RI education board to mull arming university cops
Source: Boston.com
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 01:55:50 -0700 | allnews
R.I. (AP) Rhode Island education officials are set to decide whether to allow the University of Rhode Island to arm its campus police officers. The state's Board of Education is set to vote on the matter Thursday evening at a...
The 20 US Cities With The Most Expensive Quarter Pounders
Source: BusinessInsider
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 10:59:48 -0700 | business-news
When is a dollar worth more than a dollar? When you're in a city where the cost of living is low. The purchasing power of the dollar varies widely across U.S. cities, and a cost of living calculator reveals that...
Boom Or Bust? Saving Rhode Island's 'Superman' Building
Source: National Public Radio
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 16:05:14 -0700 | political-news
Rhode Island is home to beautiful beaches, top-notch universities and a thriving arts scene. Beneath the surface, however, the state faces challenges similar to other parts of the country: shrinking revenues, lost jobs and general economic malaise. In Rhode Island,...
3,500 set to run in RI marathon and half-marathon
Source: Boston.com
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 06:58:57 -0700 | technology-news
R.I. (AP) Some 3,500 runners are expected to take part in a marathon and half-marathon in and around Providence that will see the temporary closure of some city streets...The 26.2-mile marathon starts in downtown and heads south toward the East...
Marin General Hospital nurses warn that new computer system is causing errors, call for time out
Source: Health Care Renewal
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 10:39:22 -0700 | health-news
Nearly a dozen nurses attended the regularly scheduled meeting of the Marin Healthcare District board Tuesday night at Marin General to voice their concerns. The district board oversees Marin General, but it does not involve itself in the hospital's day-to-day...
Scott Budnick serves breakfast – with a side order of respect – to the homeless
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 05:32:39 -0700 | political-news
Scott Budnick serves breakfast with a side order of respect to the homeless Sunday breakfast at a Providence, R.I., church is more than a free meal...Every Saturday, Scott Budnick and his wife, Maureen, peel 75 pounds of potatoes. At 5...
Canoeists rescued by firefighters on training run
Source: The Boston Globe
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 02:20:10 -0700 | political-news
R.I. (AP) Two canoeists have been rescued from the Providence River by firefighters on a marine training run. The Providence Journal reports (http://bit.ly/18N0w8Z ) the two men in their 30s were headed from Warwick to East Providence Wednesday afternoon when...
2 men sentenced after historic heroin bust in RI
Source: The Boston Globe
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 10:50:30 -0700 | political-news
R.I. (AP) Two men have been sentenced to federal prison for drug crimes following the largest heroin seizure ever in Rhode Island. Jorge Daniel Estrada of Providence has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and Angel Feliz of Boston...
Even Moderate Blood Lead Levels Affect Children's Reading Skills
Posted by: roshnimahesh
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 08:22:37 -0700 | education-news
Exposure to certain heavy metals during the early stages of growth may interfere with a child's ability to perform at school later. Explaining this point, researchers found that children with high levels of lead in their blood have reduced reading...
Report: RI likely to face surplus of hospital beds
Source: Boston.com
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated 2013-05-12 09:16:20 -0700 | health-news
R.I. (AP) Faced with declines in population and inpatient stays, Rhode Island can expect to see a costly surplus of hospital beds the equivalent of a full hospital in four years, according to a state health care council. A report...
STEAMPUNK FEST DRAWS THOUSANDS TO WALTHAM
Source: Boston Globe
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated 2013-05-11 23:57:10 -0700 | entertainment-news
Thousands of locals and out-of-towners flocked to Waltham this weekend for the fourth annual Watch City Festival, which celebrates all things steampunk, an aesthetic movement that visualizes modern technology in the Victorian Era (think: The Prestige meets Iron Man).
RI health officials investigate 10 overdose deaths
Source: The Boston Globe
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated 2013-05-10 14:11:02 -0700 | technology-news
R.I. (AP) Rhode Island health officials say they believe 10 people have died since March after using a new and illegal synthetic opiate. The health department said Friday that most of those who died are from northern Rhode Island...Health Director...
Teen eats grill brush wire, i¿½stabs him from the inside outi¿½
Source: Fox
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated 2013-05-10 12:30:35 -0700 | technology-news
Published May 10, 2013 FoxNews.com A Mountlake Terrace, Wash., teenager accidentally swallowed a piece of grill brush wire while eating, which ultimately got stuck in his intestines stabbing him from the inside out, The Seattle Times reported...Somehow, one of the...
How the Mormons Ensured Victory for Gay Marriage
Source: Mother Jones
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated 2013-05-10 04:19:25 -0700 | political-news
PDT After a very long and demoralizing losing streak, supporters of marriage equality have recently experienced a string of victories so sudden and dramatic that it has their heads spinning. Just yesterday, the Minnesota House passed a bill that would...
Providence begins $39M road paving project
Source: The Boston Globe
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated 2013-05-10 00:28:52 -0700 | political-news
R.I. (AP) The first stretch of paving is being done in a project that will see 65 miles of roads in Providence resurfaced...City councilman Luis Aponte, who represents the area in Ward 10, is also scheduled to attend...The mayor has...
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