By DANIEL KITTREDGE After months of delays, the Planning Commission on April 6 voted to grant preliminary plan approval for Revity Energy's 8.1-megawatt solar energy installation off Natick Avenue. The nine-member commission voted 8-1 to accept Planning
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By DANIEL A. KITTREDGE
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4/14/21
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By MERI R. KENNEDY The rain held off on Sunday as 17 teams of softball players gathered at Western Hills, Cooney and Mattera fields for a double elimination co-ed softball tournament, led by Thirsty Beaver co-owner City Council Vice President Ed Brady.
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By MERI R. KENNEDY
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4/14/21
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By JOHN HOWELL They can't weigh more than 5 ounces, and some look like they have come off the set of a science fiction movie. Others could be the cars of the future, yet still others are not much more than a block of brightly colored wood with stickers
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By JOHN HOWELL
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4/14/21
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Social Enterprise Greenhouse (SEG) has opened applications for its Summer 2021 Incubator program. The SEG Incubator is a 10-week business education program designed to help entrepreneurs launch a new business or fine-tune a business that is already in
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4/14/21
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Save The Bay has opened registration for its 45th annual Swim fundraiser. The nonprofit organization's flagship fundraiser typically welcomes hundreds of swimmers to the shores of Newport and Jamestown for a two-mile, cross-bay swim in support of Save
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4/14/21
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Brightening the day The Esperanza-Hope team had a chance to make Easter a little brighter for children in the community through the giving of Easter baskets. The nonprofit organization distributed 150 Easter baskets to children in Cranston. The pandemic
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4/7/21
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE Providence City Council President Sabina Matos has, for some time, been seen by many observers as the clear frontrunner in the lieutenant governor sweepstakes. After all, she has been a frequent, visible presence at Gov. Dan McKee's
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4/7/21
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Move over April Fools', the first day of the month has been officially rebranded 401Gives in the Ocean State, and for good reason. Throughout yesterday, thousands of donors from Rhode Island and beyond came together to raise a total of $2,200,477 for
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4/7/21
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Cranston art students honored with scholarships Cranston Public Schools, in conjunction with the Visual Arts Department, is proud to announce that three high school artists have been selected as winners of the 2021 Wickford Art Association/Rhode Island
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3/31/21
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By ROB DUGUAY Some local records have a knack for flying under the radar and then astounding the senses after being given a listen. Often this comes from an act that's still cutting its teeth, but in this particular case it's a bunch of Providence music
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By ROB DUGUAY
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3/31/21
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The Wilbury Theatre Group proudly announces a limited run of "Krapp's Last Tape," Samuel Beckett's lauded one-act play about the effects of time and loneliness, and the longing for past glories. Performances run for limited audiences in the Main Hall at
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3/31/21
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WaterFire highlights sculptor's work WaterFire Providence presents "Down to Earth: Robert Rohm Sculpture, 1963-2013," an exhibition spanning 50 years of work by sculptor Robert Rohm. This exhibition at the WaterFire Arts Center will run through Sunday,
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3/31/21
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March for Meals As part of the March for Meals fundraising and awareness campaign this month, Meals on Wheels of RI Executive Director Meghan Grady and Ward 1 City Councilwoman Lammis Vargas, above left, made a visit Monday to the Cranston home of
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3/24/21
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By K. JOSEPH SHEKARCHI Imagine this: you're a medical assistant and a single parent. You've worked hard to be self-sufficient, even taking the classes needed to obtain your certification. Yet you cannot afford to purchase a home anywhere in Rhode Island.
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By K. JOSEPH SHEKARCHI
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3/17/21
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Last spring, when the pandemic began ripping through Rhode Island's economy, painful budget cuts to social programs seemed not just possible, but likely. Progressives warned about the long-term fallout from an "austerity budget," even as joblessness
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3/17/21
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Centerville Bank welcomed to Rolfe Square During a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week, Mayor Ken Hopkins officially welcomed Centreville Bank to 56 Rolfe Square. Centreville has nine branches in Rhode Island and eight in Connecticut, and the bank's
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3/17/21
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Grade 8 High Honors: Amelia Albino, Chad Antonelli, Stalia Biosse, Cameron Bobek, Olivia Borders-Oliver, Ava Cappuccilli, Aidan Carter, Dylan Cicchitelli, Cole Curran, Nicholas DiRaimo, Juliana Fernandes, Devon Fraenza, Hayden Karas, Grace Kogut,
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3/17/21
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By ROB DUGUAY Over the past 20 years, the amount of space technology has taken up in our everyday lives has grown immensely. Cell phones have become handheld information hub centers, computer programs can do anything from studying viruses to streaming
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By ROB DUGUAY
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3/17/21
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Ever think about what it would be like to pilot your vessel through an offshore wind farm. Well you can now give …
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By CAPTAIN DAVE MONTI
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3/17/21
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE On the heels of the latest high-profile incident involving ATVs operating on local roadways, officials from Cranston and Providence on Tuesday announced a new partnership aimed at addressing activity they described as endangering
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By DANIEL A. KITTREDGE
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3/17/21
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Rhode Islanders will have the opportunity to support any of more than 300 local nonprofits when 401Gives, the state's largest single day of giving, returns on April 1. After exceeding the $1 million mark for the effort's first-ever year, United Way of
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3/10/21
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By BRIAN C. NEWBERRY Speaker Shekarchi recently held a press conference in which he correctly made affordable housing a top legislative priority. Whether the legislature has a grasp of the real issues remains to be seen. The principle problem with
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By BRIAN C. NEWBERRY
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3/10/21
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Social Enterprise Greenhouse (SEG) has added a new program to its portfolio of services designed to help entrepreneurs launch and grow businesses. The SEG Ideator is an eight-week program created specifically for people who are thinking about starting a
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3/10/21
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Pomham Rocks Lighthouse photo and art contest As part of a year-long celebration of the 150th Jubilee of East Providence's historic landmark, the Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse is sponsoring a photography and art contest. Entry is free. Entrants can
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3/10/21
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Back by popular demand, The Wilbury Theatre Group has added performances of "The Race" by Mark Binder, directed by Brien Lang, from March 13-28. This challenging new play, done on Zoom - an emerging new performance medium - examines the common, and
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3/10/21
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