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STILL TIME TO FISH: While some boaters were considering hauling their craft, Joe Firlick and Brian Montgomery found conditions just great yesterday for fishing. Here they launch at the Oakland Beach ramp. “I’m not happy about it (Hurricane Earl), but there’s nothing I can do about it,” said Firlick.
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With the vast majority of the East Coast holding it’s collective breath, waiting and watching to see the path that Hurricane Earl will travel, the governor told Rhode Islanders to be prepared. ...
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OVERALL What do you see as Warwick's biggest asset? Scott Avedisian: Our people. The interest and involvement of our businesses, civic, non-profit, religious, neighborhood, senior and school grou...
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It’s a surprise in an election cycle that features lots of interest and enthusiasm across the country that Rhode Island’s political races have seen nothing of the sort. “Somebody asked me yesterd...
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Small business may be the darling of the candidates in this year’s election, but for Michael Ashkar, a struggling small businessman in Warwick – “the beat” goes on. And by the beat, he means s...
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It was just after 9 a.m. on Saturday when a fire engine pulled up to Briarcliffe Gardens. Four men hopped down off the truck, but they weren’t there for an emergency. The doors to Briarcliffe o...
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While the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) on proposed airport improvements terms the effect on Buckeye Brook as minimal, the city’s principal planner believes it could be another cut i...
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Hometown Beats
RADIO CITY HALL DAYS: Carolyn Dutra is pictured here during her days as a Rockette in the late '60s. She carries on the Rockette tradition of training, discipline and personal appearances to this day.
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The Radio City Rockettes are coming to town for nearly three dozen performances at the Providence Performing Arts Center. The Cities of Cranston and Warwick are proud of two of its citizens who h...
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THE SWITCH + + + (Light romantic comedy) Taken from a short story, The Switch would have made an interesting hour-long "Sex in the City" or "Friends" episode. The simple but clever plot has W...
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When Mike Tarro decided to forsake the life of a traveling musician in favor of settling down, he had few regrets then and even fewer now. “I’m pretty much a home boy now,” said Tarro. “I trave...
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NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS * * * (Positive lessons for the kids) Emma Thompson reprises her role as the nanny with magical powers who can turn around even the most disastrous situations. And things...
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Dr. Barry M. Lester knows that there is very little in the world that distresses people more that the crying of a baby. “There are different types of crying that babies do,” he said. “There is ...
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EAT PRAY LOVE *** 1/2 (Joyce) *** (Don) (A woman's search for inner peace) Taken from Elizabeth Gilbert's best-seller, "Eat Pray Love" translates well to the screen, thanks to the beautiful...
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Waking Sleeping Beauty recently played the Providence International Film Festival to the delight of many. This fantastic documentary allows you a rare chance to peer into the workings of the Disney...
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Gallery 17 Peck in Providence will be having an uncrating of the art of Peter Max on Thursday, Aug. 19. Peter Max himself will be at the gallery on Aug. 28 and 29 as part of a 10-day exhibit of M...
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THE OTHER GUYS * (Worst cop-buddy movie of the century) We’ve seen some bad cop-buddy movies, but The Other Guys has to be the worst one of the year. Make that the century. Will Ferrell and Mar...
Sights & Sounds
The City speaks out about the airport expansion