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Two Pawtucket men accused in Providence muggings


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Published May 7, 2010 at 5:20 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The two Pawtucket men had taken several late-night excursions on the East Side and downtown, the police said, and mugged pedestrians along the way ... Until early Thursday morning, when their third victim of the week got a good look at their getaway car's license plate, which helped police track the men down barely 10 minutes after their latest crime, said Maj. Thomas F. Oates III ... Nunu Kollie, 23, and Gerson Semedo, 19, both already with criminal records, are now charged

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North Providence chief OK with being out of loop


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Published May 7, 2010 at 5:17 p.m.

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Police Chief John Whiting admits he was taken aback Friday when he saw a news photo showing his Providence counterpart, Col. Dean Esserman, standing behind U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha at a news conference on the corruption charges being brought against three North Providence councilmen ... "What's he doing there?" Whiting says he said to himself after seeing the photo in Thursday's Journal ... Whiting, who wasn't at the news conference, says he became more concerned

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RIPTA looking for new boss in management overhaul


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Published May 7, 2010 at 5:03 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority board of directors has begun looking for a new official to head the agency, officials said, in a more toward a general overhaul of the authority's management structure ... RIPTA board Chairman John Rupp said that General Manager Alfred J. Moscola, who presently runs RIPTA, will remain and play a key role at the authority, but that he will report to the new official ... Rupp said that he values Moscola's skills at operating the

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Simon backs away from $6.5B GGP bid


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Published May 7, 2010 at 5:02 p.m.

Mall operator Simon Property Group has withdrawn its $6.5 billion takeover bid for bankrupt General Growth Properties, the parent of Providence Place ...

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Coastal agency once again takes up B.I. marina case


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Published May 7, 2010 at 4:46 p.m.

The battle over expanding Champlin's Marina on Block Island, already one of the longest and most costly coastal disputes in state history, is about to resume ... The Coastal Resources Management Council, the state agency that first began considering Champlin's expansion plans more than seven years ago, has scheduled a new hearing for 6 p.m. Tuesday at Narragansett Town Hall. A second hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, May 27 at the same location ... Brian Goldman, CRMC's lawyer, said that

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2 men shot in Providence home invasion


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Published May 7, 2010 at 4:38 p.m.

PROVIDENCE -- A Johnson & Wales student and another man are recovering after being shot during a home invasion at a house on Federal Hill early Thursday afternoon ... Kyle Carr, 21, the student who lives at 145 Tell St., and Brian Linen, of Queens, N.Y., were shot in the chest when several masked men burst into the apartment and robbed them, said Maj. Thomas F. Oates III ... Another roommate, who happened to return home after the robbery, brought them to Rhode Island Hospital, Oates said. Both

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Accused North Providence council president resigns


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Published May 7, 2010 at 4:31 p.m.

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- North Providence Town Council President Joseph Burchfield has resigned ... The Town Clerk's office said Friday afternoon that Burchfield's one-page resignation letter was received just before 4 p.m ... In it, the man who is one of three arraigned on corruption charges Thursday afternoon, says he is stepping down immediately ... Stefani Turcotte, a senior clerk in the town clerk's office, declined to release the text of the letter, saying it had not yet been reviewed by

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President resigns from North Providence Town Council


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Published May 7, 2010 at 4:28 p.m.

Joseph Burchfield is one of three council members facing corruption charges ...

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Central Falls teachers again in court


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Published May 7, 2010 at 4:06 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Central Falls School District followed procedures that are "appropriate under the law" in firing all the high school teachers and asking them to reapply for their jobs, its lawyer argued in U.S. District Court on Friday ... Stephen M. Robinson filed arguments asking Senior Judge Mary M. Lisi to throw out a lawsuit filed by the Central Falls Teachers Union which seeks to block the mass dismissal of high school teachers as part of an effort to turn around the school ...

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Brown president to receive Ellis Island award


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Published May 7, 2010 at 4:01 p.m.

Brown University President Ruth Simmons will receive a prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the national monument in New York City on Saturday ... Prior to the ceremony, Simmons and other new recipients, including actress Jane Seymour and director James Keach, will attend a pre-gala celebration at the Ritz Carlton Battery Park, sponsored by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations ... NECO, which is presenting the 25th annual awards, seeks to honor the nation's

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