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10-vehicle accident near Fall River's Braga Bridge

Published June 9, 2010 at 4:08 p.m.

A spokesman for the Massachusetts State Police confirmed that 10 vehicles were involved in an accident on Route 195 westbound at Route 79 around 2 p.m. Wednesday ... Details were not available ...

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Cicilline: Arrests conclude probe of Providence police

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Published June 9, 2010 at 3:23 p.m.

By Philip Marcelo ... Journal Staff Writer ... PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- As an additional city police officers was arrested and indicted in connection with a state police drug investigation, Mayor David N. Cicilline stressed on Wednesday that the arrests should not reflect badly on the rest of the department ... "These officers deserve to be punished to the fullest extent of the law. They disgraced the honor of their positions," he said prior to a state police news conference announcing the arrests.

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PD: Burrillville bus vandals agree to restitution, service

Published June 9, 2010 at 2:55 p.m.

BURRILLVILLE, R.I. -- Six Burrillville High School students who police say admitted to letting the air out of tires on all the school buses, causing the delay of school for two hours on May 28, have agreed to make restitution, take suspensions and do community service, police said Wednesday ... Burrillville Police Lt. Kevin S. San Antonio said managers at the Dattco Bus Company decided not to pursue criminal charges. Police said that because no charges were filed, the students' names will not be

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Kopin receives $16M order from Army

Published June 9, 2010 at 2:50 p.m.

Display systems manufacturer Kopin Corp. announced Wednesday it has received a $16 million follow-on order for its 640M display modules to be used in the U.S. Army’s Thermal Weapon Sight program ...

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Update: Ex-lawyer gets 50 years for $1.2B Ponzi scheme

Published June 9, 2010 at 2:10 p.m.

Associated Press / Shirley Henderson ... An artist's rendering shows Scott Rothstein, right; his lawyer, Marc Nurik, center; Assistant U.S. District Attorney Lawrence LaVecchio, left; and U.S. District Judge James I. Cohn, top, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Wednesday ... By CURT ANDERSON ... AP Legal Affairs Writer ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Disbarred lawyer Scott Rothstein, whose seemingly unlimited wealth bought palatial homes, exotic cars and mega-yachts, was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in

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RI unemployed may be eligible for federal job program

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Published June 9, 2010 at 2:02 p.m.

This week the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training will mail notifications to recipients of unemployment insurance who may be eligible for subsidized employment under the Jobs Now Rhode Island and Jobs Now Providence programs ... The federally funded programs offer 100 percent reimbursement to employers who hire eligible workers before Sept. 30 ... To be eligible for Jobs Now Rhode Island, a job seeker must be a Rhode Island resident able to work legally in the U.S., meet an income

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RI to hold Electric Boat employment sessions

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Published June 9, 2010 at 1:58 p.m.

The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training will collaboarate with General Dynamics Electric Boat to host employment information sessions this month at the Providence and West Warwick netWORKri centers ... In late May, Electric Boat announced it will add 450 jobs at its Quonset Point facility over the next five years ... Currently EB is looking for experienced welders, pipefitters and shipfitters, as well as supervisors. A list of job openings is available at www.gdeb.com/employment/ ...

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Carcieri signs law changing income tax structure

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Published June 9, 2010 at 1:51 p.m.

By ERIC TUCKER ... Associated Press Writer ... PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Governor Carcieri has signed into law a bill that he says will overhaul the state's income tax structure and drive down tax rates for most residents ... The legislation, passed last week by the General Assembly, would lower tax rates, reduce the number of tax brackets and eliminate the flat-tax option for the highest earners in the state ... Carcieri signed the measure at a State House ceremony on Wednesday afternoon. He

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Head of anti-illegal immigration group to run for state rep.

Published June 9, 2010 at 1:47 p.m.

JOHNSTON, R.I. -- Karin Gorman, director and vice president of Rhode Islanders for Immigration Law Enforcement (RIILE), has announced her candidacy for state representative of District 43, Johnston, as an independent candidate ... Gorman, a political newcomer, hopes to unseat two-term incumbent Deborah A. Fellela ... Gorman will officially launch her campaign during a public coffee hour this Sunday, June 13, at 10 a.m. at Brewed Awakenings, 1395 Atwood Ave. in Johnson ... Gorman is the

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