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Providence News

• Rhode Island’s Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected In 17th Annual National Awards Program
  PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sandanie Ambalangodage, 17, of Smithfield and Nicholas Lowinger, 14, of Cranston today were named Rhode Island's top two youth volunteers for 2012 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. Sandanie was nominated by Lincoln School in Pr […]
• EA and 38 Studios Ship One of the Highly Anticipated Videogames of 2012 – Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
  PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Choose your destiny in the massive and mysterious world of Amalur! Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA), 38 Studios, LLC and Big Huge Games today released the much anticipated open-world action role-playing game, Kingdoms of Amalur™: Reckoning™. The game’s vision was brought to life by 24-time New York Times bestselling author […]
• Providence Bond Ratings in Question: Agencies to Meet With City
  Providence officials will soon meet with representatives from the three major credit rating agencies Standard & Poor's , Moody's, and Fitch Group to discuss the city's financial problems, city leaders confirmed Monday. […]
• Students launch 'Occupy RI Campuses' group
  College students in Rhode Island are organizing a group known as Occupy Rhode Island Campuses in an effort to protest what they call a broken system of higher education. […]
• R.I. prosecutors seize defense lawyer’s cell phone in Providence courtroom
  In a highly unusual move, prosecutors from the office of Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin have seized the cell phone of criminal defense attorney Donna A. Uhlmann. […]
• Dan Lawlor: Time to End Homelessness in Providence
  According to the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless, "Approximately 18% of the homeless population in Rhode Island is considered chronically homeless - that is, they have been homeless multiple times over a period of years or for years at a time." Yet here's another fact. […]
• Two or Four Spider-Vein Laser Treatments at Avalon Medical Spa in New Bedford (Up to 85% Off)
  Before being discovered by med spas, lasers were used exclusively for slicing turkeys during space Thanksgiving. Give thanks for lasers with today's Groupon to Avalon Medical Spa. Choose between the following options: For $129, you get one consultation and two spider-vein laser treatments (a $650 value). For $189, you get one consultation and four spide […]