Opinion
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By PAM SCHIFF
High school accreditation is an important part of any public school district. Cranston East is preparing for their visit from NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges) …
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By Pam Schiff
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11/18/16
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One college student is making an effort to help Warwick children learn to enjoy healthier food choices. Rachel Hobbs, a senior at the University of Rhode Island from Billerica, Massachusetts, spent time at Wyman School as part of her
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By Tessa Roy
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11/30/16
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Dipping isn't for the dogs Sue Parker and her husband, Harry, weren't chicken, although they were dressed like them New Year's Day. Both of them made the Little Rhodie Bully Breed Club plunge at City Park. About 60 other dog lovers and advocates of the
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1/4/17
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Pedestrian hurt, suspect sought in hit-and-run accident Police continue to investigate a hit-and-run accident last week that left a Brown University student with serious injuries. Emergency calls regarding the crash came in shortly
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By Daniel Kittredge
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10/15/16
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By JEN COWART During the 2016 election year, there was a great deal of discussion about the dissemination of information and news. As sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram became public arenas for news as much as for selfies and pictures of
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By Jen Cowart
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1/4/17
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By MERI R. KENNEDY A patriotic Eagle Scout project Nicholas Bombardier, of Troop 66 Garden City, will be holding a citywide collection of old and tattered American Flag's for his Eagle Scout Merit Badge project. He is a 17-year-old and a junior at
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By Meri R. Kennedy
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5/10/17
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The Bristol Police Department responded to the following calls between Oct. 3 and Oct. 9:
Monday, Oct. 3
A suspicious man was reportedly peering into vehicles at Hope and Constitution streets …
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10/15/16
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It's the beginning of holiday cheer.
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By Caitlin Howle
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11/18/16
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By MERI KENNEDY The day after the presidential election, a Facebook post by a woman in Hawaii calling for women to unite in solidarity for human rights created a groundswell of support from people across the country, including women throughout Rhode
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By Meri R. Kennedy
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1/4/17
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To the editor,
Energy — namely, electricity — is the modern day “fire” that drives our economy. As a former administrator of the RI Office of Energy Resources and as the RI …
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8/16/17
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To the Editor: So, the Warwick School Department intends to defy the collective bargaining agreement that they themselves signed on November 20 a mere three weeks ago (Warwick Beacon, Tuesday December 12). Or, in the words of Superintendent Dr. Phil,
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12/21/17
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The Pawtucket Wintertime Farmers Market is opening for its 10th season on November 5. The largest indoor farmers market in New England, it will be open every Saturday through April 29, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - this year including both December 24
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10/15/16
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By HARRY KANE It's beginning to look like a lot like a Thanksgiving tradition at Bishop Hendricken High School, where faculty members hosted a charitable community turkey luncheon for the second straight year to praise the gift of life, raise the cup of
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By Harry Kane
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12/1/16
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By PAM SCHIFF Dave's Marketplace is opening their tenth store on Pontiac Avenue in the former Seabra/Almac's/Tony's pizza building. According to Dave's marketing communications manager Susan Budlong, they are very excited to open this store. We are so"
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By Pam Schiff
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1/4/17
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It’s difficult to describe pain. I tried.
“It’s somewhere near there,” I said pushing my hand on my back below the belt line, “it’s constant, although it’s not as bad sometimes as …
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By John Howell
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8/31/17
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By PETE FONTAINE If you like big bargains and have some spare cash, the Johnston Historical Society has a shopping opportunity for you. The society will have an old-fashioned yard sale on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the one-time Log Gift & Curtain Shoppe
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By Pete Fontaine
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10/15/16
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By JOHN HOWELL Since 1946 Cranston municipal employees and their families have had the opportunity of becoming members of their own credit union. Like municipal employees in other cities and towns, they founded a credit union providing members to receive
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By John Howell
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1/4/17
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To Annmarie Walker, selecting the best Medicare prescription plan is daunting. Is she paying too much for what's covered, or by selecting one of the lower-cost options will the plan cover everything she needs? Those are the kind of
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By John Howell
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10/26/16
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The East Side's very own chess master
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Michael Clark
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10/15/16
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Locals already know it, but now it’s official: Downtown Warren really is a great neighborhood.
The American Planning Association has named Warren as one the United State’s five …
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10/4/16
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In South Kingstown there is a special spot where over 20 artists have contributed their work to compliment Mother Nature's
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By Marylou Butler
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10/15/16
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The phone rings and rings. When finally it clicks to leave a voice recording, the introduction is simply one word, “Joe.”
That name, already familiar to those who know the State House, …
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By John Howell
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11/18/16
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Tina Cane of Rumford has become the sixth poet laureate of Rhode Island
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By Caitlin Howle
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12/16/16
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To the Editor, This is what you will not be told by Johnston elected officials about the story that was aired on Channel 10 regarding pensions being paid to recent Johnston firefighter retirees. Imagine being about 50 years old and collecting in some
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5/30/17
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In 1975, the biggest heist in the history of the area happened right here in Providence.
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By Tony Pacitti
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10/4/16
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