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Politics
7:48 am
Wed February 27, 2013

Providence Sues Pension Adviser

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Providence City Hall

The City of Providence is suing its longtime actuary, claiming the company made a $10 million mistake in pension calculations.

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Education
8:48 am
Mon February 25, 2013

Providence teacher accused of taking teen to FL

A Providence school teacher accused of taking a teenage boy to Florida will have a lot of time on his hands when he returns to Rhode Island.  56 year old David Jones has been placed on administrative leave while the Providence School Department launches an investigation.  

David Jones may have bailed out of jail over the weekend. The Dade County, Florida  jail, where Jones had been detained on $9,000 bond, said it had no one by that name Sunday morning.  

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RI News
8:20 am
Mon February 18, 2013

Oldest shopping mall in Providence evolves into microlofts

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The Arcade in an undated photo

Work on the Providence Arcade is in the final stretch.   Building owner Evan Granoff says the job of rehabilitating the old shopping mall is 80 percent complete and it should be ready for occupancy sometime this spring.

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RI News
7:20 am
Thu February 14, 2013

Several RIPTA routes detoured days after the storm

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RIPTA bus at Kennedy Plaza

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is still detouring 12 of its bus routes due to the aftermath of last weekend’s snow storm.  On its website RIPTA says the affected routes will remain detoured until further notice.
You can see the latest information provided by RIPTA here. 

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