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By PETE FONTAINE Editors note: Due to a production error, this story did not run in full in last week's edition. This is an edited version of that story. Rhode Island Gov. Gina M. Raimondo is concerned about the state's youth and their futures. Last
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By Pete Fontaine
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2/2/17
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By PETE FONTAINE Sunday's Super Bowl LI will come down to what team wins the battle of the trenches and can fend off any and all arsenals. So, the Sun Rise asked Johnston's real heroes - staffers at the Department of Public Works who certainly face all
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By Pete Fontaine
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2/2/17
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By JOHN HOWELL After last week's rain, the Pawtuxet River looked to be close to spilling over its banks. Would waters be lapping at the base of the Warwick Sewer Authority levee? But while the river was full and flowing rapidly, it wasn't threatening the
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By John Howell
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2/2/17
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Mayor Allan Fung expressed his “concern” about President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on Sunday night, releasing a statement that said the ban could have “unintended …
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By Jacob Marrocco and John Howell
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2/2/17
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By TESSA ROY Nicolle Potvin said she can't even describe all the things she lost during a six-year battle with anorexia, but today, the Pilgrim alum is finding positive ways to gain from the experience by ensuring that others like her know how to get the
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By Tessa Roy
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2/2/17
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SHOPLIFTINGAccording to a police report, a man who recently told Warwick Mall Target employees, “Karma is a [expletive]. I’m going to come back for you. I’m going to break your …
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2/2/17
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Photo slug agnes100.jpg (probably Beacon 1/26 or thereabouts Have a beer and celebrate Agnes Quattrini will celebrate her 100th birthday on Feb. 17. When asked about her secrets for longevity, Agnes Quattrini said, A Coors Light beer a day!" Quattrini"
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2/2/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Mayor Scott Avedisian is moving ahead with the plan to close the Buttonwoods Community Center on March 1 even though the City Council has a resolution under consideration to keep the former school open and some seniors who use the facility
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By John Howell
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2/2/17
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February 20 will mark the 14th anniversary of the Station Nightclub fire, the fourth largest nightclub fire in U.S. history. Dave Kane, father of the youngest victim of the fire, 18-year-old Nicholas O'Neill, has written a book about the many signs his
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2/2/17
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As sports fans across Rhode Island finalize their plans for Super Bowl LI on Feb 5., local businesses prepare to host a viewing party – or at least provide the pizza.
“Is it a crazy day from …
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By Allison Farrelly
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2/2/17
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By TESSA ROY Robertson students are tapping into their natural creative instincts with Design It!, an after school program run by the YMCA and funded by a grant from Mayor Scott Avedisian's office. A flier and permission slip for Design It! says the
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By Tessa Roy
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2/2/17
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What's it like inside? As part of Fire Chief James McLaughlin's ongoing campaign to give residents a peek inside their neighborhood fire station, meet the crew and let the kids climb aboard a fire truck, an open house was held Saturday at Station 4 at
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2/2/17
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Editors note: Due to a production error, this story did not run in full in last week’s edition. This is an edited version of that story.
Thanks to an arrangement reached between Mayor Joseph …
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By Tim Forsberg
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2/2/17
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East Sider Justina Doak reflects on her experience in coming to America
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Nancy Kirsch
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2/2/17
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In Manny Pasqual’s world, everything is coming up roses.
Most everyone in this town knows that Mr. Pasqual loves a parade. The 74-year-old Fesser Avenue resident took his affections for …
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By Manuel C. "Manny" Correira
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2/2/17
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Raising critical thinkers is more important than ever
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By Lauri Lee
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2/2/17
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Why can’t the United States have a really good single-malt whiskey? This is the question that the founder of Sons of Liberty Spirits Company, Narragansett native Michael Reppucci asked himself …
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Grace Lentini
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2/2/17
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Warren has a new police cruiser, courtesy of a $22,442 matching grant written by Warren officials and approved with the help of Sen. Jack Reed. The Senator came to Warren Monday to help unveil the …
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2/2/17
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The East Side never tasted so good
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By Grace Lentini
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2/2/17
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Grab some wings, a brew, and park it for the best places in Rhode Island to watch the game.
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2/2/17
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A team of Barrington High School students whose app is in the running for an award needs your vote.
BHS app team wins Best in State award.
The team of Chris Sarli, Hayden Ivatts, Stephen …
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2/2/17
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These are dark times when the very foundation of our democracy is under attack through hateful words and actions coming from the Oval Office.
I am enraged and horrified by the executive order to …
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2/2/17
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Some Barrington residents have noticed something strange about Volpe Pond recently.
A number of people who have driven by the pond say the water has changed color.
"It's a pewter gray color," …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/1/17
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Michael Bermudez, a/k/a Michael J. Morales, 35, of Cranston, pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence today to trafficking heroin laced with fentanyl and trafficking cocaine, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha, Cranston Police Chief
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2/1/17
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By JACOB MARROCCO It may be the Year of the Rooster, but don't expect any chicken ordinances to fly in Cranston this year. Mayor Allan Fung offered that scoop during a 90-minute discussion with the Herald on Thursday, exploring the year ahead while
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By Jacob Marrocco
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2/1/17
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