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HUD deputy: 'Smart growth' a must to remain competitive

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Published May 14, 2010 at 12:05 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The future of Rhode Island and the nation is planning and sustainable growth that protects the environment, respects culture and history, and makes life enjoyable, Ron Sims, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, told several hundred conferees Friday morning ... And that prediction, Sims said, flows from President Obama's commitment to the smart-growth movement, which is gaining currency around the nation ... "We are going to change the way

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No new trial for Pona in Rivera slaying

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Published May 14, 2010 at 11:43 a.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Superior Court judge Friday rejected Charles "Manny" Pona's bid for a new trial, finding credible key witnesses' testimony that Pona orchestrated the killing of Jennifer Rivera to stop her from testifying in a murder trial ... Judge Robert D. Krause set Pona's sentencing date for June 29 ... A jury late last month found Pona guilty -- for a second time -- of plotting to gun down 15-year-old Rivera in May 2000 to stop her from testifying against him in the murder trial of

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Senate panel OKs 5 bills to cut red tape

Published May 14, 2010 at 11:36 a.m.

The Senate Corporations Committee on Thursday approved five of the nine bills that were included in a recently unveiled legislative package state leaders say will make Rhode Island a better place to do business ...

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$149M flood aid for RI, Tenn. passes key vote

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Published May 14, 2010 at 11:28 a.m.

Sen. Jack Reed says the preliminary estimate of the damage in the state is nearly $150 million ...

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Sen. Reed secures U.S. flood aid for R.I.

Published May 14, 2010 at 11:07 a.m.

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday unanimously approved a bill to send $149 million in aid to Rhode Island, Tennessee and other states recovering from historic floods this spring ...

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Third North Providence council member resigns

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Published May 14, 2010 at 10:46 a.m.

Raymond Douglas III (shown center) submits a resignation letter to the mayor ...

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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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DOT to shift Providence Route 95 Exit 20 Saturday

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Published May 14, 2010 at 10:13 a.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Motorists on Routes 95 and 195 in Providence will encounter more changes this year as the Rhode Island Department of Transportation moves toward completion of the Iway project, the DOT said Wednesday in a news release ... The first of these is the relocation of Exit 20 [Route195 east] on Route 95 south. The relocation is scheduled to start during the early morning hours of Saturday and conclude by noon ... Exit 20 will be shifted to its final location, approximately a half

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Two arrests in two days for one Providence man

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Published May 14, 2010 at 7:58 a.m.

WARWICK, R.I. -- You again? ... A little over 24 hours after being arrested by state police for a machete tucked under his driver's seat, Gelio Orellana had a friend driving him around early Friday morning ... Trouble was, the state police say, the friend was speeding ... The car attracted a trooper's attention as it sped up Route 95 north just before 3 a.m., said Lt. Kevin Hawkins. And then, Orellana attracted attention when the trooper smelled the odor of marijuana smoke inside the car,

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Early morning fire in Warwick leaves one homeless

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Published May 14, 2010 at 7:29 a.m.

WARWICK, R.I. -- A fire in a small shed spread to two nearby houses in the wee hours of Friday morning, sending families into the street and leaving at least one woman temporarily homeless ... More than two dozen firefighters battled the blaze on Aurora Drive for two hours, extinguishing the fire at the three buildings, while avoiding the dangerous live power lines that had fallen in the driveway, said Battalion Fire Chief David Goslin ... The fire started in a shed behind the house at 142

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