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Providence fan avoids jail for disorderly conduct

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Published March 14, 2009 at 7:19 a.m.

The brother of a Providence basketball player who ran onto the court to confront a referee has been given a suspended prison sentence after pleading no contest to disorderly conduct ...

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SUV, car collide in Providence; multiple injuries

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Published March 14, 2009 at 3:36 a.m.

Providence police are investigating a serious car accident that happened at Elmwood Avenue and Roger Williams Avenue at about 2 o’clock Saturday morning ...

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Carcieri plan relies on stimulus

Published March 14, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.

While Dan Beardsley admits he is “somewhat grateful” that Gov. Donald L. Carcieri is looking to restore some aid to cities and towns, the good feelings only last so long when the director of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns talks … ...

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Changing sales tax could open ‘Pandora’s box’

Published March 14, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.

Gov. Donald L. Carcieri borrowed several ideas from his tax-policy panel in drawing up the 2010 state budget proposal, but he says there was one suggested tax-structure overhaul that the state can’t afford right now ...

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Business-backed research growing

Published March 14, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.

One in five U.S. women, experts say, will develop an ovarian mass at some point in their lives. For the overwhelming majority, it will turn out to be just a cyst or a benign tumor. A tiny fraction of them – less than one in 10,000 – will be … ...

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Caritas partnership wins managed-care contract with Commonwealth Care

Published March 13, 2009 at 12:52 p.m.

BOSTON – Commonwealth Family Health Plan Inc., a partnership between the nonprofit Caritas Christi Health Care network and the Celtic Group Inc., will provide managed-care health coverage to qualifying low-income Massachusetts residents under a … ...

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Solar pioneer Chew named wind chief

Published March 13, 2009 at 12:48 p.m.

BRISTOL – Robert W. Chew, the local entrepreneur who has been in the clean-energy industry for more than three decades, has been named president of the wind-energy division of Alteris Renewables, the company announced today ...

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Quonset is No. 5 for auto imports

Published March 13, 2009 at 10:51 a.m.

NORTH KINGSTOWN – The Port of Davisville at Quonset Business Park now ranks as the fifth-busiest importer of automobiles in North America, according to PIERS Maritime Research Services and the Quonset Development Corporation. “This new ranking … ...

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Group wants court to settle teacher dispute

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Published March 13, 2009 at 10:47 a.m.

The ongoing East Providence teacher dispute takes yet another turn ...

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Save, save, save, Chatzky urges Women’s Summit

Published March 12, 2009 at 7:50 p.m.

SMITHFIELD – The most important way for women to protect themselves financially during difficult economic times is to save money. Forego those impulsive purchases and save, save, save, urged award-winning journalist and best-selling author Jean … ...

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