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Anchor Rising: East Providence GOP Fall Fundraiser, Part 2

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:57:00 -0500

The next batch of video from the East Providence fundraiser on Thursday night begins with Congressional Candidate John Loughlin: In the extended entry: Loughlin's brief Q&A and East Providence Assistant Mayor Robert Cusack.... [...]

Projo 7 to 7 News Blog: Twin River slot parlor goes to 24/7 on Nov. 19

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:49:08 -0500

LINCOLN, RI -- The Twin River slot parlor in Lincoln said Monday it will begin operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week beginning Thursday, Nov. 19.

Earlier in November, the Rhode Island Lottery director gave the financially troubled gambling venue permission to extend its operating hours. The [...]

Projo 7 to 7 News Blog: Man faces murder charge in Taunton, Mass., beating

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:13:55 -0500

TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) -- A Freetown man is facing a murder charge in the beating death of a Florida man who was brought to a hospital already dead.

A spokesman for the Bristol district attorney's office says 26-year-old Aaron Morin is due to be arraigned Monday in connection with death of [...]

Projo 7 to 7 News Blog: Feds seize lawyer's Florida assets in fraud probe

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:12:50 -0500

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Federal agents are seizing assets from a Florida lawyer suspected of orchestrating a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme.

FBI and Internal Revenue Service agents were at the ritzy Fort Lauderdale home Monday of 47-year-old attorney Scott Rothstein, who also has a $2.8-million waterfront house in Narragansett. Among the [...]

Projo 7 to 7 News Blog: Attleboro teen injured during arrest settles with city

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:30:55 -0500

ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) -- A Massachusetts high school student whose wrist was broken when she was arrested by police has agreed to a $100,000 settlement.

Esther Durex, a 17-year-old Attleboro High School honor student, said she was struck multiple times when she was stopped and questioned after leaving a party in [...]

Not for Nothing: Rhody Pols in National Spotlight

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:04:00 -0500

Rhody's Congressional delegation was in the spotlight this weekend. First, Senator Jack Reed was on CBS' Face the Nation doing battle with Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, of South Carolina, on health care reform. Reed voiced support for a public option, while acknowledging an "active debate" on alternatives to a straight [...]

Anchor Rising: Fort Hood and Intolerance

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500

On Friday, representatives from the Rhode Island State Council of Churches, the Diocese of Providence, and the Jewish Federation of Rhode Island publicly responded to the massacre at Fort Hood. As the Projo's Maria Armental reported on Saturday… The Rev.... [...]

hard deadlines: Murdoch and Sherman sitting in a tree...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:57:33 -0500

Well, Rupert Murdoch has threatened to take all News Corp's content behind a paywall and yank it out of Google, according to a SkyNews interview. If I understand him right, he also thinks that the doctrine of fair use is suspect. No, seriously. Hop on over to YouTube and [...]

Projo 7 to 7 News Blog: RI college students on 'Wheel of Fortune' this week

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:52:50 -0500

Two college students from Little Rhody are getting a chance at a "fortune" this week.

On "Wheel of Fortune" tonight, Kevin McMurray, a fourth-year pharmacy student at the University of Rhode Island, is one of the competitors during the game show's College Week.

Then, tune in Wednesday to see Rumford resident [...]

Projo 7 to 7 News Blog: Gas prices slip in R.I. after upward climb

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:52:24 -0500

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- After increasing for three straight weeks, gasoline prices in Rhode Island have dropped slightly this week, according to AAA Southern New England.

The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $2.699 at the self-service pump, down one cent from last week, according to AAA's weekly [...]

Anchor Rising: Addicted to Gambling

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:47:00 -0500

It would go too far to suggest that my position on casinos is evolving, but one could fairly say that my balance of the civic and the moral is shifting a bit. Maura Casey explains the following in a piece... [...]

Projo 7 to 7 News Blog: Police investigate shooting of teen in Providence

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:26:34 -0500

By Amanda Milkovits
Journal Staff Writer

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence police are continuing their investigation into the shooting of a 13-year-old boy Sunday morning.

Police officers swarmed throughout the Upper South Providence neighborhood Sunday after the boy, hanging out with friends on Somerset Street, was shot without warning [...]

Projo 7 to 7 News Blog: Photo: Rowing on the Seekonk River

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:16:55 -0500

Journal photo/ Mary Murphy
Margie Butler, front, of Providence, and Richard St. Germain, also of Providence, finish their early morning rowing on the Seekonk River at the Narragansett Boat Club in Providence where they are members. The National Weather Service has forecast a great day [...]

Projo 7 to 7 News Blog: Man killed outside Providence club ID'd as businessman

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:09:10 -0500

By Amanda Milkovits
Journal Staff Writer

The Providence police have released the identity of
a 26-year-old Providence man who was shot death early Friday morning outside Club Platinum in the Washington Park neighborhood.

Henry Vargas, of 18 Burnside Street, and another person had an argument inside the club that night, [...]

Projo 7 to 7 News Blog: Suspect held in killing of Providence woman

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:00:20 -0500

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A man suspected in Sunday's murder of a Providence woman is being held in Connecticut on unrelated charges, said Providence Detective Capt. James Desmarais.

Jeannine Garcia, 32, was found slain in her residence at the Cathedral Square Apartments downtown at around 4 a.m., after Providence police were [...]

Kmareka.com: A Dirty Needle is a Loaded Gun

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:45:19 -0500

I used to work in elderly high-rise buildings, and I’d urge the residents to be careful. Maintenance workers were getting stuck with discarded needles. This was earlier in the AIDS epidemic. A needlestick is a nasty injury now, but even more frightening then, because there was no prophylactic treatment and [...]

Anchor Rising: East Providence GOP Fall Fundraiser, Part 1

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:40:00 -0500

Herewith, the first YouTube clips from Thursday night's GOP fundraiser in East Providence. In the extended entry: RIGOP Chairman Gio Cicione, Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, and Congressional Candidate Mark Zaccaria.... [...]

Projo 7 to 7 News Blog: Tanker fire shuts down Rt. 95 north in Connecticut

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:34:33 -0500

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- A fire in a big rig hauling flammable methanol closed a heavily traveled portion of Interstate 95 in southwestern Connecticut for hours early Monday, diverting tens of thousands of rush-hour commuters.

No injuries were reported, and the methanol did not ignite.

Emergency crews closed all northbound lanes in [...]

Projo 7 to 7 News Blog: Monday's Providence Journal front page

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:13:08 -0500

Monday's Providence Journal front page reports that Governor Carcieri is expected to sign a bill that would prohibit texting while driving in Rhode Island.

Differing positions on gays has forced a wedge between two Methodist congregations that share a church building in Providence.

What will' [...]

Projo 7 to 7 News Blog: What's Big Today: Actor James Woods sues Kent Hospital

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:06:00 -0500

These are stories The Providence Journal is watching today.

Opening statements are expected today in Kent County Superior Court in a suit brought against Kent Hospital in connection with the death in 2006 of Michael Woods, a two-time Warwick mayoral candidate and brother of actor James Woods.
James Woods, executor [...]

Rhode Island's Future: Long Memories. Short Memories. The Memory Hole. Fountain Street.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:04:17 -0500

As the Projo and the elite give themselves a hearty slap on the back today, I am thinking about what Woody Guthrie said:

Some men will rob you with a six gun:

and some with a fountain pen.

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Projo 7 to 7 News Blog: It's Nov. 9, but it will feel like summer

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:01:25 -0500

Live local radar

More weather...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Another glorious summery day is in store for residents of southern New England.

Expect a sunny day with a high near 68 degrees in the Providence area. No, that's not a typo. It's November 9th, and the weather service [...]

Projo 7 to 7 News Blog: RI DOT weekly traffic forecast: More changes on Rte. 95

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500

Traffic-pattern changes on Route 95, in Providence and West Greenwich, top the news from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation this week.

Traffic Pattern Changes
Providence: I-95 SB, after Exit 21 (Atwells Ave.), the location of Exit 20 was to shift approximately 1,000 feet south, from near the Broad Street [...]

Projo 7 to 7 News Blog: Today in history: Fung elected mayor in Cranston

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:05:00 -0500

On the local front:

Journal file photo/ Connie Grosch
Allan W. Fung was sworn in as the new mayor of Cranston in January 2009, two months after winning the election. Onstage with Fung are his parents, Kwong Wen Fung, left, and Tan Ping Fung.

A year ago [...]

Rhode Island's Future: Recent RI Legal News

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:04:00 -0500

For all of you legal beagles out there, here's a couple of interesting posts from my legal blog Closing Argument:

1st Circuit upholds DEM lobster pot regulations. Opening Arguments begin today at the Kent County Courthouse in a medical malpractice suit brought by actor James Woods Convention Center [...]

Anchor Rising: The Level of Political Discourse

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:32:00 -0500

One doesn't have to know the specifics to be taken aback by this dirt-bag move from State Senator Daniel DaPonte (D, East Providence) (emphasis added): Larisa has cost the city money, DaPonte said, by creating "monumental parks" named after the...' [...]

The Ocean State Republican: Technical Difficulties

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:50:37 -0500

We are still having some occasional technical problems being caused by a script error, so if you notice a lack of posts or a temporary inability to comment on our posts, that is likely the reason why. It is something which we are actively working to resolve. Thank you.

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Projo Subterranean Homepage News: Free mp3s: Bob Dylan, soundtrack from 'Renaldo and Clara'

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:18:17 -0500

BOB DYLAN
Music From Renaldo And Clara [no label, 1CD]
Stereo film soundtrack.

But it is the music, filmed during Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour in 1975, that lives on. Of the wealth of music featured, only a four-song promo EP was released in January [...]

I Dreamed I Saw Grace P. Last Night: A good cop

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:52:00 -0500

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Notice: My blog's timestamp is screwed up. This is actually being posted at 9:43 PM (EST) on Wednesday, 11/04/09.

Update: Nome says she will fix the problem with the way I put the links in here. Thanks, Nomi!

A good Cop

I have mentioned to a few [...]

Providence Daily Dose: What Is Marriage?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:33:42 -0500

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I Dreamed I Saw Grace P. Last Night: Lucy, the Dog from Iraq, Seeks a Permanent Home

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:16:00 -0500

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This week, Tatiana Pina of the Providence Journal wrote about a dog in Rhode Island who had been rescued from Iraq.

I know the vast majority of this blog's visitors are not in RI, so I thought the story would be of interest.

On Friday I spoke [...]

Anchor Rising: A Memory of Now

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:02:00 -0500

If you're of a mind to direct your thoughts away from the particulars of the day — shootings and bombs and recession and government expansion — David Goldman's essay on the use of rhythm and expectation to imbue a sense...' [...]

Projo 7 to 7 News Blog: Overturned sailboat attracts lots of help

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:21:47 -0500

Peter Lord
Journal Staff Writer

CRANSTON - A 22-foot sailboat with four people aboard overturned in the Providence River early Sunday afternoon but fortunately, the warm sunny weather caused several boaters to be on the water at the same time and they rushed to help.

The Coast Guard launched a [...]

Projo 7 to 7 News Blog: 13-year-old shot in South Providence

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:06:36 -0500

By Mike Stanton
Journal Staff Writer

PROVIDENCE -- Police are investigating the Sunday morning shooting of a 13-year-old male on Somerset Street in South Providence.

The youth was in stable condition at Hasbro Children's Hospital and talking to the police, according to Detective Capt. James Desmarais.

The victim, who was not identified, was [...]