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House passes Deepwater wind turbine legislation

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Published June 10, 2010 at 12:36 a.m.

By Peter B. Lord ... PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Some legislators argued the Deepwater wind farm off Block Island is going to be a longterm financial drain on the state electric ratepayers; others insisted it will be an economic engine that will power Rhode Island into the future ... After midnight, following a debate of more than three hours, the House finally voted 56-15 for a bill that is designed to set the wind project back on course by setting the standards for it to be reviewed by the state

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Whitehouse offers dinner, info for flood victims Sunday

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Published May 14, 2010 at 10:36 a.m.

CRANSTON -- U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse will host a community dinner this Sunday evening for people to share their stories about flooding in their neighborhoods and to speak with state and federal emergency officials ... The 6 p.m. event is being held at the Cranston Senior Center, 1070 Cranston St ... The diner, which is free to Rhode Islanders, will give people a chance to talk directly with Whitehouse, and to representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Small Business

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Tenants fed up with flood repairs

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Published May 6, 2010 at 5:19 p.m.

Residents of a Cranston complex say the noise and disruption go on all day, seven days a week ...

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1 charged in manhole cover thefts

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Published May 5, 2010 at 7:59 a.m.

A Cranston man is facing charges connected to the theft of about a dozen manhole covers ...

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Second man charged in manhole cover thefts

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Published May 6, 2010 at 4:20 p.m.

Police say another man has been charged in the theft of about a dozen manhole covers in Cranston ...

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Cranston man reports coyote bite

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Published April 30, 2010 at 5:29 p.m.

CRANSTON, R.I. -- The Police Department said Friday that a man was bitten by a coyote while walking in his yard on Riverfarm Road ... Police said the man, not identified, was treated in Kent Hospital ... Police said residents should: ... * Make sure that pets that require rabies vaccinations are up to date with their shots ... * Avoid human and pet contact with wild animals ... * Secure food products or trash that may tend to attract wild animals ... * Report bites or other contacts with wild

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North Providence man faces domestic-assault charge

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Published April 30, 2010 at 3:29 p.m.

CRANSTON, R.I. -- With his girlfriend complaining that he wouldn't take no for an answer, Joseph A. Sullivan, 28, of 115 Lyman Ave., North Providence, turned himself in to police Tuesday morning to face misdemeanor charges of simple domestic assault, vandalism and preventing the girlfriend from using a telephone ... Police were called to an apartment at 825 Pontiac Ave. by the girlfriend, Christina Araujo, 32, who said the problem started when he started grabbing her in hopes of having sex.

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Flood watch on for R.I. starting Thursday morning

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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 4:36 p.m.

TAUNTON, Mass. -- The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch from Thursday morning through Friday morning for Rhode Island, northern Connecticut, Massachusetts, and southern New Hampshire ... The weather said that the combination of moderate to heavy rain and snow melt is expected to bring the potential for flooding to the watch area. On Thursday rainfall of 1 to 2 inches is forecast ... Vulnerable are areas where drainage is poor, especially in places where recent snowfall has

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Future of school sports still uncertain

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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 7:02 a.m.

The future of school sports in Cranston was the topic of a heated meeting on Tuesday ...

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Update: Body of Pawtucket Marine returns to R.I.

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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 3:40 p.m.

Providence Journal / Bob Breidenbach ... Family members greet the casket holding the body of Pfc. Kyle Coutu as fellow Marines remove it from a small private jet this afternoon at Green Airport ... WARWICK, R.I. -- About 45 people stood in the rain to welcome home the body of a Pawtucket Marine killed last Wednesday during combat operations in Afghanistan, which returned to Rhode Island this afternoon ... Pfc. Kyle J. Coutu, 20, of Pawtucket, died in Helmand Province, the scene of a big push by

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