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Eagles have had an impact on the Pawtuxet Rangers, or more accurately on the Rangers’ Armory on Remington Street in the village.
Over the past four years, five Eagle Scout projects have …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/12/19
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Few eras have had as much of an impact on the United States as the Roaring Twenties - that time in the early 20th century where the American people felt invincible, their ambitions as headstrong and …
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By TARA MONASTESSE
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10/31/19
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“A community reveals itself not only by the people it produces,” Michael Traficante said, quoting President John F. Kennedy, “but also by the people it chooses to honor and recognize.”
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE
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10/30/19
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The students and faculty at Norwood Elementary School got a treat on Monday morning, as they welcomed Providence College Men’s Basketball Coach Ed Cooley for a visit.
The coach initiated the …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER and JOHN HOWELL
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10/30/19
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Lt. Gov. Dan McKee joined several state and local dignitaries and sponsors to kick off the 17th annual Operation Holiday Cheer at the Rhode Island National Guard Armory in Warwick on Tuesday …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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10/24/19
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Standardized test scores that measure college readiness in mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) in Warwick have once again sparked a conversation about how student proficiency is gauged in the …
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By ETHAN HARTLEY
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10/23/19
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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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Conimicut is open for business – literally.
Wednesday Oct. 30 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. will mark the first annual Conimicut Village Downtown Open House event, where prospective small business owners …
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By ETHAN HARTLEY
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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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Two years in the making, the president, principal and members of the Bishop Hendricken High School faculty outlined to a group of community leaders Friday morning dramatic changes in the school …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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10/17/19
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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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In 1979 Linda Sullivan was looking for any place in the city of Warwick that could potentially serve as a part of a solution to an issue that most in the community didn’t even realize was a …
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By ETHAN HARTLEY
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10/11/19
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The U.S. Department of Education’s National Blue Ribbon Schools Program announced last week that Brown Avenue Elementary School is among three institutions in Rhode Island – and the first …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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10/3/19
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The humor and drama surrounding the relativistic enormity of childhood awaits to be celebrated and rediscovered at the Gamm Theater, as cast and crew gear up for their eight-show run of “Judy Moody …
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By ETHAN HARTLEY
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10/3/19
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It all started when a grateful parent put a post up on social media about her son’s bike being stolen while he was at the Cranston High School East football game one Friday night.
The post was …
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By JEN COWART
Special to the Herald
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10/2/19
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Warwick continues to lead the state in the sale of single-family home sales, albeit by a slim margin over Cranston and despite extensive news coverage in the past four months on the city’s …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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9/27/19
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Roughly a dozen representatives from Stop & Shop, GreenPrint, the Rhode Island Tree Council and the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce gathered Wednesday morning to kick off the …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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9/27/19
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William Diman enlisted in the U.S. Army on Monday, Dec. 8, 1941, the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
He was shipped off to a base near Niagara Falls as an aircraft engine mechanic, but …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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9/25/19
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Imagine a place where you could escape from the hectic pace of modern life and breathe in the soothing saltwater mist kicked up by the incoming tide that flowed on either side of you. Perhaps you’d …
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By ETHAN HARTLEY
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9/25/19
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Bob Ratigan, a professional artist and muralist, has completed a broad range of projects during his career.
His latest endeavor, at the EGAPL Heart of RI Animal Rescue League’s building at 44 …
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE
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9/18/19
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The state Department of Health, thanks in large part to the continued advocacy from a Warwick family, is going forward with the development of a series of protocols that would standardize how to be …
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By ETHAN HARTLEY
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8/22/19
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The Tri-County Regional Prevention Coalition officially recognized and awarded recipients of its state overdose response grants during a ceremony at the Johnston Senior Center on Tuesday …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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8/22/19
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Little Free Libraries are increasingly popping up all over the world, as the community-building spirit of “leave a book, take a book” gains momentum.
Although the story behind the start of …
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By JEN COWART
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8/21/19
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Bigger planes, additions to the terminal, relocated and wider taxiways and another parking garage are all part of the plan for the future of Green Airport.
But longer runways and the acquisition …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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6/27/19
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Students in Bristol Warren are free to assert whichever gender they identity with, dress how the please within the parameters of the school district dress code, play sports with teammates of the same …
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By Patrick Luce
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3/30/17
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