PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Four Providence police sergeants have been suspended with pay during an investigation into record-keeping problems, the department announced Monday. Police Chief Dean Esserman would not identify the officers, but said the department was conducting an administrative probe into “record-keeping discrepancies” and was in the process of auditing records. The suspensions are the […]
March 2010
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Bill on licensing contractors rejected
– ETHAN WILENSKY- LANFORD Kennebec Journal AUGUSTA – Home contractors won’t have to be licensed in Maine anytime soon, because of a disagreement between the House and Senate on a bill that would have required licenses beginning in 2013. The House supported the bill, L.D. 272, in a 76-70 vote on Wednesday. The Senate rejected […]
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Poll: Public supports five-day mail delivery
However, most Americans oppose closing local post offices to cut billions of dollars in losses.
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N.H. man, 25, arrested in sister’s shooting death
No motive is given in the case of Robert Leonard, accused of shooting his sister twice in the head.
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Man convicted of molesting teen girl
Prosecutors say Robert Kolibas fed the girl a drug-laced smoothie and fondled her as she slept.
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Japanese output falls in February
TOKYO – Japan says industrial production fell in February for the first time in a year, due to sluggish demand for transport and information equipment. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry says factory output in the world’s second biggest economy retreated 0.9 percent from a month earlier. The unemployment rate stood at 4.9 percent […]
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Augusta-based Baggler will air on QVC channel
AUGUSTA – An Augusta-based company will debut later this month on a home shopping network. The company’s flagship product — The Baggler, for which the company was named — has been sold in retail stores since December 2006. Mark Eichenbaum, chief executive officer of The Baggler Co., said the product is a handheld device with […]
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Vatican response upsets alleged victims
The Catholic Church is wrong to criticize those who are speaking out on abuse, advocates say.
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Supporters: Bonds mean jobs, tourists
Two proposals would pay for a deep-water pier in Portland and 240 miles of rail line farther north.
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Reddick opening eyes with strong spring
– KEVIN THOMAS Staff Writer FORT MYERS, Fla. – Josh Reddick knew coming into spring training that he had no chance of making the big league club. Still, his numbers this spring — a .383 average with seven doubles, a triple and a home run — can’t help but inspire confidence that he’ll be ready […]