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Cool temperatures lower Mass. cranberry harvest

7:59 AM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
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WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (AP) -- The cranberry harvest slipped in Massachusetts, but other states have picked up the slack, meaning your cranberry sauce will cost about the same this Thanksgiving as it did last year. Massachusetts is the second biggest......

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Warwick board OKs hotel-retail complex near Green airport

7:44 AM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
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WARWICK, R.I. -- An ambitious plan to build a hotel, parking garage and complex of buildings that will combine office and retail space on Jefferson Boulevard received final approval from the city Wednesday night. The proposal, which is the vision......

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National Grid plans expanded conservation efforts

2:16 PM Mon, Nov 16, 2009 | | Write a comment
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National Grid said Monday in plans to spend $35.6 million in 2010 to encourage its electric and natural gas customers to conserve energy. The amount is 24 percent higher than the amount allocated in the current year, and 57 more......

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R.I. gas prices drop for 2nd week

10:04 AM Mon, Nov 16, 2009 | | Write a comment
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have dropped for the second week in a row, according to AAA Southern New England. The price has dropped two cents to an average of $2.679 for regular unleaded at the self-service......

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CVS pays $875K, settles complaint over expired products

2:51 PM Tue, Nov 10, 2009 | | Write a comment
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By Paul Grimaldi Journal Staff Writer The New York attorney general said Tuesday that Woonsocket-based CVS Caremark Corp. (CVS:NYSE) has agreed to pay $875,000 to settle charges that it sold expired products at its stores in that state. New York......

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DOT to eliminate Route 95 southbound split

4:33 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | | Write a comment
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PROVIDENCE, RI -- The state Department of Transportation said that it will eliminate a split in the southbound lanes of Route 95 Wednesday night, and, in a larger move, close the existing Exit 20 from Route 95 southbound to Route......

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Kennedy Plaza repaving ahead of schedule

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By Bruce Landis Journal Staff Writer Journal photo/ Frieda Squires Repaving at Kennedy Plaza in Providence has forced riders to catch their buses at different spots in downtown Providence. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A contractor for the Rhode Island Public Transit......

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