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Chafee backs Providence in retiree benefit suit
Local News For Turnto10.com
Feb 07The city wants to move police and fire retirees to Medicare when they reach 65. »
Providence worker charged in street sign thefts
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Feb 07Providence worker charged in street sign thefts »
Car theft suspect arrested after crash
WPRI.com Providence News
Feb 07Police have arrested a stolen vehicle suspect following a car crash in Providence. »
Mayor takes city's plight to State House
Turnto10.com Local News
Feb 06Providence Mayor Angel Taveras asks lawmakers and the governor for help in avoiding city bankruptcy. »
Mayor hopeful Prov can avoid bankruptcy
WPRI TV Local News
Feb 06A markedly more upbeat Providence Mayor Angel Taveras expressed optimism on Monday that Rhode Island's capital can avoid bankruptcy through the collective efforts of city and state officials. »
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‘Save Chocolateville’ Launch Today
Providence Daily Dose
Feb 07Finally, fundraiser chocolate bars that don’t suck, not at all! Head over… »
New Republic piece puzzles out why RI passed a voter ID law
WPRI.com Blogs
Feb 07The pension overhaul wasn’t the only surprising-for-a-blue-state policy Rhode Island enacted in 2011. Another that passed to liberals’ dismay was the new law requiring that voters show an ID before they cast a ballot. The New Republic’s Simon van Zuyle... »
Friars Links 2.7.12
A Providence Friars Basketball Blog
Feb 07Boston Herald: Nerlens Noel at Everett? He’s went back to Everett to review transcripts blah blah blah (which he actually disputed via Twitter). The end of the article is what’s... »
Happy 34th anniversary of the Blizzard of ’78, Rhode Island
WPRI.com Blogs
Feb 06My colleague Tony Petrarca reminded me this evening that today marks 34 years since the Blizzard of ’78. Remember when it used to snow here? Providence got a record-breaking 27.6 inches of snow. The images from the storm we saw in Governor Garrahy’s ob... »
Alan Sepe’s brother arrested for selling Prov’s signs for scrap
WPRI.com Blogs
Feb 06Providence Police are alleging Department of Public Works employee Gary Sepe sold 16 city signs that were worth $45 each for just $15 apiece to a scrap metal yard, Tim White reports. Sepe has worked for the city since September 1988. Sepe’s brother, ac... »