11/26/2009

A new life about to commence for R.I.’s Tall Ship
The Oliver Hazard Perry, now just a hull, will be transformed into a square-rigged warship

11/25/2009

Museum’s newest piece nearly 2,000 years old
PROVIDENCE — How do you move a 3,000-pound sarcophagus? Very carefully.

Sex-abuse victims criticize bishop
Protesters want names of priests who have admitted or been convicted of child abuse

3 charged by Providence police in cases of child abuse
PROVIDENCE –– A 12-year-old boy was pummeled by his mother and whipped with a belt for being “disrespectful” to her, while a 7-year-old adopted boy was beaten with a belt by his father’s girlfriend for not completing his homework properly, said Lt. George Stamatakos.

11/24/2009

R.I. Bishop Tobin has testy exchange with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews
Bishop Tobin’s debate with a Rhode Island congressman was the subject of a testy exchange Monday night in a live interview with the bishop on MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews.”

Timeline of Kennedy-Tobin exchanges

In the Tobin-Kennedy standoff, no shortage of opinions
Gerry Moniz didn’t hesitate when asked what she thinks of the nationally publicized dispute between Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin and Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy over whether the congressman should refrain from taking Communion given his support for abortion rights.

Providence Bishop Tobin says Kennedy ‘erratic’ — but he’s not referring to mental-health issues
PROVIDENCE –– Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas J. Tobin on Monday said Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy has shown “increasingly erratic and unpredictable behavior” during their escalating dispute, but said he was “not at all” referring to the congressman’s well-publicized mental-health issues.

Slater takes father’s Assembly seat
PROVIDENCE — Scott A. Slater officially assumed the seat of his late father, Thomas C. Slater, a longtime state representative, taking the oath of office before his elected peers, friends and family in the state House of Representatives chamber on Monday afternoon.

Providence, R.I., police arrest driver after house crash, four-community chase
Pickup truck operator charged after allegedly hitting house and attempting to strike officer with vehicle

A method behind the I-way madness
Much of the Route 195 interchange work can be frustrating, but officials say there’s a need

11/23/2009

Providence bishop disputes Kennedy’s take on Communion message
Providence bishop says he did not instruct Rhode Island priests to deny congressman the sacrament

11/22/2009

Kennedy: Barred from Communion
Congressman says he was told by Bishop Thomas J. Tobin not to take the sacrament

11/23/2009

Jubilee center brings arts to Manton Heights children
PROVIDENCE — When Judy Perry looks out at the Manton Heights Housing Complex, she sees a cluster of brick-faced apartment buildings that are home to at least 100 boys and girls ages 5 through 12.

Inge loses appeal in suit against Providence over sludge
Court dismissed appeal because company has not legally been in existence for 23 years

11/22/2009

Two plead guilty to drug trafficking
Providence men caught receiving three kilos of cocaine by mail from Puerto Rico

Suspect files brutality charge agains Providence police
The complaint says the man was injured when being apprehended by police on Oct. 20

11/20/2009

In Providence, a crescent of green business sprouts
Providence cultivates a “green corridor” of companies working in alternative energy and with environmentally friendly products along a former industrial riverside

Owner of Providence Place mall restructures debt
Parent company of Providence Place reaches agreement with some of biggest lenders

Providence city council delays resolution to suspend recycling program
Vote is delayed on resolution that would have called on the mayor to temporarily suspend it

Veto of domestic partners funeral bill sparks protest at R.I. State House
More than 100 people turn out at the State House to oppose the governor’s position

11/19/2009

People: Amy Fisher, Johhny Depp, Mary Cheney
Amy Fisher, the “Long Island Lolita” who shot her lover’s wife in the head, is coming to Providence.

Union defends Providence pound workers
A Local 1033 official says union workers are a positive force at the animal control facility

Projects in South Providence, Elmwood get a boost
3 stalled projects in South Providence and Elmwood get boost from federal stimulus funds

Providence approves license for dance at Brown
PROVIDENCE — The city approved an entertainment and alcohol license for a Brown University dance on Friday sponsored by a student arts association, after Police Chief Dean M. Esserman backed away from his opposition to university events earlier this week.

11/18/2009

More Rhode Islanders seeking help from food pantries, food stamps
PROVIDENCE

Providence recycling crackdown makes bins a hot item
The new requirement that residents use recycling bins has made them hot items — too hot for some to hold on to

Providence police chief: Brown party ‘out of control’
Saturday night event titled ‘Scandalous’ involved fights, pepper spray and an attempt to take an officer’s gun

Panel urges changes to Providence animal shelter
Commission created by City Council says expert oversight, operations manual are needed

Providence Officer Miguel Castillo’s hunch leads to 3 arrests
Suspicious vehicle catches Officer Miguel Castillo’s attention; officers find three guns and a mask in the car

11/17/2009

Woman denied bid to represent herself
Tonya Fuller Balletta was found not guilty by reason of insanity of murdering her daughter

Mass. felon wounded during sting arraigned
Arjusz Roszkowski accidentally shot himself during a struggle with police in Lincoln Woods

Garcia arraigned in slaying
The 18-year-old is charged with murder of Jeannine Garcia of Providence

Man wounded in Mount Hope drive-by shooting
Police believe the attack on the 22-year-old, who has a history in area feuds, was not random

Providence crackdown boosts recycling, but crimps trash pickups
City’s demand that residents put recyclables out with trash increases volume of recycling, but those who fail pay a smelly price

11/16/2009

Volunteers step up to the plate to help
PROVIDENCE — At a time when there seems to be no shortage of bad economic news, there was no shortage of goodwill Sunday in the banquet room of Via Roma on Federal Hill.

1/3 of property value in Providence is tax exempt
Holdings of colleges and others represent $88 million in annual revenue Providence can’t collect

11/15/2009

Showing support for troops overseas
Volunteers sort items to be used in gift baskets as part of the Rhode Island National Guard’s Operation Holiday Cheer. Next Saturday more volunteers will make baskets out of the donated merchandise, which will be then shipped overseas to members of the military. More photos, A8.

With Reed’s help, College Crusade aids the disadvantaged
The senator says the nonprofit group gives students the tools to stay in school and graduate

11/14/2009

Providence’s Jewelry District: Growth hotspot?
Chairman of U.S. House Appropriations sees district as “solid engine for growth”

Suspect in R.I. strangling waives extradition from Conn.
PROVIDENCE –– The 18-year-old Coventry man charged with strangling an acquaintance in her apartment at Cathedral Square on Nov. 7 has agreed to waive extradition from Connecticut and will be arraigned Monday in District Court, Providence, according to the attorney general’s office.

Highway construction to force overnight closure of Route 95
Closures will allow for installation of steel beams for new Clifford Street Bridge

11/15/2009

Brown professor in the running for a National Book Award
PROVIDENCE — At Keith Waldrop’s house, four graduate students read their poems and wait, heads bent, for their peers to comment.

11/13/2009

Providence workers reject curb-side rubbish without accompanying recycling bins
PROVIDENCE — For many residents, trash day this week was a rude awakening as the city, for the first time, refused to pick up their trash unless they put out recycling bins.

Wheelchair theft spurs family’s donation
A family gives the wheelchair their 6-year-old son outgrew to a family that had theirs stolen

11/12/2009

Grandparents serving their country by taking on role of ‘parents’ again
Pawtucket couple cares for their granddaughter while her mother is deployed to Cuba

High court orders stay in Providence police pension case
Retired Capt. John J. Ryan appealed a ruling that makes it difficult to collect his city pension

WWII vets get their diplomas at La Salle Academy
La Salle Academy honors former students who left school during World War II to serve in armed forces

11/11/2009

Slater wins father’s seat in the House by a solid margin
Democrat Scott A. Slater defeats a Republican and an independent in Dist. 10

Murder suspect had sizable record
Travis Garcia, accused of strangling Jeannine Garcia, was arrested numerous times in recent months

11/10/2009

Stop of stolen car in Connecticut leads to arrest of suspect in Providence killing
Traffic stop in Connecticut results in arrest in woman’s killing in Providence

Rise and … Row
With a beautiful day ahead of them, Margie Butler, front, and Richard St. Germain, both of Providence, finish their early morning row Monday on the Seekonk River at the Narragansett Boat Club, where they are members.

Panel delays decision on razing Providence façade
A developer wants the Financial District structure torn down and replaced by a parking lot

Mew, mew, but no swine flu
Sambucus, a Siamese kitten at the office of City Kitty in Providence, does not have swine flu, but Dr. Cathy Lund and the staff at City Kitty say they been answering many questions lately about cats and swine flu after an Iowa feline caught the disease.

Charges against Providence dispatcher to be reinstated
Charges against police dispatcher dismissed without authorization, city solicitor says

11/09/2009

Position on gays shatters union of 2 Methodist churches
Via Abundante splits with Open Table after gay man is allowed to help give Communion

Providence boy, 13, wounded
PROVIDENCE — The police are investigating the Sunday morning shooting of a 13-year-old male on Somerset Street in South Providence.

Stand on gays has long troubled United Methodist Church
As it has been with several denominations, the issue of homosexuality has remained a contentious issue in the last several General Conferences of the United Methodist Church. At the 2008 conference, delegates voted, after an emotional debate, to reaffirm the church’s teaching that homosexual practice is incompatible with Christianity, and to reaffirm prohibition on ordaining of “non-celibate” homosexuals. The decisions led to several hundred people demonstrating and decrying the decision on the conference floor.

Woman found slain; suspect being questioned
Jeannine Garcia, 32, of Providence, was discovered dead Sunday

11/08/2009

Three Mass. men stabbed
PROVIDENCE — Three Massachusetts men were stabbed early Saturday during a disturbance on Hospital Street, police reports on the incident said. Two were injured badly enough to be hospitalized.

Three vie for Assembly seat in special election Tuesday
House District 10 seat represents three neighborhoods in Providence

11/07/2009

Number of students receiving swine flu shots varied widely
But health officials are concerned that turnout for vaccine in Providence lags results elsewhere

2 children hurt after running into side of car in Providence
PROVIDENCE — A brother and sister were in fair condition Friday at Hasbro Children’s Hospital after they ran into the side of an oncoming car while crossing Orms Street to get to their school bus stop, according to the police.

Campaign Journal
Attorney general candidate urges Carcieri veto

Religious leaders respond as one to Texas shootings
Jews and Christians join with an imam to defend Muslims at an interfaith response to the tragedy that claimed 13 lives

R.I. Convention Center files suit over ordinance
Claims the city is violating the National Labor Relations Act and overreaching its authority

Mediator enters debate over Providence teacher-hiring plan
Union is challenging plan to abolish seniority in filling vacancies

Nice day for a stroll
"He’s tiny, even for a Maltese," says Lindsey Mallon, of Providence, about her dog, Charlie, as they walked along Benefit Street earlier this week. "He was the runt of the litter, but that’s what makes him special."

11/09/2009

Diversity Calendar: Nov. 9

11/06/2009

Pregnant R.I. women line up for shots
More vaccine is coming, but for those yet to be inoculated there is good reason to worry

R.I.’s Betaspring helps start-up companies get off the ground
Providence firm wins praise at forum on the state’s knowledge economy

11/05/2009

Correction
• The Providence mother of two who was featured on the the “Oprah” show on Wednesday is Jane D’Arcy. Her first name was incorrect in Wednesday’s Journal.

Big East seeks new headquarters
Providence has been home to the conference since its founding 30 years ago, but it may move elsewhere

Arts studio for Providence high school students receives national award
Receives $10,000 federal grant, one of only 15 programs to get Coming Up Taller Award