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Daniel Dean wrote a new post, Foundation Financial Group hiring 11 in Rochester

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:14:25 +0000

Daniel Dean wrote a new post, Foundation Financial Group hiring 11 in Rochester Coming off a record breaking 2011, Foundation Financial Group, with Rochester offices at 1 S. Washington Street, Suite 300, seeks to hire 11 full time employees for positions such as marketing professionals, loan […]

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WPRI wrote a new post, Scrap pile leaving, jobs coming instead

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:09:39 +0000

WPRI wrote a new post, Scrap pile leaving, jobs coming instead A scrap pile sitting on the Providence waterfront is finally being cleaned up - but as the metal goes, jobs are coming in.

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WPRI wrote a new post, Ticks thriving in warm winter temps

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:09:36 +0000

WPRI wrote a new post, Ticks thriving in warm winter temps Your dog may be barking for joy about temperatures in the
50s, but unfortunately ticks like this weather too.

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WPRI wrote a new post, RISP serves warrant at Sport Insitute

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:09:34 +0000

WPRI wrote a new post, RISP serves warrant at Sport Insitute The Rhode Island State Police executed a search warrant at the Institute for International Sport in Kingston to track a trail involving $575,000 in taxpayers' money .

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WPRI wrote a new post, Twist at plea hearing in big Mafia case

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:09:31 +0000

WPRI wrote a new post, Twist at plea hearing in big Mafia case The former mob boss of the Patriarca crime family pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday, but in a surprise turn of events, the man investigators say was his mafia captain didn’t like what he heard from […]

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WPRI wrote a new post, RI'ers running for delegate must file

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:09:28 +0000

WPRI wrote a new post, RI'ers running for delegate must file Time is ticking away for Rhode Islanders who want to be delegates at the Democratic or Republican presidential conventions this summer.

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WPRI wrote a new post, On-the-go Ash Wednesday gets praise

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:09:26 +0000

WPRI wrote a new post, On-the-go Ash Wednesday gets praise For this day of repentance, local clergy took to the streets -- to make it more convenient for the faithful to receive the sacramentals of ashes on their foreheads.

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WPRI wrote a new post, Man indicted after fight death

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:09:23 +0000

WPRI wrote a new post, Man indicted after fight death A grand jury has indicted a Providence man on charges of manslaughter after police and prosecsaid he punched another man, causing him to fall to his death.

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WPRI wrote a new post, Prov. Zoo gibbon has mysterious illness

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:09:20 +0000

WPRI wrote a new post, Prov. Zoo gibbon has mysterious illness Officials at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence are trying to identify a mysterious illness that's afflicting a 30-year-old
white-cheeked gibbon named Gloria.

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WPRI wrote a new post, Road repairs continue after fiery crash

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:05:58 +0000

WPRI wrote a new post, Road repairs continue after fiery crash The Massachusetts Department of Transportation said Wednesday that it expects road repairs to continue throughout the week, following a fiery tractor trailer crash on Route 79 in Fall River. In the meantime, a […]

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WPRI wrote a new post, RI Blue Cross ordered to lower premiums

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:05:45 +0000

WPRI wrote a new post, RI Blue Cross ordered to lower premiums Rhode Island's health insurance commissioner has rejected a request by Blue Cross & Blue Shield to hike its premiums on people who buy their own insurance and ordered the company to charge 1.1 percent less.

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WPRI wrote a new post, RI aviation unit deploying to Asia

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:05:36 +0000

WPRI wrote a new post, RI aviation unit deploying to Asia Detachment 23 Operation Support Airlift Command will leave from the Quonset Air National Guard Base in North Kingstown on Friday.

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WPRI wrote a new post, Viola Davis' sister proud of Oscar nod

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:05:27 +0000

WPRI wrote a new post, Viola Davis' sister proud of Oscar nod Central Falls native and now Oscar nominee Viola Davis started her career right here in Rhode Island and no one is happier about her best actress nominations more than her sister.

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WPRI wrote a new post, Another mob plea deal may be in works

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:05:18 +0000

WPRI wrote a new post, Another mob plea deal may be in works On the eve of a plea hearing with the reputed former mob boss of the New England crime family, the lawyer for one accused mob associate is sending signals they too may be close to an agreement with federal […]

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WPRI wrote a new post, Car crashes into Providence home

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:05:09 +0000

WPRI wrote a new post, Car crashes into Providence home A car has crashed into a Providence home on the corner of Butler Ave. and Waterman St.

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WPRI wrote a new post, Prov. shootings linked to Asian gangs

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:05:01 +0000

WPRI wrote a new post, Prov. shootings linked to Asian gangs Providence police say a series of shootings and weapons arrests in the city since November is the result of an ongoing feud between local Asian gangs.

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WPRI wrote a new post, Controversial fire fee proposal tabled

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:04:52 +0000

WPRI wrote a new post, Controversial fire fee proposal tabled The West Warwick Town Council voted Tuesday night to table councilman Ed
Giroux's ordinance that would charge taxpayers a fee each time the fire department responds to an emergency.

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WPRI wrote a new post, Crime boss to plead guilty at hearing

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:04:38 +0000

WPRI wrote a new post, Crime boss to plead guilty at hearing The man the Feds say used to run the New England mob, is expected to admit to a federal racketeering charge Wednesday.

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WPRI wrote a new post, RI to mark charter's 350th anniversary

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:04:30 +0000

WPRI wrote a new post, RI to mark charter's 350th anniversary Rhode Island's governor has announced the creation of a commission to oversee the planning of next year's
350th anniversary celebration of the signing of the state's charter.

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WPRI wrote a new post, First lady surprises local students

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:04:21 +0000

WPRI wrote a new post, First lady surprises local students Some Providence students had the surprise of a lifetime when they had an unexpected meeting with the First Lady.

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