of volunteers for testing of swine flu vaccines

3:04 PM Tue, Aug 18, 2009 | | Write a comment
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Officials at a private drug testing firm in Warwick said Tuesday that it has found more than enough parents willing to volunteer their children for two of the studies it is conducting on swine flu vaccines. But more volunteers --......

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