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The mystery of how hail is formed had completely eluded me. How can chunks of ice the size of a quarter, or larger, manage to fall out of the sky?
It seems downright ridiculous that frozen …
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5/14/25
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Most pass by a cemetery and acknowledge nothing more than a sea of stones. Most don’t consider the fact that beneath every stone is a story. In St. Ann’s Cemetery in Cranston, there are …
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5/14/25
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As a mom, I carry a thousand worries in my heart about my adult children’s well-being, their choices, and their future. I still show up every day with love, strength, and hope, because that is …
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5/7/25
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Giving myself a cursory look in the mirror this morning, I had a hard time finding my eyelashes. Putting my glasses on, I squinted, leaned in, turned my head side to side under the light and still …
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4/30/25
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George Thomas Taylor of Johnston began his milk delivery route when he was 16 years old. In the decades that followed, he gained a great number of devoted customers and friends. Each day, he’d …
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4/30/25
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Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22, but the spirit of the day can continue every day. The day serves as a reminder that our planet needs kindness and care. While I may be just a tiny speck …
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4/23/25
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Jimmy Gardiner twisted and turned in his Rhode Island jail cell. It had been hours since he’d had access to cocaine, and he was becoming so sick that a doctor had to be called in. Ironically, …
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4/23/25
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Easter was always one of my favorite times of the year. I got such a kick out of stuffing plastic eggs with little Tootsie Rolls, Hershey’s Kisses wrapped in bright Easter colors, and a few …
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4/16/25
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Early in October 1929, Louis LeClair arrived in New York. The U.S. Veterans Bureau Hospital, in Northport, was hiring wardens and he visited the facility and asked for a job application. In the space …
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4/16/25
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The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines cleaning as “to rid of dirt, impurities, or extraneous matter.” Let’s be honest, everyone’s definition of “clean” is a …
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4/9/25
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I’m hooked on Facebook stories about human-animal interactions. People often find baby birds, chipmunks, possums, turtles, badgers, and other animals by the side of the road, assuming the …
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4/2/25
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On Sept. 16, 1940, the Selective Training and Service Act went into effect as the first peacetime draft in the history. Like every other American male between the ages of 21 and 35, brothers Albert …
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4/2/25
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Agents of the RI Department of Charities and Corrections paid a routine visit to the RI State Hospital for the Insane, in Cranston, in Dec. 1906. There, they discovered William Stevens Morse, 32, …
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3/26/25
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Hubby has never been a fan of television shows about regular law and order, a genre that has produced numerous series and spin-offs, including the Law & Order franchise, NCIS, and CSI. His …
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3/26/25
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There’s an energy that usually occurs when a band or musician performs at a particular venue for the first time. It’s an opportunity for folks who might not have heard them before to give …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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3/19/25
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“Spring has sprung. The grass is riz. I wonder where the flowers is.” I remember this playful ode to spring from my days at Oakland Beach School. My mother was the president of the PTA, …
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3/19/25
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Frederick Louis Bodreau Jr. was contracted by Rocky Point Management to make a jump from an airplane on July 8, 1928 to thrill park guests. Bodreau, 28, who worked as a parachute jumper and …
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3/19/25
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I saw an article titled “75 Ways to Boost Your Mood Right This Very Second”, which caught my eye. That title alone gave me a tiny mood boost—something to look forward to. But …
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3/12/25
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The tiny melody of a violin, climbing sharp peaks and descending again to lose its echo, filled the halls of the New York Public Health Department’s hospital. Thirty-five-year-old Italian …
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3/12/25
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With the arrival of March, we start to see the trees begin to bud again, the grass becomes a little greener and the winter thaw nears its conclusion as the blustery winds of spring make their …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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3/5/25
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