STORY OF THE WEEK: Back in the day, the approach of the end of February would signal the time for the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies – the bygone annual satiric sendup of the year in Rhode … more

Kathy Blackburn of Interfaith Counseling Center (ICC), a social work veteran of thirty years, was awarded the “Chris Emerson Award” at the center’s 8th Annual “SEEDS for … more

Mike and Angelica (DiMascio) “Gel” Penta are known to many. They own Gel’s Kitchen on West Shore Road in Warwick and a sister restaurant on Main Street in West … more

By KELLY SULLIVAN It was without second thoughts that 32-year-old Sullivan Ballou made the decision to leave his wife and children behind while he answered the call of duty. Born March 28, 1829, in Smithfield, Ballou was the son of Hiram and Emeline more