Mich Myette is still searching for justice 18 months after being struck on the bike path in Warren last summer.
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By Ethan Hartley
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12/6/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — By two-vote margins, the City Council pretty much propelled the oft-discussed community/recreation center proposal over the final hurdle upon approving a pair of …
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By Mike Rego
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12/6/23
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If you are the type of person who can’t imagine that a collection of old, discarded plastic water bottles could, with a bit of imagination, be transformed into a shimmering, festive, …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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12/6/23
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In September, the Sogkonate Garden Club of Little Compton collected over 87 pounds of trash from our beaches in one day and over the past year, Friends of the Saugatucket in Wakefield collected over …
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12/6/23
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A Westport man faces multiple charges for allegedly breaking into a River Road home early Friday morning, and brandishing a hammer when the home’s sole occupant woke up.
Police were called …
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12/6/23
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The annual tree-lighting celebration drew an excited crowd to Barrington Town Hall on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 2.
There was plenty of excitement leading up to the tree-lighting: …
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12/6/23
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The meticulously staged production recreates the story of Jesus’ birth from the Roman guards taking the census and the shepherds’ field, where angels proclaim the birth, to the manger …
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12/6/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Although yet another discussion on the future of the town’s waste disposal program had to be tabled until January because the Town Council ran out of time last Thursday, the …
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By Jim McGaw
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12/6/23
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A European-stye Christmas Market returns to Bristol in time for holiday shopping. The two-day festive extravaganza fills the streets with music, rustic huts with gifts and crafts, and vendors …
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12/6/23
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Joshua Pavao, the suspect in the shooting/vehicular chase in city December 1, has been arrested on more firearm charges following a separate investigation in Coventry.
Coventry Police Department …
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By Mike Rego
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12/5/23
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The East Bay CDC is proposing a 40-unit, 4.5-acre development on Child Street, which would be 100% rental units open to people making 60% of the area median income.
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By Ethan Hartley
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12/5/23
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One resident said he preferred expanding and renovating Hampden Meadows School because the site offers more space and greater flexibility.
Another said Sowams School was the better option …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/5/23
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A Little Compton Town Hall employee charged last week with embezzlement admitted in an interview with Rhode Island State Police to taking $1,000 in cash that had been brought in as a tax payment, …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/5/23
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I am writing in response to Sidney Tynan's letter last week , "What's to be done about all the deer?" and to others who have complained about the explosion of the deer breeding populations and the …
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12/5/23
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More than 100 residents who live near a proposed live-in rehabilitation facility for teens with substance abuse disorders have signed an open letter to the Town of Westport, imploring planning …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/5/23
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The Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame will host a first-ever High School All-Star Showcase at Schneider Arena, on the campus of Providence College, on Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 6 p.m.
The aim of the …
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12/5/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Enthusiasm is never a problem for the respective East Providence High School swim teams and numbers, which in the recent past have been, are becoming less of one as the …
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By Mike Rego
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12/5/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Fire Department Chief Glenn J. Quick, recently announced he was retiring following a 37-year career. His last day on the job was November 18.
Quick began …
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12/5/23
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“First Ladies” By Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
A highly skilled writer of historical fiction, Marie Benedict usually chooses as her subjects women of substance who …
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By Donna Bruno
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12/5/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Several hundred residents crowded the Portsmouth High School auditorium Thursday night, the great majority of them with a resounding message for the Town Council: They …
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By Jim McGaw
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12/5/23
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It’s almost crass to write about the Israeli-Hamas war in the abstract. Whether it is a father searching for his children under rubble that had been his home in Gaza or a parent and child bound …
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By Arlene Violet
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12/5/23
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Hats off to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and his staff for putting together the Energy, Environment and Oceans Leaders Day, Friday, Dec. 1, at the Rhode Island Convention Center. This is the 14th year the …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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12/5/23
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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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12/5/23
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To the editor:
It’s difficult to observe the reaction to our government attempts to provide support for basic requirements, such as dealing with trash and roads.
First, the ideas that …
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12/4/23
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Principal Chris Ashley announced that Barrington High School would have a half-day of classes on Tuesday, Dec. 5, due to a plumbing issue at the school.
According to multiple sources, the …
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12/4/23
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