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Rita Garceau celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday April 13 at Alpine Country Club, where she has been a member for more than 50 years. She spent the day with family and friends including her …
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4/17/24
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Summer will be here soon enough – and with it, plenty of playtime for kids once the school year comes to an end.
But before that last bell rings, the Greater Providence YMCA aims to get …
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By CHRISTOPHER GAVIN
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4/17/24
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Earth Day this year is scheduled for Monday, April 22, 2024. The annual celebration, which first began in 1970 on April 22, has been going strong year to year, with people all over the globe doing …
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By RAYMOND BACCARI
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4/17/24
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Special Olympics Rhode Island (SORI), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing year-round sports training and competition for individuals with intellectual disabilities, announced the appointment of …
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4/17/24
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Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins has issued an executive order to undertake a sweeping review of all tax exemptions offered to local taxpayers.
The mayor said he has formed “a working group that …
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4/17/24
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Buckle up – northeast gas prices are about to hit a bump in the road.
Gasoline prices, already on a seasonal upward trajectory, could spike by double digits this week once the switch to …
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4/17/24
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There are very few words more life shattering to hear than “you have cancer”.
But, for Cranston’s Glyn Morgan, that is what happened to him in 2013.
“My connection …
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By PAM SCHIFF
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4/17/24
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And you thought Roger Williams Park Zoo was the only place to find dragons at this time of year. Well, Peter Legg who was watching the sunset at Fort Getty in Jamestown Sunday, grabbed this shot of …
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4/17/24
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Editor’s note: On the morning of publication of this paper, evidence was brought to light of potential misconduct by Hope and Change for Haiti, which lost its 501-C3 status in 2022. The …
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By RAYMOND BACCARI
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4/17/24
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The Jewish holiday of Passover will start at sunset, Monday, April 22 and conclude on April 30, 2024.
The story of Passover can be found in the Old Testament book of Exodus.
On Passover, it …
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By PAM SCHIFF
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4/17/24
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To hear Dr. James Fanale tell it, the doctors, nurses, and staff at Warwick’s Kent Hospital have the greatest jobs in the world.
It’s a sentiment he expressed as he stood before a …
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By CHRISTOPHER GAVIN
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4/17/24
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To hear Dr. James Fanale tell it, the doctors, nurses, and staff at Warwick’s Kent Hospital have the greatest jobs in the world.
It’s a sentiment he expressed as he stood before a …
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By CHRISTOPHER GAVIN
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4/17/24
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The Old Growth Tree Society of Rhode Island will hold an open meeting at the Warwick Public Library at 600 Sandy Ln. Wednesday, April 17th, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., to talk about how the state's …
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4/11/24
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The Planet Fitness on Warwick Ave. has been the target of three bomb threats in three weeks, with the location having to evacuate on March 28, April 4 and April 9.
According to Warwick Police …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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4/11/24
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Since Amazon has not yet opened for business in Johnston, the mega-retailer has invoked a costly construction clause in its contract with the town.
Over the past few months, the company …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/10/24
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At the time of year when colleges are sending out their financial aid packages, $4 million in scholarships is available through the Rhode Island Foundation. Four dozen Cranston students received aid …
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4/10/24
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U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner now has a Republican opponent for this year’s election. Political newcomer Dr. Steven Corvi, who filed with the Federal Election Commission on March 21, …
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By RAYMOND BACCARI
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4/10/24
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Rhode Island Arbor Day will be celebrated on Friday, April 26, 2024, at the Joseph Ventetuolo Recreational Complex, Brayton Avenue, Cranston, also known as Brayton Avenue Park. The celebration will …
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4/10/24
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Mayor Ken Hopkins announced that resurfacing of the Washington Secondary Bike Path would in Cranston this coming Monday, April 8.
As the resurfacing work on the bike path kicks off in Cranston, …
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4/10/24
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One morning in 2006, I walked into my office at MENTOR Rhode Island to find a voicemail from then CEO Arlene McNulty. She was in the middle of watching an episode of Dancing with the Stars when she …
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By Jo-Ann Schofield former CEO - MENTOR RI
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4/10/24
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