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Last Monday morning, I had spent a half hour on a construction site in Johnston, the rain spritzing down, sending my loosely braided hair into a halo of frizzy pieces. With my flats soaked through ...
Soul of a New Machine: Tackling the asphalt tundra at Cranston West
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Aug 19, 2010 | 0 | 1 |
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Years ago, I used to hang around with a few friends on Thursday nights for dinner and conversation. In the group there were a few lawyers and a few of us from other walks of life. I recall a conver...
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Open Letter to William J. Clegg III, Elizabeth Dennigan, Michael J. Gardiner, Ernest A. Greco, James R. Langevin, Donald F. Robbio, and Mark S. Zaccaria. Two weeks ago, I wrote a column discussin...
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It was over a year ago when I was first introduced to the Community Kitchen. At that time, I was introduced to three students of the program, wearing caps and gowns in a pristine kitchen. One was...
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Step in tune to BASICS The group called BASICS in Cranston was formed after the elementary music programs were cut from the budget in Cranston for the upcoming school year. BASICS is now putting...
Aug 11, 2010 | 0 | 0 |
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Thursday morning, I went through my regular routine. I got ready, had a cup of coffee and climbed into my car. I picked up 95 North to Route 6, and in a few minutes was approaching the curve wher...
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Happy 40th Birthday, Cedar Crest Nursing Centre Cedar Crest Nursing & Rehabilitation Centre will celebrate its 40th year of operation at a 1970s-inspired party co-sponsored with the Greater Cr...
Jul 29, 2010 | 0 | 0 |
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You know when you send a little kid to summer camp and they cry, and kick and scream when it’s time to take them home? Yeah, that was me this weekend. Despite being a native Rhode Islander, I h...
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“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.” - Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who For those of us who like geezer rock (and let’s be honest: who doesn’t?) that riff by The Who not only brings back ol...
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For the August issue of PrimeTime Magazine, one of the Beacon’s monthly publications, we focused our editorial content on a subject we know a lot about – Rhode Island. I got the chance to sit down ...
Jul 22, 2010 | 0 | 1 |
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This is supposed to be a column about fava beans. See, my father-in-law is working on his green thumb. Last week, he cooked fava beans from his garden and he said to me, “You should write about the...
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Happy Birthday to the City of Cranston! Come celebrate the city's 100th birthday on Wednesday, Aug. 4, with Mayor Allan Fung, city representatives, the Greater Cranston Chamber of Commerce and the ...
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Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve had a lot of experiences that point out how often we take things for granted. It could be something really big, like good health and a light load of stress, or s...
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Last summer was the summer of the slug. They seemed to be everywhere, leaving their long slimy trails across porches and patios or affixed to garden flowers and vegetables. The slugs and their cou...
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