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Update: Jury in Delestre trial ends 1st day of deliberations
PROVIDENCE -- The jury in the murder trial of Gilbert Delestre, who is accused of beating to death 3-year-old Thomas "T.J." Wright in Woonsocket, adjourned its first day of deliberations today without a verdict. Jurors deliberated for about four hours. They did ask Judge Netti C. Vogel to...
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Published 3 hours ago

Blue Cross, Care New England end contract dispute
By Felice J. Freyer Journal medical writer Blue Cross and the Care New England hospitals have ended their much-publicized contract dispute -- with plenty of time to spare. The two sides announced this afternoon that they have agreed on a five-year contract that ensures that Care New England...
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Published 3 hours ago

Court upholds conviction of man who strangled wife
PROVIDENCE -- The state Supreme Court has upheld the second-degree murder conviction of James "Clyde" Gillespie, who authorities said strangled his wife, bundled her corpse in cloth and kept it in a crawl space behind a padlocked closet. Gillespie's appeal to the state's highest court asserted...
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Published 4 hours ago

Photo: Congratulations to R.I. Teacher of the Year
Journal photo / John Freidah Barbara Walton-Faria, a science teacher at Frank E. Thompson Middle School in Newport, has been named the 2009 Rhode Island Teacher of the Year. Walton-Faria is congratulated by Newport Superintendent of Schools John H. Ambrogi following a ceremony at the school today.
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Pawtucket, Providence next stops for Buy Local R.I.
PROVIDENCE -- Make tomorrow a shopping day, of local products. Providence will kick off its fourth annual Buy Providence campaign at 12 p.m. tomorrow, linking the buy-local initiative to BUY ART, another program designed to link holiday shoppers with Providence-based retailers who sell original...
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Published 4 hours ago

Photo: An ornament for Rhode Island
Rhode Island's ornament on the official White House Christmas tree, designed by Barrington-based artist Mary Jane Begin, is now up for public view. The ornament was among those unveiled in a special Christmas tree lighting ceremony held by First Lady Laura Bush at the White House last night....
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Published 6 hours ago

MVP Pedroia reaches deal with Sox
Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has agreed to a new contract with the team, the Red Sox have announced. It's reportedly a six-year deal worth $40.5 million. Here's the breakdown: Pedroia will get a $1.5 million signing bonus, $1.5 in 2009, $3.5 in 2010, $5.5 in 2011, $8 in 2012, $10 in...
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Published 6 hours ago

Jury weighs fate of man charged with killing toddler
By Tatiana Pina Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- The jury has begun deliberating in the trial of Gilbert Delestre, who is accused of beating to death 3-year-old Thomas "T.J." Wright in Woonsocket in 2004. Deliberations began at 12:30 p.m. in Providence County Superior Court after jurors got...
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Published 6 hours ago

Update: $500K emergency grant helps hungry, homeless
Spurred by the economic need in Rhode Island, the state's largest charitable foundation -- and one of the nation's oldest and largest -- announced today that it is giving a $500,000 emergency community grant to three statewide organizations that provide direct service to people in need. "This...
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Published 8 hours ago

Brown team gets $2.6 million grant for Israel archaelogical project
PROVIDENCE -- The National Science Foundation has awarded $2.6 million to a Brown University archaeologist and a team of engineers to develop innovative techniques for archaeological excavation, reconstruction, and interpretation using computer vision and pattern recognition. The project is...
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Published 8 hours ago

Update: Power plant at landfill would double production
Journal photo/ Kathy Borchers Stephen Galowitz, Ridgewood Renewable Power's managing director, Randall Holmes, Ridgewood president and CEO, and Michael O'Connell, the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation's executive director, take questions at this morning's press conference. At right is...
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Published 8 hours ago

Police raid Charlestown house, find marijuana, cocaine
CHARLESTOWN -- The police today seized marijuana and a small amount of cocaine after using a search warrant at a residence in the 4700 block of Old Post Road. According to a Charlestown police news release, detectives carried out the search at about 7 a.m. following a month-long investigation...
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Published 8 hours ago