Providence Journal: Historical and Current (NewsBank) This link opens in a new windowFull-text of locally-written articles from 1829-present can be searched, emailed, or downloaded from the Providence Journal on Newsbank. For today's news, use the print issue or ProJo.com. Selected pre-1984 articles have been indexed by the Providence Public Library for their Rhode Island Index file which may be consulted at the main library, 150 Empire Street, Providence (455-8000).