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Fox in the Shark Tank

Finally, after eighteen months of investigation Former House Speaker Gordon Fox is charged and not with any of the grand schemes that many had speculated on but instead for bribery and stealing money from his campaign fund for personal use. Sure hope that a little over $150,000 is worth a trip to Federal Prison (or the Country Club as Buddy Cianci calls it) and a revoked law license.

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New Look Celtics Push Toward Playoffs

In October, basketball fans watched the Boston Celtics to see the Houdini-like passes coming from point guard Rajon Rondo, usually to a teammate who would fumble the ball out of bounds. He was then traded...

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Franchise This! 

The confetti from the New England Patriots Super Bowl parade is still being swept up from the snow banks of Boston, but the NFL is already making headlines again only a few short weeks into the off-season. Yesterday at 4 p.m. ET was the deadline...

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Marijuana Legalization Bills Introduced at RI Statehouse

Senate Health and Human Services Committee Chairman Joshua Miller and House Finance Committee member Scott A. Slater have introduced legislation to make marijuana legal for adults 21 and older and to establish a system in which marijuana is regulated and taxed similarly to alcohol.

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Sauces Sold by Johnston Bakery May Pose Serious Health Risks

The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) have issued a warning Rhode Islanders who purchased Roasted Garlic Sauce, Clam Sauce, Tomato Basil Sauce, Fra-Diavalo Sauce, and Marinara Sauce from D.Palmieri's Bakery on 624 Killingly St in Johnston. These products were not processed properly. There is a potential risk of Clostridium botulinum...

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State House Raid
Gordon Fox to Serve 3 Years in Prison

Former Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon D. Fox, 53, of East Providence, has waived federal indictment and is expected to plead guilty in federal court to three-counts  charging him with wire fraud, bribery and filing a false tax return. The charges stem from former Speaker Fox’s theft of $108,000 donated by campaign supporters to pay for personal expenses; his acceptance of a $52,000 bribe to advocate and move for issuance of a liquor license for an East Side restaurant while serving as Vice-Chairman of the City of Providence Board of Licenses in 2008...

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9 Can't Miss March Events in New England

In like a lion, out like a lamb.  March, assuming the idiom is true, is slated to be warm, and dry-- and we New Englanders certainly deserve it after all we've been through this winter. 

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Sandra Cano - "I Heart Pawtucket"

This week on the Rotunda, host Scott Rotondo was joined by Pawtucket city councilwoman, Sandra Cano to talk about how her city plans to persuade the Pawtucket Red Sox to stay in town.

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Top 5 Tech Missteps

I love technology. From classic video games to modern video games, I have an interest in the entire range of technology we've developed. The march of progress is endlessly fascinating and you can easily kill an afternoon...

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Making Waves
Catfish and The Bottlemen Sell Out Great Scott

Earlier this year I texted a buddy of mine, and told him to check out “Rango” by Catfish and the Bottlemen. In response, he asked...

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