http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island en-us 2009-11-23T11:50:52Z http://www.boston.com/ http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/bcom_logo_140w.gif http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/23/police_chase_truck_through_4_ri_cities?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news Police say they have taken one man into custody following a car chase that made its way through four communities. 2009-11-23T11:49:24Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/23/sizing_up_the_kennedy_dynastys_next_generation?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over. Andrew Miga, Associated Press Writer 2009-11-23T11:49:23Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/23/27_year_old_ri_legal_battle_resolved?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news A 27-year-old Rhode Island lawsuit has finally been resolved. The state Supreme Court last week dismissed with prejudice an appeal by the Inge Co., which sued Providence 27 years ago alleging that it breached its contract to provide the company with sludge from its sewage treatment plant. 2009-11-23T11:39:23Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/23/kennedy_dispute_reveals_divide_among_catholics?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news A bitter dispute over abortion that prompted Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop to ask Rep. Patrick Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion has revealed the depth of the divide among Catholics over how politicians should reconcile their faith with their public duties. Ray Henry, Associated Press Writer 2009-11-23T08:39:24Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/23/rhode_island_slow_to_spend_millions_in_stimulus_funds?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news PROVIDENCE - Governor Donald L. Carcieri’s administration has failed for months to spend $20 million meant to insulate poor people’s homes against the winter chill and put unemployed people to work during one of the worst economic crises since the Great Depression. Ray Henry, Associated Press 2009-11-23T06:15:15Z met http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/22/rhode_island_daily_lottery?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news The winning numbers in the Rhode Island daily lottery drawing for Sunday were: 2-5-6-1 2009-11-23T01:19:18Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/22/nj_man_among_newest_rhodes_scholars_1258923563?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news A student from New Jersey who leads weekly poetry classes at a maximum-security prison is among 32 Americans selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2010. Bruce Shipkowski, Associated Press Writer 2009-11-22T20:59:23Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/22/nj_man_among_newest_rhodes_scholars?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news A student from New Jersey who leads weekly poetry classes at a maximum-security prison is among 32 Americans selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2010. 2009-11-22T20:59:22Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/22/testimony_resumes_about_death_of_actors_brother?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news Testimony is continuing in James Woods' lawsuit against Kent Hospital, and the actor could take the stand this week to talk about his brother's death. 2009-11-22T19:09:27Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/22/art_lake_longtime_ri_broadcaster_dies_at_85?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news Colleagues of Art Lake say the well-known Rhode Island broadcaster has died at age 85. 2009-11-22T18:59:23Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/22/historic_bridgeport_homes_in_jeopardy?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news The oldest remaining houses built by free blacks in Connecticut, considered irreplaceable by national historians, sit boarded and weather-beaten on a dispirited stretch of Bridgeport's Main Street. Stephanie Reitz, Associated Press Writer 2009-11-22T18:59:23Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/22/ri_slow_to_spend_20_million_in_stimulus_funding?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news Gov. Don Carcieri's administration has failed for months to spend $20 million meant to insulate poor people's homes against the winter chill and put unemployed people to work during one of the worst economic crises since the Great Depression. Ray Henry, Associated Press Writer 2009-11-22T18:49:26Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/22/ri_based_yellow_cab_fined_for_odometer_rollbacks?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news State officials say Yellow Cab Co. will pay a $100,000 fine for habitually rolling back odometers to keep its taxis on the road longer. 2009-11-22T17:39:25Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/22/ri_lawmakers_consider_growing_state_budget_deficit?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news Lawmakers responsible for setting Rhode Island's spending may soon get unwelcome news about a growing budget deficit. 2009-11-22T16:09:27Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/22/sizing_up_the_kennedy_dynastys_next_generation?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over. Andrew Miga, Associated Press Writer 2009-11-22T10:29:20Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/22/d9c4gmko2?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news Catholic bishop says he asked RI Rep. Patrick Kennedy to stop receiving Communion in 2007. 2009-11-22T10:09:26Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/22/report_kennedy_barred_from_communion_by_bishop?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news A month of harsh words between Rep. Patrick Kennedy and a strident critic, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin, escalated Sunday when the bishop acknowledged asking Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion because of the Democratic lawmaker's support for abortion rights. Ray Henry, Associated Press Writer 2009-11-22T10:09:26Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/22/one_jackpot_winner?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news One of the tickets sold in Oklahoma for the Powerball game Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 2009-11-22T05:29:25Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/21/d9c4bj8o0?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news The winning numbers drawn Saturday night in Powerball are: 7-26-36-49-58 2009-11-22T04:19:27Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/21/rhode_island_wild_money?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news The winning numbers in the Rhode Island Wild Money lottery drawing for Saturday were: 6-13-14-23-32-Extra 12 2009-11-22T00:49:18Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/21/rhode_island_daily_lottery?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news The winning numbers in the Rhode Island daily lottery drawing for Saturday were: 0-0-8-9 2009-11-22T00:29:20Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/21/police_ri_teen_skipped_school_robbed_bank?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news Police say a 17-year-old Warwick boy who skipped school to rob a bank has been arrested after leaving fingerprints on the threatening note he passed to the teller. 2009-11-21T21:39:20Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/21/ri_tall_ship_to_undergo_steel_mechanical_work?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news Rhode Island's only Tall Ship will be towed from Newport to Providence next week for steel and mechanical work. 2009-11-21T17:49:22Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/21/ri_gov_asks_for_ornaments_for_heroes_tree?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri (kuh-CHEHR'-ee) and his wife, Suzanne, are asking residents for help decorating a special " Heroes' Tree" at the Statehouse this holiday season. 2009-11-21T16:09:23Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/21/ri_lawmaker_elect_to_fill_seat_held_by_late_father?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news A lawmaker-elect from Providence will be sworn in next week to fill a seat that his late father held for 15 years. 2009-11-21T15:19:23Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/21/volunteers_to_assemble_care_packages_for_ri_troops?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news Volunteers including Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts are assembling holiday care packages for Rhode Island troops stationed overseas. 2009-11-21T09:09:23Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/20/mass_daily?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news The winning numbers drawn Friday night in the "Massachusetts Daily Lottery" were: 6-7-0-1 2009-11-21T01:19:22Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/20/rhode_island_daily_lottery?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news The winning numbers in the Rhode Island daily lottery drawing for Friday were: 2-6-5-0 2009-11-21T00:19:29Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/20/medical_examiner_testifies_in_death_of_ri_baby?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news A state medical examiner says a 6-week-old Newport baby who died earlier this year had bruising on her skull and multiple rib fractures. 2009-11-20T22:49:26Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/20/ap_names_new_england_news_editor_in_restructuring?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news The Associated Press has named Karen Testa, currently the news editor for Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as New England news editor as part of a restructuring of U.S. news management to ensure the continuing strength of the news cooperative's state reports. 2009-11-20T22:19:39Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/20/ri_officials_to_remove_split_lane_traffic_on_i_95?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news Rhode Island transportation officials are temporarily closing a lane of Interstate 95 South. The closure late Friday night into early Saturday morning comes as officials remove a split-lane traffic pattern from the southbound lanes in West Greenwich. 2009-11-20T21:39:26Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/20/investors_sue_fla_lawyer_in_fraud_probe_for_100m?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news Investors claiming they were fleeced by a high-profile South Florida attorney filed a $100 million lawsuit Friday contending that the lawyer orchestrated a massive Ponzi scheme with the help of a Canadian bank's U.S. subsidiary and several accomplices. Curt Anderson, AP Legal Affairs Writer 2009-11-20T20:09:26Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/20/more_states_add_jobs_but_many_for_temporary_staff?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news In a sharp improvement, more than half of U.S. states added jobs in October, though economists said many of the gains likely occurred in temporary employment. Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics Writer 2009-11-20T19:49:27Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/20/mass_mid_day_numbers?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news The winning numbers drawn Friday in "The Numbers Game" mid-day draw were: 2-4-3-7 2009-11-20T19:29:55Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/20/fiancee_of_actors_brother_testifies_in_ri_lawsuit?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news A witness says the late brother of the actor James Woods was not seen by a doctor until an hour after he came to the Kent Hospital emergency room complaining of a sore throat. 2009-11-20T19:17:02Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/20/brown_ibm_open_most_powerful_supercomputer_in_ri?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news Brown University and IBM have opened a multimillion-dollar supercomputer that is the most powerful in the state. 2009-11-20T18:41:20Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/20/ri_woman_pleads_no_contest_to_thefts?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news A Rhode Island woman has pleaded no contest to charges that she stole more than $500,000 from two former employers, including a local charity. 2009-11-20T12:19:21Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/20/ri_man_files_complaint_over_taser_incident?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news A North Providence man who claims a Newport police officer shot him with a stun gun has filed a notice of intent to sue the city. 2009-11-20T11:49:22Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/20/ri_unemployment_dips_to_129_pct_jobs_still_down?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news A 12.9 percent unemployment rate in Rhode Island in October was again third worst in the nation, even after falling for the first time in nearly three years, according to numbers released Friday. 2009-11-20T05:09:30Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/19/mass_daily?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news The winning numbers drawn Thursday night in the "Massachusetts Daily Lottery" were: 3-2-6-3 2009-11-20T01:50:08Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/19/rhode_island_wild_money?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news The winning numbers in the Rhode Island Wild Money lottery drawing for Thursday were: 3-5-11-29-30-Extra 31 2009-11-20T00:49:29Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/19/rhode_island_daily_lottery?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news The winning numbers in the Rhode Island daily lottery drawing for Thursday were: 5-5-0-2 2009-11-20T00:49:28Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/19/court_ri_judge_made_right_call_in_smoke_shop_case?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news A federal appeals court says a Rhode Island judge was correct to order a new trial for a state trooper who was ultimately cleared of using excessive force during a raid on a tribal smoke shop. 2009-11-20T00:49:28Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/19/ri_chief_judge_says_no_for_now_to_private_judging?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news The chief justice of Rhode Island's Supreme Court says he's not planning to implement a law that would allow retired judges to be hired to hear cases in private. 2009-11-20T00:09:28Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/19/ri_woman_testifies_in_hearing_about_babys_death?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news The mother of a 6-week-old baby who died in January says her boyfriend initially said the child had fallen from the couch, but then changed his story. 2009-11-19T23:59:20Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/19/breakdown_by_state_of_new_engalnd_worker_deaths?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news State-by-state highlights of report on New England workplace fatalities from the U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics. The Associated Press 2009-11-19T23:09:34Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/19/ri_eliminates_mandatory_minimum_drug_sentences?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news A new law eliminating mandatory minimum drug sentences in Rhode Island has taken effect without the governor's signature. 2009-11-19T22:49:27Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/19/study_abroad_college_students_drop_rethink_plans?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news Economic reality and money problems may be cooling the enthusiasm of U.S. college students to study abroad, just two years after students' interest in foreign study was at an all-time high. Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press Writer 2009-11-19T20:49:24Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/19/mass_panel_oks_9_million_patriots_footbridge?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news A Massachusetts panel has given approval to use $9 million in federal stimulus funds for a pedestrian bridge sought by the owner of the New England Patriots. 2009-11-19T20:09:32Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2009/11/19/tf_green_says_some_delays_expected_thursday?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Rhode+Island+news The air traffic equipment failure that has delayed flights around the country is also expected to cause some delays at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick. 2009-11-19T18:59:22Z