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By JOHN HOWELL Could larger airplanes and more flights result in unsafe air quality conditions near Green Airport and especially at the Winslow Park playing fields not far from the airport's longest runway that will be even longer by the end of this
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By John Howell
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4/18/17
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Pup comes visiting It's not too cold for bathing, that's sun bathing, at Conimicut Point. A gray seal estimated to be four months old showed up at the point Tuesday, prompting concerned people to call the Department of Environmental Management and Mystic
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5/4/17
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William J. “Billy/Bumper” Dowding, 3rd, passed away peacefully at Cape Canaveral Hospital, Cocoa Beach, FL on May 17, 2017, at the age of 36.
Born in Warwick, he was the son of Karen Wagner …
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5/23/17
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Relive the moment that Rhode Island sparked a revolution, marvel at Scottish feats of strength and more this weekend
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6/8/17
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Mt. Hope High School junior Grace Moclair has achieved history, becoming the first student to be named to the All American Girls Lacrosse team.
“It’s unreal. When I heard this I was in …
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By Margeaux Gagnon
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6/19/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY Eight of the 10 workers from the East Greenwich Northeast Region facility of Airgas USA, the country's leading single-source supplier of gases, welding equipment and related supplies, are entering their fifth week of striking in order to
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By Ethan Hartley
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6/29/17
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The East Providence waterfront is getting the outdoor concert venue the state’s been missing
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By Tony Pacitti
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7/14/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY If allegations made by parents petitioning for the removal of Dr. Colleen Mercurio as principal of Cedar Hill Elementary are found to be true, then Mercurio would be in violation of federal and state laws and could potentially face
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By Ethan Hartley
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7/27/17
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With a long tradition of throwing events for that special day, the Venus de Milo shows that it still has a few surprises up its sleeve for the days in between
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Adam Baffoni
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8/10/17
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FIRST DAY OF K: Melissa DiRocco snaps a picture of her daughter, Natalia, as she's about to start her first day of kindergarten at Randall Holden School. The school is one of two slated to close next year with the consolidation of elementary schools.
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9/8/17
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By Richard W. Dionne Jr.
The Mt. Hope High School boys and girls cross country teams overcame the heat and the gnats during a home meet at Colt State Park on Tuesday to get closer to their goal, …
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By Richard W. Dionne Jr.
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9/27/17
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By ETHAN HARTLEY The concept, on its surface, often creates a reactionary spasm of disapproval in the community and online. Warwick Public School teachers get 90 sick days every year, as outlined in Section IX of the last iteration of their collective
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/17/17
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By PETE FONTAINE If you're shopping for unique holiday gifts, plan on being at the Church of the Annunciation this weekend. If you're looking for an unusual dining experience, plan on being inside the Greek Orthodox parish's Rev. Peter G. Mihailides
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By Pete Fontaine
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11/4/17
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Sometime around 7 o’clock Tuesday night, the “Wolf-Pack” shouted “Pain is Temporary, Pride is Forever” that echoed throughout Johnston High School’s nearly-full auditorium.
The roaring …
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By Pete Fontaine
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11/24/17
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Armed with their own laptop computers, Kickemuit Middle School students literally have the world at their fingertips. But a group of 13 of them has fared well in a statewide contest by trying to find …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/13/17
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Thomas P. Hughes, age 74, of Bristol, passed away Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in Philip Hulitar Hospice Center, surrounded by his loving family. He was the devoted husband of Kathleen J. (McCauley) …
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1/4/18
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Louis C. Boughton of Bristol died Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, surrounded by family. He was the beloved husband of the late Frances M. (Wilczak) Boughton. Born in White Plains, N.Y., he was a son of the …
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1/22/18
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People who attended Monday nights Johnston School Committee meeting wondered what item number three on the nights agenda was all about.
After all, its not often that youth groups, especially …
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By Pete Fontaine
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2/21/18
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By PETE FONTAINE Let the record book show that the children who make up Rosemary Petrucci's fourth grade class at Winsor Hill Elementary School are now known as Johnston's Ambassador's to Japan. Let the record book show that those children, who are
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/13/18
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By MARGARET TAYLOR Tamara McKenney and Kris Waugh were looking for a new endeavor. The business partners, who met when they started an IT recruiting company, were looking for a business that could be a collaborative community space. They considered a few
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By Margaret Taylor
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7/26/18
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RECKLESS DRIVING On November 12 at approximately 11:35 a.m. Officer Timothy Lipka responded to the area of Jefferson Boulevard and Main Avenue for a report of a hit and run crash. Dispatch had advised that the suspect vehicle was a Honda Accord, and that
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11/20/18
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Prom season is here. In fact, junior prom for Pilgrim High School students is on Friday, with the senior prom happening next week on the 24th. It is an event that, for many high schoolers, transcends …
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By ETHAN HARTLEY
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5/16/19
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By DON FOWLER I was cleaning out my files the other day and discovered an article I had written about loneliness for PrimeTime magazine back in January 2002. Eighteen years later, as we quarantine ourselves and keep our distance from others, the dilemma
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5/13/20
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By ROB DUGUAY June is Pride Month in the United States, which promotes equality for and increased visibility of the LGBTQ+ community. If you've seen a lot of rainbow colored flags on cars, houses and windows this month, this is the reason why. It's also
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By ROB DUGUAY
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6/18/21
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Tesla is a beauty; you might say her beauty is electric! Do you love the snow? Then Tesla is the girl for you! She's a big girl with a big heart, she loves people. Tesla is a five-year-old Great …
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10/6/22
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