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Update: At 103, RI House doorkeeper DiPaolo bows out

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Published June 9, 2010 at 5:50 p.m.

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Journal photo/ Connie Grosch ... House doorkeeper Frank DiPaolo Jr. at 103 ... PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Centenarian Frank DiPaolo Jr., retiring doorkeeper of the state House of Representatives, grinned and gave a jaunty thumbs-up as House Speaker Gordon Fox on Wednesday bestowed on him the title of Honorary Speaker of the House ... DiPaolo, 103, impeccably dressed in a navy three-piece suit and polished shoes, stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Fox and U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, whom DiPaola calls

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FDA recalls romaine lettuce sold in R.I., Mass., Conn.

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Published May 7, 2010 at 2:42 p.m.

By Mary Clare Jalonick ... Associated Press ... WASHINGTON -- Federal investigators are looking at a farm in Yuma, Ariz., as a possible source of a widespread E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce, according to the distributor ... Freshway Foods of Sidney, Ohio, said Thursday it recalled lettuce sold in 23 states and the District of Columbia because of a possible link to an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 19 people -- three with life-threatening illness ... College students at the

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A media market splintered

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Published May 5, 2010 at 4:52 p.m.

Online ... The fragmentation of the local media market, long predicted, is finally a reality ... The fragmentation of the local media market, long predicted, is finally a reality ... The state’s political blogs break news on a regular basis. EcoRI, a non-profit media venture, is offering up a steady diet of environmental fare. Providence Daily Dose has been feeding the hipsters for almost three years. And Jim Hummel, a former investigative reporter at ABC6, has demonstrated — with a

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Dick in a box

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Published May 5, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.

Dr. Lovemonkey answers your questions ... It was my birthday last month and when I received my gift from the guy I’ve been going out with for the past (almost) three months, I was shocked and embarrassed ... ... NOT TAKING ORDERS ... Dear Dr. Lovemonkey, ... I’m a 20-year-old female college student who has been going out with a guy for a year. Twice I have had occasion to go with him to his hometown to visit his family (he is from the Midwest). I have observed that the men order the women

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Band of brothers

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Published April 28, 2010 at 3:47 p.m.

It’s a Bash! tells the Neutral Nation story ... Acclaimed local director David Bettencourt immortalizes Providence-via-Attleboro punk pioneers Neutral Nation in his latest documentary, It’s a Bash! ... ... GETTING INTO IT Neutral Nation feeling gravity’s pull ... Acclaimed local director David Bettencourt immortalizes Providence-via-Attleboro punk pioneers Neutral Nation in his latest documentary, It’s a Bash! , premiering on Friday at Lupo’s (followed by a week-long run at the

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Update: Former Patriots star Tatupu dies in Attleboro

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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 3:41 p.m.

Journal photos / Bob Breidenbach (above), Matthew Brown (below) Click here to see a gallery of photos from Tatupu's career ... Mosi Tatupu, one of the most popular players in New England Patriots history, died Tuesday at 54 at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro. A hospital spokeswoman did not reveal the cause of death, but a story in the Honolulu Star Bulletin reported that Tatupu had struggled with high blood pressure and other ailments ... The Associated Press reported that the Plainville

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Wheaton plans layoffs; hikes cost to $51K

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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 3:36 p.m.

Wheaton College will lay off employees, increase its cost to more than $51,000 and enroll more students to deal with the economic downturn, President Ronald Crutcher announced this week ...

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WaterFire on schedule for Providence NCAA tourney site

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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 12:26 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, RI -- Basketball fans coming to Providence to cheer on their alma maters in the NCAA tournament in March will get to see the bright side of the city as the tourney planning group has found a sponsor for WaterFire ... Dunkin' Donuts will pay to create a limited version of the city's signature cultural event Friday, March 19 -- the off day that comes in the middle of the two-day college hoops tournament, according to the Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitor's Bureau. The WaterFire

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Chatroulette: New online intelligence

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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 11:17 a.m.

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Navigating humanity ... Think of the history of online chat as you would the arc of a young American’s life ... Think of the history of online chat as you would the arc of a young American’s life. When Chat was 8, it began sorting through its parents’ record collections, finding bands and movies it enjoyed, aggressively asserting its identity. At 9, it began passing secret notes in school. After an awkward adolescence, it grew into its body at 15, tried out for debate club, and developed a

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Funeral service for Haiti victim on Saturday

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Published Feb. 20, 2010 at 10:32 a.m.

The family of a Massachusetts college student who died in the Haitian earthquake while on a humanitarian mission is hoping she can help that country’s poor, even in death ...

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