Week of March 4, 2021
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3/4/21
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
WONKA * * * (Family Prequel Movie)
How did Roald Dahl’s famous fictional character get his start?
This pleasant little musical will tell you.
It …
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12/27/23
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Bill Facente smiles a lot. He’s easy to talk with and makes things seem everything is going to work out.
It’s made him an effective economic and community development officer over …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/25/24
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A shadow has been cast on Green Development’s solar project plans in Johnston.
The opposition was nervous. A rumor had circulated through the ranks of Stop Johnston Solar (SJS) that the …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/1/24
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JSC Management Group will celebrate the grand reopening of its Burger King® restaurant at 2615 West Shore Rd. with free meals, giveaways and a $1,000 donation to Pilgrim High on Saturday, …
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2/15/24
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With oversight hearings commencing to find out how Rhode Island wound up narrowly avoiding an unprecedented calamity – and instead just got stuck with an historic, exorbitantly expensive …
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2/29/24
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Ever notice how the most terrifying of situations can be comically funny?
The movies are great at creating such humor. Moments when seemingly there’s no way of avoiding a catastrophe, you …
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3/7/24
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4/24/24
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Having been selected as one of three schools in the state as a “Disney Musical in Schools,” Norwood School was given the opportunity to select from Disney productions and have the rights …
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5/23/24
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By ROBERT DUGUAY
For the past 20 years, FirstWorks has been a vital entity in Rhode Island’s cultural sphere with their inclusion of world-class performing arts while accompanying these …
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By ROBERT DUGUAY
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5/29/24
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Decathlon booster
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Michele Cinquegrano of Verizon was recently presented a gold medal by John Howell, president of the Rhode Island Academic Decathlon, for the company’s ongoing support of the event that has been …
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11/27/12
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You are the Target 12 investigative reporter and managing editor. Give us an overview of your responsibilities.
I wear two hats at WPRI. As an investigative reporter my role is to bring things …
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By G. WAYNE MILLER
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12/27/23
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By JOHN HOWELL
Finally on Friday, Mayor Frank Picozzi got what he has been asking for — a face-to-face meeting with Rhode Island Airport Corporation president and CEO Iftikar Ahmad. …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/25/24
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As I wrote about in my last blog, we had been preparing for a number of years to hold a live-fire study. We had purchased or had made all of the materials we needed, and it was time to pick a date. …
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2/7/24
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The RIIL and Amica Mutual Pavilion announced today that the finals of the RIIL Boys & Girls Divisional Basketball Championships will be played, March 4-6, at the AMP in Downtown Providence. The …
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BY CAROLYN THORNTON
Rhode Island Interscholastic League
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2/29/24
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Postponed because of rain during Holy Week, Bishop Hendricken High School held its 50th annual hunger walk Friday. Here students are pictured on Sandy Lane. Father Robert Marciano, president of the …
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5/23/24
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“Once” the musical is a heartfelt and enchanting production that shines with its simplicity and authenticity. “Once,” book by Enda Walsh; music and Lyrics by Glen Hansard and …
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By IDA ZECCO
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5/29/24
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City Finance Director Peder Schaefer has a nose for numbers. When they aren’t what he expects them to be he starts digging.
He did that last week as he reviewed the governor’s budget …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/15/24
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Michael R. Holmes, 73, of Capron Street, West Warwick, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday afternoon, February 24, 2024, at home.
He was the beloved husband of Ethelmay G. …
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2/28/24
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