R.I. Attorney General warns against ‘instant’ tax refunds

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 7:15 p.m.

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin is warning taxpayers to be wary of “instant” tax refunds also known as Refund Anticipation Loans which often come with high fees and high interest rates ...

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Announcement soon on America's Cup series venues

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 7:05 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The America's Cup team says it will make an announcement soon about the eight cities it has picked to host the first of two series of regattas that will lead up to the 34th America's Cup in San Francisco in 2013 ... They've dubbed it the America's Cup World Series, and Newport is among the venues in the running after being knocked out of contention for the final race ... Stephanie Martin, a spokeswoman for the America's Cup Event Authority, says eight different cities

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DMV to start looking for new Aquidneck branch

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 6:58 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Division of Motor Vehicles could find a home for its Aquidneck Island branch as early as next month, thanks to help from the State Properties Committee ... Committee members Tuesday waived a regulation requiring the DMV to seek proposals for a new branch from potential landlords ... Instead, the state will try to identify a site and approach the landlord directly, probably within a month, said John Ryan, with the state Department of Administration ... Previous efforts by

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Mixed Magic Theatre to move to the Hope Artiste Village

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 6:45 p.m.

Mixed Magic Theatre is moving to the Hope Artiste Village at 1005 Main St. in Pawtucket from its current location at 171 Main St. in downtown Pawtucket ...

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Former R.I. corrections director John Moran dead at 80

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 6:24 p.m.

NARRAGANSETT, R.I ... -- Former corrections director John J. Moran, credited with leading the state prison out of the violent era of the 1970s and shepherding it through a decade of tumultuous, court-ordered improvements, died Tuesday after a long illness. He was 80 ... Moran retired in 1990 to his home in Narragansett, a short walk from Sand Hill Cove Beach. But his accomplishments during his 12 1/2-year leadership of the Adult Correctional Institutions -- then infamous for its deplorable

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U.S. economy: Consumer confidence increases to three-year high

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 6:01 p.m.

Confidence among U.S. consumers rose in February to a three-year high, exceeding forecasts, as more Americans predicted the economy and their incomes will grow ...

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Police: Boy, 11, brought pellet gun to Woonsocket school

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:56 p.m.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- The police arrested an 11-year-old student from Coleman Elementary School last Friday after the principal notified them that the boy had brought a pellet gun to school ... Another student told his teacher that the boy approached him, pulled the pellet gun from his backpack and showed it to him, according to a police report ... The student, who had been playing football outside the school, said he became scared and went back to playing football. The other boy put the gun back

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Zurich to buy 51% of Santander Latin America insurance unit

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:54 p.m.

Zurich Financial Services AG, Switzerland’s largest insurer, agreed to pay as much as $2.1 billion for 51 percent of Banco Santander SA’s insurance business in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay ...

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Funeral set for Providence hit-run victim; driver charged

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:53 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The funeral is being held Tuesday for a Pawtucket man struck by a hit-run driver last week as he walked in the street because of a snowbank ... George H. Adams IV, 23, was walking with a girlfriend by 488 North Main St. at around 1:30 a.m. Thursday when an Econoline van drove by and slammed into Adams, according to the police ... The impact sent Adams flying 35 to 40 feet into the roadway, but the van's driver didn't stop, the police said. Three witnesses chased after the

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Passenger traffic at T.F. Green drops 6% in January

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:48 p.m.

T.F. Green’s passenger traffic figures released this week show a 6.01 percent drop in January when compared to the same month 2010 ...

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