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AAA survey shows first drop in R.I. gas prices in 11 weeks

10:00 AM Mon, Jun 29, 2009 | | Write a comment
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gasoline prices in Rhode Island fell by a penny this week, the first time gas prices have fallen in 11 weeks, according to AAA Southern New England. The average price for a gallon or regular unleaded gasoline......

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AAA projects fewer travelers this July 4th

10:23 AM Wed, Jun 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
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AAA says fewer Americans will travel this Fourth of July holiday weekend because people are still uncertain about the strength of the economy. The number of Americans traveling will decrease 1.9 percent from 2008 with about 37.1 million travelers taking......

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R.I. house sales up slightly, but prices still down sharply

2:10 PM Mon, Jun 22, 2009 | | Write a comment
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By Paul Edward Parker Journal staff writer The number of single-family houses sold in May showed a small increase from the same month a year ago, but prices remained sharply lower, according to figures made public Monday by the Rhode......

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 Tags  Paul Leys   RI association of realtors   single-family houses  

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R.I. Bickford's closed; I mourn the Big Apple Pancake

8:33 AM Mon, Jun 22, 2009 | | Write a comment
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By Alan Rosenberg Assistant Managing Editor for Breaking News Hot out of the restaurant oven, its sweet, dense dough covered with tart slices of baked apple, then topped with a thick better-than-syrup Saigon cinnamon glaze. When I was growing up,......

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 Tags  Bickford's   food   Warwick RI  

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Ross-Simons debuts Christie Brinkley jewelry

10:54 AM Fri, Jun 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
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The Ross-Simons company of Cranston Friday debuted a jewelry line under the signature of former supermodel Christie Brinkley. The Christie Brinkley Collection is a line of silver and gold jewelry set with stones such as turquoise and coral that Ross-Simons......

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 Tags  Christie Brinkley   Cranston RI   Ross-Simons  

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CVS settles latest complaint over expired products

11:13 AM Thu, Jun 11, 2009 | | Write a comment
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By Paul Grimaldi Journal Staff Writer CVS Caremark Corp., of Woonsocket, has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to the state of California to settle allegations that it sold expired products in that state. In addition to the fine, customers......

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Traffic light camera provider Nestor put in receivership

Ticket 5 KB.JPG 11:42 AM Thu, Jun 04, 2009 | | Write a comment
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Providence Journal photo / Kathy Borchers The Nestor Traffic Systems camera, seen in a 2005 photo, photographs a driver and a car's license plate By Benjamin Gedan Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Nestor Traffic Systems, the Providence-based company......

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 Tags  economy   Nestor Traffic Systems   Providence RI  

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