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Thanks to the generosity of Bank Rhode Island (BankRI) customers, staff and the community, the holiday season has been made brighter for underprivileged children across the Ocean State. The …
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1/4/24
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To the Editor,
The biblical Goliath apparently felt free to wreak havoc wherever he wished, simply because of his size. The Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) and the Federal Aviation …
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LETTERS
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1/4/24
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It was a rhythmic clanking like snow chains only barely audible. We put down our forks and looked at each other across the dining room table. My first thought was that it was a new sound from our …
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1/4/24
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We have a beautiful state, we really do. We enjoy the miles of ocean, beautiful parks, wonderful restaurants, and good people. You can get from one point in Rhode Island to another in one hour.
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By JOANNE GIANNINI
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1/4/24
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It may very well give a reader whiplash at how rapidly the onset of the artificial intelligence (AI) era has been ushered into our everyday discourse — but make no mistake, it is here, and not …
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1/4/24
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Strong gasoline demand over the holidays and ongoing tensions in the Red Sea aren’t enough to prevent gas prices from ending 2023 with declines.
As oil markets continue to watch for …
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1/4/24
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On Thursday, December 28, Stephen Edward Pascarella reported for work as he usually does. But there would be no working today. Instead, a special celebration was prepared in recognition of his 100th …
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By LAUREN MARSELLA
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1/4/24
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Jan. 10, The Edgewood Garden Club will hold an Open Meeting at the William H. Hall Free Library, 1825 Broad Street, Cranston, on Wed., Jan. 10, starting at 6:30 p.m. with a lecture beginning at 7:00 …
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1/4/24
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DUI
Around 2:24 a.m., Nov. 25, Warwick Police Officer Connor R. Bemis was traveling north on Warwick avenue in the area of North Country Club Drive when he spotted a black Chevy Malibu with …
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1/4/24
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The two feet of flooding at Apponaug Brewing Company receded in less than a day following the second-highest flood in the recorded history of the Pawtuxet River.
Still, though, the scars of the …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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1/4/24
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West Bay Chorale will hold their spring 2024 season kickoff and registration meeting
Monday, January 15 at 7pm, with registration starting at 6:30 at St. Kevin Church, 333 Sandy Lane, …
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1/4/24
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With the advent of 2024 came the enactment of legislation, including a law signed by Gov. Dan McKee in 2022 banning single-use plastic bags throughout the state.
The legislation, enacted on the …
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1/4/24
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Annie Mechino pauses; from a corner of her eye she’s spotted a customer standing by the orange-filled stand. He’s empty handed.
“Billy will have it tomorrow,” she says …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/4/24
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Twelve hours after ringing in the New Year, thousands were wringing water from their ears after jumping into the ocean for the Polar Plunge at Easton’s Beach in Newport.
The annual event, …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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1/4/24
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In a twist of developments and without any indication that it might happen, Mayor Frank Picozzi received Tuesday a proposed agreement from the Rhode Island Airport Corporation to build and make …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/4/24
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The surf is always up when you leave Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport and get on the connector to Route 95.
The rolling wave display, created by vertical blue pipes of varying …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/4/24
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Elizabeth Ann (Holmes) Covell of Eastham, Massachusetts passed away peacefully in her home on December 26, 2023. She was the daughter of Lester and Susan Holmes, and grew up in a large family with 4 …
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1/3/24
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The Rhody Fly Rodders, the oldest chartered saltwater fly club in America, is holding a 60th Anniversary Banquet Celebration Saturday, Jan. 20, 1 p.m.at Wright’s Farm Restaurant, 84 Inman Road, …
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1/3/24
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Bruce Cousineau’s special sauce, which he has heard described as “marinara meets Mexico,” was first created because he didn’t want to throw away extra árbol peppers …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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1/3/24
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Time flies and it is already 2024. When younger, in my 40s, I had no preconceived idea of what the 2020s would look like, although I remember the year 2000 like it was yesterday.
It began with …
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1/3/24
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