At last night's meeting, the Rhode Island Board of Regents approved the first-ever state standards for educator evaluation systems, according to a statement from the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE). The new standard requires that evaluations provide feedback on performance, create incentives for highly effective educators, and improve the' [...]
MADISON, Conn. (AP) -- A Rhode Island teenager is suing a Connecticut town he says broke the law and violated his privacy by putting his name on an arrest log posted on the Internet.
The 18-year-old's lawyer and other legal observers say the lawsuit against the town of Madison may be [...]
Today’s Providence Business News reports that only Rhode Island and Michigan lost residents between 2006 and 2008, according to a study by Michigan State University’s Land Policy Institute. PBN states that Providence County placed 19th out of well over 3,000 U.S. counties in [...]
After nearly two decades of service in Rhode Island government, Michael O'Keefe has decided to retire.
His title, House fiscal adviser, doesn't fully capture the responsibility and influence of the 65-year-old man known for his bow ties and dry humor. O'Keefe has influenced the state budget process perhaps more than any' [...]
Events continue today and through Sunday at the Rhode Island Convention Center as the Bay Colony Cluster Dog Show takes over downtown Providence. ‘Best of Breed’ judging culminates in the final ‘Best of Show’ event. We all know [...]
By Kate Bramson and Donita Naylor
Journal Staff Writers
WARWICK, R.I. -- Gerard B. Sullivan, an assistant U.S. attorney for the district of Rhode Island, pleaded not guilty Friday to a misdemeanor charge of drunken driving in District Court, Warwick.
Sullivan, 50, of Lincoln, was released on personal recognizance pending a Dec. [...]
Big thanks to Keelia for tipping us off to a new Rhode Island celebrity — DJ Paulie D on MTV’s Jersey Shore. One could wonder why someone from the Ocean State needs to go all the way to Jersey just [...]
The U.S. Census Bureau is looking to hire as many as 3,000 Rhode Islanders to help with the 2010 census.
"We want to make sure everybody is counted," said Carol A. Hastings, manager of the Census Bureau's Providence office. "This count is used for many, many things." Besides determining how' [...]
Judge David Mc Intyre looks over the dachshunds in ring 5 Thursday morning, the first day of competition at the Bay Colony Dog Show at the Rhode Island Convention Center. Providence Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Ch. Tonan-Hope's R U Kiddin' Me, the [...]
EAST LYME, Conn. (AP) -- A Rhode Island woman has pleaded not guilty to a charge of embezzling almost $335,000 from the company that runs East Lyme's school lunch program.
Authorities say Westerly resident Beverly Howard needed to repay about $382,000 in gambling losses, mostly at Foxwoods Resort Casino.
She pleaded not [...]
JOHNSTON, R.I. -- A flurry of calls came in to the Rhode Island State Police Thursday at 1:59 a.m. -- reporting a driver going the wrong way on Route 295 north in the high-speed lane.
Some callers reported the vehicle was traveling about 20 miles per hour, sort of "hugging" [...]
North Kingstown isn't the only area in Rhode Island affected by power failures.
National Grid reports that 9,499 electric customers were affected by 93 power failures around the state of Rhode Island at 7:45 a.m. Thursday.
The power failures are greatest in Providence County, with 5,064 of its 261,070 customers' [...]
A Rhode Island truck driver was part of a New Jersey accident early Tuesday when a woman suffering from Alzheimer's stopped her car in a high-speed lane and it was struck by other vehicles and burst into flames.
The woman, Ellen Liedtka, 67, was pronounced dead at the scene, which was [...]
Rhode Island’s Future website is down today. For repairs? I miss them, hope they get the bugs out soon. [...] PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A real estate tracking firm says the number of homes sold in Rhode Island went up 20.5 percent in October from the previous year, although prices continued to fall.
The numbers, released Wednesday by The Warren Group, mean it's the fifth month in a row of higher [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- At an event designed to highlight several education initiatives -- including a pilot program that enables low-income students to take college courses while still in high school -- Governor Carcieri and key political and educational leaders are scheduled to gather at Rhode Island College for a [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Thousands of dogs are prancing into Providence for one of the largest American Kennel Club dog events in the country. The Bay Colony Dog Show has nearly 5,600 entries in four shows, Thursday through Sunday, in the Rhode Island Convention Center.
The Rhode Island Ethics Commission has determined that State Senator John J. Tassoni Jr. may participate as a mediator in the state’s master-price agreement which lists fees as $125 per hour, or $1000 per day. This despite the [...]
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