PORTSMOUTH — A 44-year-old man was arrested Sunday for allegedly assaulting a 76-year-old Portsmouth woman.
Officers received information that Matthew C. George, 44, of 288 Sprague St., …
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2/26/24
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Warren police received multiple reports from multiple people about a snow plow driving at excessive speeds during last week's snow storm.
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2/23/24
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The girls indoor track team, which placed second in their division and second at the class meet, had a tougher time competing on the state level. The Huskies placed 20th as a team with 11 points during the state indoor track championships at the Providence Career and Technical Academy on Saturday.
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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2/22/24
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“I’m so grateful to these exercise programs at the senior center,” one participant said. “I can dance again. I can’t explain the joy I feel to move without pain once again.”
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By Manny Correira
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2/22/24
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WPRI Channel 12 was first to report a draft review on the status of the westbound section of the Washington Bridge written by an engineer hired to investigate the shuttered section paints a …
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By Mike Rego
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2/22/24
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The eastbound side of the Washington Bridge will be split into six lanes, three going in each direction, as a means of attempting to address the ongoing crisis created with the closure of the …
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By Mike Rego
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2/21/24
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After winning only two meets last season, the Mt. Hope gymnastics team had reason to celebrate this year, and to look forward to the future. The team placed third in Division II during the gymnastics state championships at Rhode Island College on Saturday.
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By Richard W. Dionne Jr.
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2/21/24
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It is unfortunate that Mr. Mensinger rejects his community's self-determination in how it chooses to grow, at the behest of Smith Hill functionaries with unfalsifiable plans for providing affordability.
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2/21/24
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To the Mt. Hope High School community, athletic department, administration and the regional school district, you missed out on what represents the best of what high school athletics is all about.
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2/21/24
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KMS and Thrive Outside plan to begin their Outdoor Learning Zone using the $100,000 RIDE grant that they received earlier this year. However, this grant will only fund the creation of three of the areas from the Concept Vision Plan. Fundraising will be necessary to accomplish everything envisioned.
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2/21/24
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More than most in Rhode Island, Hope & Main Founder and President, Lisa Raiola, has experienced first-hand the drastic increase in need for food assistance programming since the pandemic. Their Nourish Our Neighbors program has shown one inventive way to get food to people who need it.
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By Ethan Hartley
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2/21/24
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When student journalists at Amherst Regional High School in Massachusetts heard last spring that middle schoolers in their town were experiencing transphobic and homophobic bullying, they immediately …
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By Josh Moore and.Justin Silverman
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2/20/24
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The following novels kept me enthralled. I couldn’t put them down — always the sign of a good read. So battle through the last of the winter weather by curling up with one of these.
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By Lynda Rego
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2/20/24
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The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced spring programs scheduled to connect Rhode Islanders with our state’s beautiful natural resources. From vernal pool night to …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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2/20/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Back in the day, the approach of the end of February would signal the time for the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies – the bygone annual satiric sendup of the year in Rhode …
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By Ian Donnis
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2/20/24
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Warren Police made five arrests between Feb. 5-12, 2024.
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2/16/24
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The failure of the Washington Street Bridge is a crisis for Rhode Island and all who drive I-195. Our elected representatives must take all necessary steps to protect the public’s interests.
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2/15/24
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Employing a water option around the bridge traffic was an excellent idea. However, it was administered recklessly.
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2/15/24
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Our progress toward energy independence from the vicissitudes of the global energy markets will not be without its frustrations and delays but making spurious connections with discredited state agencies is not helpful to the process.
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2/15/24
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School administrators should remember that it’s okay for kids to have good, old-fashioned fun.
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2/15/24
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In the January 25, 2024 Shorelines Opinion Section, Mr. Clay Commons offers examples to show how well our economy is functioning and requests countering information. He explicitly states …
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2/14/24
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This project begins with the collecting and publishing of questions heard from Warren residents and information around the current state of climate change adaptation in Warren, and it culminates with a series of co-created tools and archives that attest to the community’s ongoing adaptation to the climate crisis.
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2/14/24
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If first impressions mean anything, there’s a lot to like about 37-year-old Besho Fareez, the new owner of two Warren institutions; Malik’s Liquors and Balasco’s Pizzeria on Market Street.
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By Manny Correira
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2/14/24
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