When you wake up every morning you can wake up to Soleil...she always brings the sunshine! She recently had a litter of puppies and now is hoping to find the perfect home for herself! She's fun, …
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8/4/22
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The National Association of Landscape Professionals notes that lawns can support a significant number of insects feeding on them because the grass grows much faster than the insects can damage it. …
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7/28/22
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METRO
Do you still have an avocado green kitchen? Is your living room dank and dark? Perhaps there is only one bathroom for a family of six? Answering yes to any of these questions could serve as …
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7/28/22
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FAMILY FEATURES
Local code ensures new construction homes and renovation projects reflect the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Universal design, on the other hand, does more …
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7/28/22
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Jaychele Nicole Schenck was counting on a scholarship to further her education, but she wasn’t sure how to go about securing the funding to follow her dreams. Should she blanket the field, …
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By Staff Reports
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7/28/22
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By EMMA BARTLETT
Garden City Center has a few tricks up its sleeves this summer to make visits to the outdoor shopping facility more than just a reason to stop and shop. As kids and parents played …
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6/29/22
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Everyone in Johnston knows their mayor is a big shot - especially the 2,000 he personally vaccinated.
As a retired nurse and firefighter, throughout the pandemic, Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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2/10/22
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With declining temperatures and winter coming, it’s a good time to talk about fall prevention, especially when walking outdoors in winter conditions. According to the National Institutes …
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2/3/22
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Aging has long been associated with hearing loss, and that association is not unwarranted. The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders notes that age-related hearing loss can …
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METRO
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2/3/22
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Yes, we’re still wearing masks indoors at the University of Rhode Island, still running asymptomatic and symptomatic testing operations and vaccination clinics. Many people are physically …
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By DAVID LAVALLEE
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2/3/22
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When Sandra Olivo Peterson looked to put her son, Darien, in school at age four, she searched for a place that could accommodate her son’s needs. Being born around the cutoff date that would …
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By EMMA BARTLETT
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1/27/22
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Thinking about using wallpaper to transform your walls from drab to fab? You’re in good company. Wallpaper’s popularity is on the rise in both residential and commercial spaces and …
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StatePoint
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1/27/22
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The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra met a major challenge last weekend when Maestro Bramwell Tovey came down with Covid while visiting family in Sweden.
Two days before the concert, Nathaniel …
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By DON FOWLER
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1/26/22
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Thirty-eight years ago, Albert (Butch) Guevremont and his brother Ben began Roll-A-Way Disposal.
“We started with $10,000 and an old truck that probably shouldn’t have even been on …
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By EMMA BARTLETT
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1/20/22
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Cost of living is a significant component of financial planning. The cost of living may dictate where people live and work, and a high cost of living can influence how individuals spend their free …
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1/13/22
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METRO
Hardworking adults spend years striving to achieve their professional goals. Along the way, planning for retirement is a way to ensure all that hard work pays off when the time comes to call …
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1/13/22
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It could be a giant sculpture with its hundreds of white pillars symmetrically aligned to give passing motorists the impression of a flickering movie. But it’s not.
The artist behind the …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/13/22
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With the winter season already upon us, it is an important time of year to take care of yourself. It is easy to neglect your own healthcare needs because you are so busy balancing your life and …
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1/6/22
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Whatever inspired someone to name 200 acres overlooking Bristol harbor to the north, Mount Hope Bay to the east, Newport and the East Passage to the south and Prudence Island to the west - …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/6/22
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Rocky Point Park fondly remembered as an amusement park where rides of all kinds from bumper cars to the flume made for thrills will now make the automobile history books.
Last week Hemmings …
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12/23/21
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Safety might not be the first thing people think of as the holiday season approaches. Faith, celebrations, decorations, and holiday dinners all come to mind when considering the holiday season. But …
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12/16/21
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As we come to an end of 2021, we can look back on this year as being an unusual one, to say the least. A year of transition, perhaps trying to recover from 2020, a year that changed our way of life …
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12/16/21
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It’s Sunday and time for George Shuster, Chris Lee, Stuart Malone, Dennis Demers and at least a half dozen more people to get out their suits.
The suits aren’t easy to put on or to …
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12/16/21
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The tractor broke down, but Sally Hicks is still kicking.
Primed for her fast approaching 83rd birthday, the Providence city girl turned Scituate farmer credits “keeping busy” with …
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By RORY SCHULER
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12/9/21
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Jamie Boblitt used to walk Jack and Freckles on Bellman Avenue in Conimicut. When he decided if he was really serious about hiking the Appalachian Trail, a 2,168-mile trek from Springer Mountain in …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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12/2/21
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