One of the very best book I have read all year, “The Marriage Portrait,” is a superior work of historical fiction, riveting from the very first page. Based on the arranged marriage of 14-year-old Lucrezia de Medici, daughter of the wealthy Duke of Florence, to the powerful Alphonso, Duke of Ferrara, it is a mesmerizing tale of intrigue and machinations set in the 1550s.
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By Donna Bruno
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11/7/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha has championed the cause of government transparency, often saying that the state’s public records law should be a floor and not a …
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By Ian Donnis
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11/7/23
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Fishing for tautog (also called black fish) has been outstanding in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The fish are abundant and quite large.
Anglers are allowed just one trophy fish, …
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By. Capt. Dave Monti
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11/7/23
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PORTSMOUTH — While Jeff Moniz has many fond memories of his high school playing days, he doesn’t exactly miss fielding ground balls in the infield with Joe Narcizo, his former baseball …
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By Jim McGaw
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11/7/23
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Thea Jackson scored a hat trick as the Mt. Hope girls soccer team soundly defeated South Kingstown 4-0 in the Division I quarterfinals at the high school on Friday night.
Jackson, the …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne. Jr.
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11/7/23
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Junior striker Will Quinlan scored 4 goals as the Westport Soccer team crushed University Park 8-0 in the round of 32 during a Division 5 state tournament home game on Monday afternoon.
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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11/7/23
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Voters in Barrington will decide on two key issues today, Tuesday, Nov. 7 — whether to approve a $250 million school construction bond, and who should fill the Congressional District 1 seat. …
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11/7/23
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Polling locations have been combined due to low expected turnout. Make sure you're going to the proper place to vote. At stake is an open seat in Congress and the proposed $200M school bond.
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11/7/23
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Two polling locations are open, one at Kickemuit Village, and one at Warren Town Hall. At stake is a Congressional seat and the $200M school bond.
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11/7/23
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To the editor:
I also attended the 3.5-hour meeting of the Portsmouth Town Council on Oct. 23. I will not review the excellent points made by Jim Moore in this paper’s Nov. 2 publication. …
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11/6/23
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To the editor:
Following the natural gas outage that left Aquidneck Island in the cold for a week in 2019, National Grid proposed the liquefied natural gas storage facility on Old Mill Lane in …
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11/6/23
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When the Barrington Town Council meets on Monday night, Nov. 6, members will consider submitting an application to the RI Department of Environmental Management for a grant to construct a new …
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By Josh Bickford
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11/6/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Voting in East Providence takes place at only four locations around the city for the special election Tuesday, Nov. 7, for Rhode Island's United States Congressional District …
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11/6/23
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The Barrington High School football team scored three touchdowns in the first seven minutes and rolled to a 43-8 victory over Mt. Pleasant in a Division II quarterfinal playoff game on Friday, Nov. …
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By Josh Bickford
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11/6/23
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By Mike Rego mrego@eastbaymediagroup.com PAWTUCKET — The dream of an undefeated season and a league title for the East Providence High School girls' tennis team came to a disappointing end …
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By Mike Rego
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11/4/23
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PROVIDENCE — After recording a miraculous win in its first playoff outing earlier in the week, the East Providence High School boys' soccer club suffered a merciless 9-1 loss to top-seeded …
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By Mike Rego
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11/4/23
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What makes a school a school? The question lies at the heart of a sometimes testy two-hour zoning board hearing Wednesday called as Westport officials begin their consideration of a plan to build a …
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By Ted Hayes
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11/3/23
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PORTSMOUTH — It looked like the Patriots were headed toward a glorious comeback, but it was not to be.
In the quarterfinals of the Division I volleyball playoffs, Portsmouth found …
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11/3/23
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The Barrington High School boys soccer team defeated Moses Brown 1-0 in a Division I play-in game in Providence on Wednesday, Nov. 1.
Evan Memoli provided the only goal of the game …
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11/3/23
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The Barrington High School girls volleyball team outlasted Middletown, 3-2, in a Division II quarterfinal playoff match on Wednesday night, Nov. 1.
The victory propels the Eagles into a …
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11/3/23
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At the end of each week, the law firm d’Oliveira & Associates compiles a summary of recalls, FDA warnings, market withdrawals and safety alerts that the public should be aware of for their …
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11/3/23
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Warren Police made 10 arrests, which included multiple DUIs and people who had active warrants.
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11/3/23
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Bristol Police responded to noise complaints, loose horses, and made one arrest between Oct. 23-30, 2023.
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11/3/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — A bit closer than the final score would lead one to believe, the top-seeded and undefeated East Providence High School girls' volleyball team swept past Cranston West, 3-0, in …
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By Mike Rego
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11/2/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The top-seeded and undefeated East Providence High School girls' tennis team advanced to the Division III championship match following a very tight, 4-3 win over visiting …
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By Mike Rego
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11/2/23
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