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Saturday, January 12, 2013

Can Your Cell Phone Make You Sick?

AT&T officials offer tips to keep your cells germ-free this winter.

  The following text was submitted by AT&T: Cell phone users can follow a few simple rules to avoid getting sick from their cell phones – some of these will sound familiar: 

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Apps to Help Make Halloween Easy

Here are some of the essential apps and accessories every vampire, werewolf and mummy need to get the most enjoyment out of the spooky season.

  Halloween is just around the corner and nothing is more important than to make sure the kids are enjoying themselves while at the same time being safe. From building trick-or-treat maps to picking the right costume, AT&T has some apps to help kids feel better prepared and parents to feel more at ease. Apps for Android users Apps for iOS users These apps, which are all compatible with wireless devices offered by AT&T such as the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy SIII and the HTC One X.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Question of the Day: Do Cell Towers Bother You?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.

It seems like many towns fight the battle with cellular phone companies about how and where to place cell towers. On Thursday, T-Mobile will go in front of the Zoning Board of Appeals to ask permission to put a tower on top of AliMed on High Street.  We can all agree that cell towers may not be the most aesthetically pleasing feature for a neighborhood - but we all want great cell reception, instead of falling into a dead spot. Does it bother you if a cell tower is in sight of your home? Let us know by leaving your thoughts in the comment section below.

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Timothy Robertson

10:27 am on Friday, June 24, 2011

From our reporter Dan Kobialka, who attended Thursday's ZBA meeting: "I asked James McGrail about cell phone towers near schools. He told me state and local governments are "essentially powerless," when it comes to banning cell phone towers near schools. I checked it out further and federal law states municipalities cannot ban cell phone towers based on health concerns, and there are some cell …   more ›

Thursday, August 26, 2010

4 Phones Swiped from Providence Highway AT&T Store

Police say they are searching for two Hispanic male suspects that appear on surveillance footage.

Police continue their search Thursday for two Hispanic males that allegedly stole four cell phones from AT&T on Providence Highway, Lt. Robert Nedder said. Store employees alerted police Wednesday afternoon 15 minutes after the pair fled the store with phones that retail for $2,100. When police arrived on scene, they searched the area, but found no one matching the suspects' descriptions. Employees told police that one male looked Hispanic, about 17 years old and 5 feet 9 inches tall. He wore a Boston Red Sox hat, black hooded sweatshirt and jeans. The other suspect also looked Hispanic, about 13 years old and 5 feet 5 inches tall. He wore a red Washington Nationals hat, black and red plaid sweatshirt and jeans, Nedder said. The suspects …

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