Opinion
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As the start to the new school year gets closer, John McCarthy is reflecting on the successes of his first year as chair of the Cranston Educational Advisory Board (CEAB) and looking ahead. The group meets monthly all year long to discuss
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By Jen Cowart
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10/5/16
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At the age of 10, Coventry High School senior Jason Hoskins saw extreme poverty for the first time and was forever changed by it. Now, as college interviews and applications loom ahead, he's about to be able to do something about it. We"
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By Jen Cowart
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10/5/16
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After years of setting empty, what was once a shopping destination for Rhode Islanders - the Midland Mall, to later become the Rhode Island Mall - has a tenant. On Friday, Mayor Scott Avedisian cut the ribbon to officially open Burlington
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By John Howell
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10/5/16
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Library to hold Passport Day The Cranston Public Library will hold its annual Passport Day on Saturday, Oct. 8. U.S. citizens planning international travel may apply for their passports at the Central Library between 2 p.m. and 5 pm.
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By Meri R. Kennedy
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10/5/16
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It's official - Dave's Marketplace will open a new location in Cranston. The company formally announced the long-rumored plans this week. The new store at 550 Pontiac Ave. will be the chain's 10th in Rhode Island. Construction is
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By Daniel Kittredge
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10/5/16
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FAST FOOD FOLLIES Eating fast food may make one sleepy, but it wasn't a Big Mac that made one driver pass out at a McDonald's drive through speaker. On September 16, just before 8:30 p.m., Officer Manuel Pacheco and other members of the police department
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10/5/16
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The Warwick Police Department has released an image of the Bank of America robbery suspect.
In a Facebook post Friday afternoon, the department released the following information:
On …
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10/5/16
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According to information provided by the school administration, almost 90 percent of Warwick's 897 teachers would make more than $79,000 - and some with longevity and coaching stipends more than $100,000 a year - under the contract
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By John Howell
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10/5/16
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The day following his selection as the man to rebuild passenger traffic to the levels they were in 2005, if not exceed them, Iftikhar Ahmad was quoting Socrates and sharing his personal quandary as to whether he should introduce a dog to
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By John Howell
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10/5/16
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The final resting place of a family that helped found Warwick got a little help from a community that deeply cares about the city's history. Historical Cemetery 107, where many members of the Holden family were laid to rest, was in rough
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By Tessa Roy
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10/5/16
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Father Robert Marciano is a quick-change artist. Saturday he was attired in church vestments as he officiated the 5 p.m. Mass at St. Kevin. Then in barely minutes he was wearing the Air Force blue uniform, for Father Marciano is a pastor
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By John Howell
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10/5/16
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Ward 5 Councilman Ed Ladouceur, left, who faced Republican candidate Danny Hall in the 2012 election, endorsed his former opponent as a candidate for the School Committee this week. Ladouceur said he talked with Hall and he has the"
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10/5/16
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Bishop Hendricken High School added seven to its Hall of Fame at an on-campus induction ceremony Sunday.
“Through time, talent and treasure, all of this year’s inductees have made significant …
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10/5/16
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Enjoy waterfront living in this charming Barrington colonial. Built in 1950, the home has been updated and is in move-in condition.
With three bedrooms and two fiull bathrooms, the light-filled …
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10/5/16
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PORTSMOUTH — An overnight standoff on Boyds Lane ended peacefully this morning with the arrest of a local man on firearms charges.
James Lawrence, of 561 Boyds Lane, was …
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Jim McGaw
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10/5/16
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Monday, Jan. 26
A barking dog complaint came in from Cutler Street.
An Orchard Avenue resident reported an abandoned bicycle.
Someone driving down Miller Street shouted racial profanities at …
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10/5/16
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Barrington school officials have ordered tests on the air quality inside the current middle school building.
The tests, which were conducted on Monday, Sept. 3 — there was no school because …
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By Josh Bickford
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10/5/16
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State House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello told reporters Tuesday that former state Rep. Ray Gallison will be charged with embezzlement in Massachusetts, a claim his spokesperson later rescinded, …
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10/5/16
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WESTPORT — A $525,967 grant will help scientists learn whether oyster colonies can cure Cockeast Pond’s high nitrogen woes.
UMass Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) …
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10/5/16
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Get ready for four nights of laughs in Newport
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By Tony Pacitti
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10/5/16
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See the streets and buildings that shapes the work of H.P. Lovecraft
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By Caitlin Howle
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10/5/16
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To the editor:
I attended the forum for the Barrington Middle School bond held on Wednesday night. It was the first time I had been in the building, and I was sadly dismayed to see the condition …
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10/5/16
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To the editor:
The Rhode Island Department of Education’s (RIDE) Public Schoolhouse Assessment, last published in 2013, evaluates the condition of all public school facilities in the …
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10/5/16
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Father Robert Marciano is a quick-change artist. Saturday he was attired in church vestments as he officiated the 5 p.m. Mass at St. Kevin. Then in barely minutes he was wearing the Air Force blue uniform, for Father Marciano is a pastor
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By John Howell
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10/5/16
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Students should be at stop 5 minutes before pick-up time.Please be aware that changes may be made to this list up to and after school begins. Updated lists will be available on the school district …
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10/5/16
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