Rhode Island

Escaped Convict Arrested More Than 31 Years After Fleeing Prison

The Huffington Post | Hilary Tuttle | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Escaped Inmate Found, Chris Christen, Prison Escape, Prison Break, Escaped Prisoner, Rhode Island, Child Support, Arman Christain, Video, Chris Christian, Armin Christian, South Carolina, Escaped Prisoner Caught, Fugitive, Escaped Prisoner Caught After 31 Years, Crime News

More than 31 years after he escaped from prison, Armin Christian's life on the lam has ended. Police have arrested Christian, who has been living q...

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Baseball Legend's Video Game Company Lays Off Entire Staff After 'Economic Downturn'

Reuters | Ros Krasny | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Layoffs, Video, Boston Globe, 38 Studios, Curt Schilling, Reuters, 38 Studios Layoffs, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island, Video Games, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Boston Red Sox, Business News

By Ros Krasny BOSTON (Reuters) - The troubled video gaming company run by former Red Sox baseball great Curt Schilling seemed on the ve...

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The Museum On Site And WaterFire's 'A Thousand Ships' Was A Unique Event, Now Commemorated In A Book

Andrew Losowsky | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Museum on Site, Installation Art, Transatlantic Slave Trade, Freedom Festival, Ritual, Slavery, American Slavery, A Thousand Ships, Rhode Island, American Slave Trade, Slideexpand, 200th Anniversary Slave Trade, Waterfire, Providence, Arts News

'A Thousand Ships' was a unique, participatory event that commemorated Rhode Island's role in the transatlantic slave trade.

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First-Ever 'Homeless Bill Of Rights' Aims To End Discrimination

AP | DAVID KLEPPER | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Sen. John Tassoni, Video, Homelessness, Homeless, Homeless Bill of Rights, Nicholas Mattiello, Neil Donovan, Eddie Vega, Rhode Island, Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns, Daniel Beardsley, National Coalition for the Homeless, Impact News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Eddie Vega has been homeless for a year. He was waiting for a bus one day last week when a police officer rolled up to ask what he...

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84-Year-Old Ex-Mobster Gets 5 1/2 Years In Strip Club Plot

AP | LAURA CRIMALDI | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Rhode Island Crime, Providence Strip Clubs, Video, Luigi Manocchio, Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio, Manocchio Case, Mobsters, Mafia, Rhode Island, Strip Clubs, Crime News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The former New England Mafia boss was sentenced Friday to 5 1/2 years in prison for his role in the shakedown of Providence strip ...

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PHOTOS: 6 East Coast Beaches For Family Getaways

offMetro.com | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Biking, Beaches, Public Transportation, Family, Virginia, New Jersey, Maine, Long Island, Rhode Island, Travel News

If you feel like ditching the car and the same old beach retreats, consider staying at one of these delightful ocean-perched properties.

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Cities To Ivies: We Desperately Need Your Money

AP | DAVID KLEPPER | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Video, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras, National Council of Nonprofits, Harvard University, Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox, Councilman Patrick Hogan, Brown University, Johns Hopkins University, Rhode Island, Ivies, Tax Exempt Colleges, David Thompson, Johnson & Wales University, Tax Revenue, Ivy Leagues, College News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Wary of tax increases, weary of layoffs and determined to avoid bankruptcy, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras had only to gaze u...

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Atheist Group Demands Removal Of 91 Year-Old Cross From Rhode Island Fire Department

Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Video, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Ri, Woonsocket Cross, Rhode Island, Rhode Island Cross Controversy, Woonsocket, Separation of Church and State, Woonsocket Fire Department, Religion News

A cross is at the center of another church and state controversy in Rhode Island. Earlier this year, Jessica Ahlquist, 16, successfully sued to r...

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Mob Boss Accused Of Shaking Down Strip Clubs

AP | LAURA CRIMALDI | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Bsoton, Video, Anthony Dinunzio, La Cosa Nostra, Organized Crime, Mafia, Peter Neronha, Rhode Island, Tony Dinunzio, US-Attorney-Peter-Neronha, Strip Clubs, Crime News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- An investigation into the alleged shakedown of Providence strip clubs left the New England mafia without its reputed leader Wednes...

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The Buffett Rule: Your Straight Deal on Taxes

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Fair Share of Taxes, Tax Fairness, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ronald Reagan, Paying a Fair Share, Fair-Share, President Obama, Millionaires, Warren Buffett, Rhode Island, Billionaires, Buffett Rule, Congress, 112th Congress, Politics News

If the American people make their voices heard and put enough pressure on Congress, we can restore fairness in our economic system, do what's right for the middle class, and show that Congress can stand up to special interests.

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Funeral Held For Sergeant Who Died Saving Afghan Boy

Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Sergeant Dies Saving Afghan Boy, Video, Sgt. Dennis Weichel Funeral, Sgt. Dennis Weichel, Afghanistan, Bronze Star, Dennis Weichel Dies, Rhode Island, Hero, Slidepollajax, Afghanistan War, Impact News

A heroic Sergeant was laid to rest Monday after giving his life for a child. After lifting a boy out of the way of an oncoming armored vehicle, Sgt...

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Cash-Strapped State Gets Enormous Reward For Google Investigation

AP | LAURA CRIMALDI | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Adwords, Google, Earnings, Internet, Video, Advertising, Drug Sales, Prescription Drugs, Department of Justice, Consumers, Rhode Island, Pharmacies, Ap, Business News

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) — Rhode Island law enforcement agencies that participated in an investigation that resulted in Google Inc. forfeiting ...

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Rising Star: Avicii

Michael Picard | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Bridgeport, House Music, Rhode Island, Producer, Music, Concert, Interview, Success, Tiesto, Avicii, Interviews, Tickets, Connecticut, Electronic Music, Events, Massachusetts, David Guetta, Entertainment News

Not everyone can say they have an audience of millions, or have had the chance to collaborate with David Guetta and Tiesto, or perform in front of millions of people, and drop hit songs that can be heard worldwide. Avicii can, and at 22 years young.

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Soldier Dad Of 3 Kids Dies Saving Afghan Boy

Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Obituary, Rhode Island, Spc. Dennis P. Weichel, Afghanistan War, Soldier Saves Afghan Girl, Video, Governor Lincoln Chafee, Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected Vehicle, Hero Soldier, Soldier Dies Saving Afghan Girl, Slidepollajax, Providence, Impact News

Flags were lowered at half staff in Providence, R.I. for a soldier who died saving an Afghan child. While riding in a convoy in Laghman Province i...

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Win This Lottery Once, Get Paid For The Rest Of Your Life

AP | SUSAN HAIGH | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Lifelong Lottery, Lottery, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Lucky for Life, Lottery Tickets, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Ap, Lottery Winners, New England, Maine, Video, Business News

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) — Lottery officials in the six New England states have joined forces for the first time to offer a regional game, hoping to l...

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Boy Could Lose Eye After Crossbow Accident

Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Rhode Island Crime, Video, Saila Sao, Crossbow Accident, Rhode Island, Kosal Ek, Weird Rhode Island, Boy Loses Eye in Crossbow Accident, Weird News News

A 10-year-old Rhode Island boy could lose one of his eyes after suffering an accidental crossbow shot to the face. Kosal Ek, 27, said he was showin...

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BMX Star Helps Save Hometown's Middle School Sports Program

eastprovidence.patch.com | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Little Red School House, K-Rob, Little Red Schoolhouse Sports, Jonathan Pangborn, Bmx, East Providence, Middle School Sports, Kevin Robinson, Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, Rhode Island, The K-Rob Foundation, Impact News

Down at the Little Red Schoolhouse in East Providence, serious business was afoot last Wednesday. In the childcare center, residents brainstormed ways...

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WATCH: GOPer And Son Give Awkward Fox News Interview

The Huffington Post | Adam Goldberg | Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: U.S. Senate, Senate, Hudson Hinckley, Congress, Video, Sheldon Whitehouse, Fox News, Senator-Sheldon-Whitehouse, Neil Cavuto, Rhode Island, Barry Hinckley, Politics News

Barry Hinckley, a Rhode Island Republican mounting a challenge to Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, had an awkward Fox News interview alongside h...

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Bill Would Outlaw Tip-Skimming By Hotels, Restaurants

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Hotels, Low-Wage Workers, Workers, Restaurants, Employment, Jobs, Gratuity, Rhode Island, Providence, Legislation, Restaurant-Lobby, Business News

A bill introduced in Rhode Island's legislature this week would prevent restaurants and hotels in the state from pocketing portions of the "service fe...

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Meryl Streep Donates $10,000 To Struggling Rhode Island Charter School

AP | ERIKA NIEDOWSKI | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Rhode Island Schools, Rhode Island Charter School, Charter Schools, Meryl Streep, Central Falls Rhode Island, Viola Davis, Rhode Island, Segue Institute for Learning, Silver Mountain Foundation for the Arts, Education News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Meryl Streep has donated $10,000 to a charter school in the struggling Rhode Island city of Central Falls after a plug from f...

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How A Chocolate Bar Could Save A City

AP | By ERIKA NIEDOWSKI | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Chocolate Bar, Save Chocolateville, Video, Central Falls Rhode Island, Rhode Island, Chocolate, Central Falls, Food News

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- Mike Ritz is trying to help save Central Falls – one chocolate bar at a time. While Central Falls is often called a "fai...

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Military Mom Sends Troops Camouflage Quilts

bristol-warren.patch.com | Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Camo Quilt Project Organizer, Military, Linda Wieck, Military Mom, Bristol, Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, JoAnne Camara, Rhode Island, Military Families, Navy Seabees, Impact News

One Bristol resident has taken it upon herself to find ways to help fund a volunteer organization that makes and ships quilts to members of the milita...

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PHOTOS: Divers Aim To Solve Mystery Of Rhode Island Shipwreck

AP | DAVID KLEPPER | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Video, Oliver Hazard Perry, Rhode Island Shipwreck, Westerly, Uss Revenge, Rhode Island, 200 Year Old, New England, Shipwreck, US Navy, Science News

WESTERLY, R.I. (Associated Press) — For two centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boaters and beac...

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Don't Let Student Loan Rates Double

Rep. Joe Courtney | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Politics, Education, Joe Courtney, College, Income Inequality, Connecticut, College Tuition, Rhode Island, Higher Education, Student Loans, Barack Obama, Jack Reed, Stafford Student Loans, Student Loans Interest Rate, College News

On 7/1/12, interest rates on subsidized Stafford student loans will double if Congress does nothing. Borrowers taking out $23,000 in loans will see their interest balloon by an estimated $5,000 over a 10-year repayment period.

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Strengthening the State of our Union

Rep. David Cicilline | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Obama State of the Union 2012, State of the Union, Third Industrial Revolution, Make It in America Block Grant Program Act, Manufacturing, State of the Union 2012, Obama State of the Union, Made in America, Manufacturing Jobs, Great Recession, David Cicilline, Rhode Island, Recession, US Economy, Politics News

We need to build ladders of opportunity and tear down barriers for Americans who are willing to work hard, be responsible, and play by the rules so everyone can achieve success and fulfill the American dream.

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