Bob Dylan, Must Be Santa by Hal Moore and Bill Fredericks (1960), first made popular by Mitch Miller.
Well, the last thing I remember before I stripped and kneeled
Was that trainload of fools bogged down in a magnetic field.
A gypsy with a broken flag and a [...]
Does that sign say “bacon wrapped pork meatloaf” and. . . “pork bellies with cheddar cheese sauce?!” Why, bless their thumping little hearts, it’s like the last 30 years never happened. The hell with turkey, this is what I want [...]
Bill Mott, social enterpriser (founder of The Ocean Project), committed environmentalist (founder of Providence Green Drinks), and city resident would like to see the city become a little more creative in how it runs the government. Writing for RI’s Future,
Earlier [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- David L. Spector, a lawyer from Needham, Mass., is under investigation in Massachusetts and Rhode Island regarding allegations that he took more than $500,000 he was supposed to pay banks in connection with refinancings for four clients, one of them a Westerly woman, according to David D. [...]
The opening has been delayed due to the morning rain, but it should be in good shape by Saturday morning. Between 11am and 2pm 50% of proceeds benefit Skate for Joy, a non-profit that provides skating lessons [...]
WARWICK, R.I. -- A Scituate driver who was arrested earlier this week on a 19th charge of driving on a suspended license, and who was ordered held without bail because he was considered to have violated the terms of bail imposed last month for his 18th alleged offense, is due [...]
We’re finally waging war at the 54th parallel — against the Asian Carp. They’ve breached our first line of defense, an underwater electric fence. Next maneuver: chemical warfare.
For a sense of why we hate them so:
But if you wanna see a fish that really flies:
[...]
Photo from Calico Blog
A retail trend that has been around for a while in bigger cities has been making its way to Providence recently, the Pop Up shop. Waste Not Want Not popped up for a while over the [...]
Providence Journal photo / Bob Thayer
Wayne Jankura of the Providence Parks Department rakes leaves off the watery surface of the Bank of America skating center, which he says is usually solid ice by now. The Rhode Island Foundation building is reflected in the water, which [...]
Everyone should check out Ian Donnis's "Ten Things about Frank Caprio."
On Wednesday, November 25 starting at 7pm at The Wild Colonial, Drinking Liberally will host the second part of its three-part countdown to Election 2010 with special guest host General Treasurer Frank Caprio. The event is FREE.
PLEASE NOTE: [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri intends to interview each of the five finalists for an open seat on the state Supreme Court before making the appointment, his spokesperson Amy Kempe said Friday. However, he may wait until the new year to make his selection, she said.
photo courtesy PHS
The Portsmouth High School production of "Twelve Angry Jurors" (né "Twelve Angry Men") ends its run this weekend with performances at 7pm tonight and tomorrow at the PHS auditorium. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for adults.
This is a really good show, which you'll know' [...]
A welder works Friday morning in the rain on what will be the Clifford Street overpass over Route 95. The highway was closed Thursday night into early Friday morning to start putting the beams, in the background, into place for the overpass. Providence [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will remove the split-lane traffic pattern this weekend on Route 95 South, shortly after Exit 6 (Route 3) in West Greenwich, the department said in a press release.
One lane of travel will be closed overnight Friday night on Route 95 [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University on Friday unveiled a new supercomputer that is the most powerful machine of its kind in Rhode Island.
The multimillion-dollar IBM computer will be used by scientists at Brown and other educational institutions in Rhode Island to assist research in so-called "grand challenge" problems in [...]
BARRINGTON, R.I. -- Six Barrington High School students have been suspended after getting caught drinking in their hotel room while attending a national leadership conference in Baltimore.
Fifty-five Barrington students were attending the four-day Fall National Leadership Conference of the Future Business Leaders of America, which began Nov. 5, when a [...]
By Talia Buford
Journal Staff Writer
NEWPORT, R.I. -- The injuries that ultimately killed six-week-old Naiomi McCoy earlier this year could not have been caused by a simple fall, a state medical examiner testified Friday morning.
Dr. Alexander Chirkov testified in the second day of evidence in a [...]
By Curt Anderson
AP Legal Affairs Writer
MIAMI, Fla. -- Investors claiming they were fleeced by a high-profile 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.
The 147-page lawsuit, filed in Broward [...]
In the interest of moving the words ‘Seacrest’, ‘Clarkson’ and ‘Lite’ at least a little further down the page, and because I have not put up a video in while, I give you the Upper Crust who performed at Jerky’s recently and brought down the house. I love these guys.
[...]Is anybody listening to the radio this afternoon? I ask because something kind of nuts just happened on 92 PRO-FM.
Maybe, I don’t know, half an hour ago, just as I was finishing my drive-time singalong with Kelly Clarkson’s “Already Gone”*, the DJ (I think David Jones) came on with a [...]
Hosts David Higgins and Nicole LeDuc welcome you to Blood from a Turnip, November style. Enjoy the late night puppet salon that has lasted longer than some marriages.
$5, 10pm, Friday, Perishable Theatre, 95 Empire Street
[...]PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Carcieri administration has mounted a legal campaign to keep new Superior Court Judge Brian Stern, a former head of state purchasing and chief of staff to the governor, from having to answer questions, under oath, in a lawsuit filed by the Shire Corp., a major [...]
By John Hill
Journal Staff Writer
WARWICK, R.I. -- The fiancée of the late Michael Woods testified in Kent County Superior Court Friday that she had no recollection of any Kent Hospital doctors examining Woods during the first hour of his arriving at the hospital emergency room the day he died.
Lisa [...]
Earlier this year, Mayor Cicilline unveiled plans designed to make Providence a "creative capital" for the 21st century. Granted, it has been focused on the arts, but all the uproar about the City's new recycling program and the contentious City Council meeting last night make it pretty [...] The Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers on Friday yanked the license for half of Yellow Cab's fleet and fined the company $100,000 for rolling back odometers on its cabs.
The rollbacks did not affect the fares paid by customers, but allowed Yellow Cab to keep the taxis' [...]
Apparently we've not given enough blood and treasure to get 'er done.
US lawmakers: New tax should pay for Afghan war
Influential US lawmakers on Thursday called for levying a new income tax to pay for the war in Afghanistan, warning its costs pose a mortal threat to efforts [...]
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Black Friday 2009 countdown: Sales, deals and tips. Doug Stanglin of USA Today blogs the roundup (so I don't have to). For instance,
Dealnews is awash with Black Friday information, including a Buying Strategy Guide.If nothing could get you into crowds like that, Dealnews is awash with online' [...]
UPDATE: Marina Peterson called N4N to say that she cannot yet publicly discuss her ouster from the Rhode Island Tea Party. But she says she has been informed by the other two leaders of the group, Colleen Conley and Nan Hayden, they are planning to vote her out of the triumvirate. [...]
State Senator Leo Raptakis is again filing his Inspector General legislation (his previous bill floundered in the Senate Finance Committee). Raptakis justifies this legislation as follows:
“The fact that $75 million in taxpayer funds were lost in a sinkhole of corruption and mismanagement at the Central [...]
Rhode Island's unemployment rate may have dropped to 12.9 percent from 13 percent in October, but it's still the third highest in the country.
Figures released Friday morning for all 50 states solidify Rhode Island's ranking behind Michigan and Nevada, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Jobless rates [...]
Providence Journal chart / C. Eugene Emery Jr.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Average prices for heating oil, diesel and unleaded gasoline remained virtually unchanged from last week, according to Friday's survey by the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources.
The typical price of' [...]
Friday — @RISD Tap Room, Juiceboxxx, MNDR, Kokomo @AS220, Minky Starshine, the Red Attire, To the Depths, Last One Standing @the 201, Larry’s Larry’s Larry’s (see below) @Jerky’s, the Empire Shall Fall (cd release), Joint Damage, Diecast, Anubis Unbound, Burning the Canvas @the Blackstone, [...]
Journal file/ photo
Skaters take a spin during opening ceremonies for the rink in November 1998.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The outdoor skating rink at Kennedy Plaza is scheduled to open for the season at 11 a.m. Saturday, not Friday night, as originally scheduled.
The opening was delayed [...]
WARWICK, R.I. -- An Oakland Beach man was arrested Thursday for allegedly dealing marijuana out of his home.
Juan J. Scott, 23, tried to flush a pound of marijuana down the toilet, as detectives with a search warrant came into his rental home at 723 Oakland Beach Ave., said Capt. Sean [...]
WARWICK, R.I. -- A local 17-year-old boy is accused of robbing the Coastway Community Bank branch at 2089 Warwick Ave. late Thursday morning.
Capt. Sean Collins said the boy had cut school that day and walked into the bank with a note for the teller. The handwritten note, riddled with misspelled [...]
There is a new report out by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) called Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States. As you may have guessed, it analyzes each state’s tax system in relation to the burden placed on the [...]
One of the many things I learned about on a quick trip to DC this week was about a new project by American Rights at Work. The project launches at 10 AM today: here are details and a link from The Hill:
Labor group launches 'Twitter flash mob' [...]PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A two-car collision near Providence Place Mall stalled traffic Friday morning and sent one person to a hospital with minor injuries.
The accident happened at the intersection of Francis Street and Memorial Boulevard around 9:10 a.m., snarling rush-hour traffic. One driver was taken out of a car with [...]
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) -- A judge has approved a $100,000 settlement from the city of Attleboro to a teenage girl who claims her wrist was broken during a scuffle with a police officer.
Esther Durex said she was struck multiple times when she was stopped and questioned after leaving a [...]
Journal photo/ Mary Murphy
A welder works Friday morning in the rain on what will be the Clifford Street overpass over Route 95. The highway was closed Thursday night into early Friday morning to start putting the beams, in the background, into place [...]
