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May 11, 2008 - May 17, 2008 Archives
7:04 PM Sat, May 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera  Email
AP photo / Winslow Townson U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., left, is greeted by his cousin, Caroline Kennedy, as he arrives at and she departs from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, today, where Patrick's father Sen. Edward M. Kennedy,......
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5:26 PM Sat, May 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
BOSTON (AP) -- A spokeswoman for Sen. Edward Kennedy says he is conscious and talking to family after he suffered a seizure in his Cape Cod home and was flown to a Boston hospital. The 76-year-old Massachusetts Democrat fell ill......
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4:18 PM Sat, May 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Scott MacKay Email
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the Democratic party's liberal lion, was in Massachusetts Hospital this afternoon after suffering a seizure at his home on Cape Cod this morning. Kennedy, 76, was rushed by ambulance to Cape Cod Hospital from his familiy's......
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11:26 AM Thu, May 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
Governor Carcieri's appearance on The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News to talk about his executive order cracking down on illegal immigration is being rescheduled by the program, the governor's office said today. Carcieri's interview was scheduled to appear on the......
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5:26 PM Wed, May 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
Governor Carcieri is scheduled to be on the O'Reilly Factor on Fox News tomorrow night to talk about his executive order cracking down on illegal immigration. The governor's office issued a news release saying Carcieri will tape a brief interview......
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5:09 PM Wed, May 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
The Rhode Island Reagan-Lincoln Day Dinner, part of an effort to raise money for the state's Republican candidates, is tonight. Former Cranston Mayor Stephen P. Laffey and local town committee leaders, members and guests will gather at Rhodes on the......
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11:06 AM Wed, May 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa, is scheduled to hold a news conference at noon today after meeting yesterday with former Patriots videotape assistant Matt Walsh. Earlier in the day yesterday, Walsh met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who announced after......
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11:01 AM Wed, May 14, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jack Perry Email
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a member of the Senate Aging Committee, is scheduled to attend a hearing this morning on Alzheimer’s disease, during which former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is expected to speak publicly for the first time......
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3:55 PM Mon, May 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy hit the campaign trail over the weekend for presidential candidate Barack Obama. The Rhode Island Democrat attended a voter registration rally in Providence for Senator Obama of Illinois Saturday morning, according to the congressman’s office. Kennedy......
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9:19 AM Mon, May 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Should the state be naming buildings after Rhode Islanders who haven’t yet breathed their last? The critical question of above ground or below took on a life of its own on the House floor last week, with Majority Leader Robert......
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9:17 AM Mon, May 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
It was a tale of two Democratic parties Thursday night. At Providence Prime restaurant, on Federal Hill, a group of party elite fundraisers and elected officials met for a private dinner with Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean. Huddling with Dean......
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9:16 AM Mon, May 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
The final days before Bertie Ahern stepped down last week after 11 years as Ireland’s prime minister were packed with last-minute activities. Ahern made several trips to the United States, including one to Boston in which he bestowed $2 million......
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9:14 AM Mon, May 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
The celebration of the life of Tony Marcella continues this week with a fundraiser in Marcella’s honor. Friends will gather Friday evening at Newport’s Ocean Cliff Hotel for music, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. Proceeds from the event will......
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9:13 AM Mon, May 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
John “J.R.” Pagliarini, dismissed in February by Governor Carcieri from his job as the governor’s deputy chief of staff, has landed at the state Office of Higher Education. Jack Warner, the commissioner of higher education, confirmed that Pagliarini has a......
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