This Halloween reminiscent game of wearing masks has grown old. Masks now dangle from many rear view mirrors, joining the graduation tassels or the Rosaries. I had plenty of masks, 8 or so, in my car UNTIL my son took my car and decided to play Good
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5/13/20
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In Rhode Island charter boats can fish with in-state resident passengers as long as social distancing and all other orders are followed. However, out-of-state anglers are not allowed to fish here unless quarantined for 14 days. In a joint letter to Gov.
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5/13/20
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Bishop Hendricken football player Jason Onye joined guys like Will Blackmon, Kwity Paye and Xavier Truss last week as he made his college decision official, committing to Notre Dame. What a remarkable accomplishment for Onye, as well as Bishop Hendricken
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5/13/20
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By MERI R. KENNEDY As the COVID-19 crisis began to unfold in Rhode Island, Cranston Police Detective Eric Leclerc brought home a mask and hand sanitizer for his daughter, 17-year-old Sofia Illiano. Sofia, who is one of 4,400 athletes of Special Olympics
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5/7/20
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By DON FOWLER If you want to see a fascinating documentary with Rhode Island connections, check out "e;I'm Gonna Make You Love Me,"e; available for free on YouTube and Amazon Prime Video. Warwick's Gloria Walker, who took Brian Belovich into her home when he
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5/7/20
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By JOHN HOWELL Joe Weintraub of Cranston has worked for Delta Airlines for 33 years. He was faithfully manning the ticket counter mid-morning Monday when he got his first visitor - actually this reporter - of the day. Commenting on the emptiness of the
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By JOHN HOWELL
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4/8/20
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Cranston student holds mask drive By JEN COWART A junior in the Medical Pathways program at the Cranston Area Career and Technical Center (CACTC) and Cranston High School West is putting her medical knowledge together with her sewing skills to help make
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By JEN COWART
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4/8/20
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Editor's note: Susan Groh, a cancer survivor and Warwick resident, provided these thoughtful suggestions for these difficult times. By SUSAN GROH I know this pandemic has us all feeling nervous and unsettled, and a bit like we've stepped into an
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By SUSAN GROH
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4/8/20
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10 years after the floods While Rhode Island remains engulfed in a global public health crisis, it recently marked the anniversary of another natural calamity. Heavy rains in March and early April 2010 sent the waters of the Pawtuxet River spilling over
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4/8/20
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Joining Massachusetts in another unprecedented step meant to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, Gov. Gina Raimondo this week announced that dine-in service as restaurants, bars and other …
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE
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3/18/20
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Calling for calm but acknowledging the likelihood of the continued spread of coronavirus in Rhode Island, Gov. Gina Raimondo on Monday declared a state of emergency and announced new steps aimed at …
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE
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3/11/20
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As the state responds to its first positive tests for coronavirus, officials say risk of transmission remains low but are urging Rhode Islanders to remain vigilant.
“I understand why many …
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE
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3/4/20
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It can be difficult to get students interested in science or physics. But when you have a teacher who can make such a subject fun and interesting, it can become one of their favorite …
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By PAM SCHIFF
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2/12/20
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Garden City Center, a decades-old fixture of the Ocean State’s retail shopping scene, has been sold to a Massachusetts-based company.
The transaction was announced this week in separate …
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE
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2/6/20
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Food brings people together, and that’s just what Florence Spenard and Ken Gilbert had in mind when they spoke with Chef Steven Versacci of the Cranston Area Career and Technical Center last …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/22/20
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Carlon Howard has lived in Rhode Island for nearly a decade, although his roots lie in Georgia, hundreds of miles south of the Ocean State.
In his adopted home, he sees a unique opportunity for …
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE
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1/22/20
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You could have heard a pin drop in the packed auditorium at Cranston High School East last Wednesday night.
Chris Herren, a Fall River native who once played professional basketball for the …
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By JEN COWART
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1/16/20
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Quincy was in Family Court on Thursday. He’s a big boy so his mom, Lisa Weinberg, keeps him on a short leash.
He walked the corridor as if he didn’t have a care in the world, which …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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12/18/19
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The space is bright, open, futuristic.
Visitors might not expect those descriptors to be associated with Eden Park Elementary School, which was constructed in the 1950s – and, like many of …
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE
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10/23/19
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Creativity comes in many forms – and local residents might be surprised at the artistic work being done right next door or just around the corner in their community.
The barriers between the …
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE
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10/17/19
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Sitting across from Bianca Christofaro – the mastermind behind the bake shop Queen B’s Cakery – is, in a word, humbling.
Serving successfully as a custom cake conceptualizer, baker and …
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By STEPHANIE BERNABA
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10/17/19
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John Reckner may be known statewide as the creator of the annual Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo, but he has earned another affectionate moniker among his family and …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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10/11/19
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Vaping has been the focus of intense attention and scrutiny across the nation in recent weeks, as hundreds of cases of mysterious – and often sudden – lung injuries have been reported in what …
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE and JACOB MARROCCO
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10/11/19
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The Gaspee Days Committee is working to keep its brand alive throughout the year, and its first-ever fall event on Oct. 12 is the first step to achieving that goal.
The Gaspee Fall-Out — the …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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10/2/19
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Dining and revelry have long drawn visitors to Pawtuxet Village.
That tradition continues today, with a range of restaurants part of the village’s thriving business community.
On Tuesday, …
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE
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9/18/19
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