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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Linda Borg PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A two-car collision near Providence Place Mall stalled traffic Friday morning and sent one person to a hospital with minor injuries. The accident happened at the intersection of Francis Street and Memorial Boulevard around 9:10 a.m., snarling rush-hour traffic. One driver was taken out of a car with minor injuries, the police said. The other driver was not harmed....
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
By W. Zachary Malinowski PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A former gang member who spent the past three months training to become a peacemaker at the Institute for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence was arrested Friday and charged with threatening his estranged girlfriend with a gun. Noi Thao, 29, of 391 Farmington St., Cranston, was being held Saturday after he was booked on multiple criminal counts including...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
SternPROVIDENCE — ’s lawyers are trying to keep new Superior Court Judge Brian Stern, a former head of state purchasing and chief of staff to the governor, from having to answer questions under oath in a lawsuit filed by the Shire Corp., a road and bridge building company that claims it was the victim of illegal bid manipulations by the state.The $15-million lawsuit filed in late September...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Thomas J. Morgan Providence Journal photo / Bob Thayer Wayne Jankura of the Providence Parks Department rakes leaves off the watery surface of the Bank of America skating center, which he says is usually solid ice by now. The Rhode Island Foundation building is reflected in the water, which was about four to five inches deep on Friday. Despite that, the rink is scheduled to open Saturday. PROVIDENCE,...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Tracy Breton PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri intends to interview each of the five finalists for an open seat on the state Supreme Court before making the appointment, his spokesperson Amy Kempe said Friday. However, he may wait until the new year to make his selection, she said. The Judicial Nominating Commission on Tuesday selected five finalists for the position of associate justice on...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Bruce Landis A welder works Friday morning in the rain on what will be the Clifford Street overpass over Route 95. The highway was closed Thursday night into early Friday morning to start putting the beams, in the background, into place for the overpass. Providence Journal photo / Mary Murphy PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- State contractors ran a bit late installing a pair of beams for a new bridge across...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
By News staff PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will remove the split-lane traffic pattern this weekend on Route 95 South, shortly after Exit 6 (Route 3) in West Greenwich, the department said in a press release. One lane of travel will be closed overnight Friday night on Route 95 South and reopen by 6 a.m. Saturday to make this change. DOT is doing the work on a weekend...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Alex Kuffner PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University on Friday unveiled a new supercomputer that is the most powerful machine of its kind in Rhode Island. The multimillion-dollar IBM computer will be used by scientists at Brown and other educational institutions in Rhode Island to assist research in so-called "grand challenge" problems in medicine, the environment, energy and other complex...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Katherine Gregg PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Carcieri administration has mounted a legal campaign to keep new Superior Court Judge Brian Stern, a former head of state purchasing and chief of staff to the governor, from having to answer questions, under oath, in a lawsuit filed by the Shire Corp. , a major bridge contractor. The suit accuses a number of unnamed officials in the "executive branch"...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
By News staff Journal file/ photo Skaters take a spin during opening ceremonies for the rink in November 1998. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- It might by 61 degrees and rainy this Friday morning, but the outdoor skating rink at Kennedy Plaza is scheduled to open for the season at 6 p.m. Members of the Providence Roller Derby will trade in their wheels for blades to help Mayor David N. Cicilline kick off the 2009-2010...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Jack Perry PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A thunderstorm? Seriously? It's November, not July. The National Weather Service is serious. We could see a thunderstorm Friday, according to its forecast. The service says we should expect showers, and possibly a thunderstorm, before 3 p.m. After that, there's a slight chance of showers between 3 and 4 p.m. The temperature in the Providence area should reach 61 degrees...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
By News staff PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) --- A new law eliminating mandatory minimum drug sentences in Rhode Island has taken effect without the governor's signature. Governor Carcieri had vetoed similar measures in past years. But supporters say they compromised on this year's legislation by removing a provision that placed a cap on the maximum sentence a judge could give for drug possession crimes. The...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
By News staff By Michelle R. Smith Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Economic reality and money problems may be cooling the enthusiasm of U.S. college students to study abroad, just two years after students' interest in foreign study was at an all-time high. Four times as many students went abroad in the 2007-2008 academic year as 20 years ago, according to a survey of 985 schools released this...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
By Jennifer D. Jordan PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In a rare move, state Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist has revoked the teaching certification of a Bristol-Warren teacher who was arrested for driving drunk to school one morning, ensuring that the teacher can never again work in Rhode Island public schools. Kathleen A. Borgia, 43, of Warren, was charged with drunken driving at 9 a.m. on Sept. 28 a block...
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
By Thomas J. Morgan PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A reproduction print of Maxwell Mays' painting "Inauguration Day" will be displayed in the State Room of the State House through Nov. 27, Governor Carcieri's office announced Thursday. Mays, a well-loved Rhode Island artist, died on Monday at the age of 91. The public is invited to view the print and share thoughts and remembrances in a guest book....
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