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Angélica Infante-Green (right), Rhode Island commissioner of elementary and secondary education, speaks to teacher Jenah Morrell’s Child Development 3 class and other educators during a Zoom session with Portsmouth High School last week. The class is for students enrolled in the school’s Academy of Education, Child Development, and Human Services, a career and technical education program that’s also open to students outside the district.
In Portsmouth: ‘An opportunity to hit the reset button’
PORTSMOUTH — Local high school students had questions about the state of education in Rhode Island, so they went right to the source last week. Angélica Infante-Green, Rhode … more
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Elizabeth Kinder prunes one of the trees on her family’s Poppasquash Road property, home to Samuel Kinder and Brother nursery. Though an opera singer and English-as-a-second-language teacher until last summer, Elizabeth has stepped in, educated herself, and taken over leadership of the family business.
A fourth generation takes over 130-year-old business
Elizabeth Kinder looks equally at home tending the trees of the Samuel Kinder and Brother nursery on Poppasquash Road as she does performing onstage, an accomplished Mezzo-soprano. “I’m … more
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Tiverton Police: Neighbor issues, dog left behind
Wednesday, March 17 At 9:24 am, police were called about a fence issue on Grinnell Avenue. An attempted break-in was reported at a residence on Blaisdell Avenue. Dylan M. Ferreira, 21, of 56 … more
Map, provided by the applicant, shows AT&T coverage in south Westport (good coverage is green) at present (left) and with a new tower.
Opponents urge rejection of Westport cell tower
Another debate, this one over three hours long, over a proposed AT&T … more
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Westport man arrested for threatening another with a loaded gun
A 23-year-old Westport man was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly brandishing a pistol and threatening another man inside of a Bristol residence. Bristol Police were alerted to the … more
A recent view of the damaged seawall in Riverside at Rose Larisa Park.
East Providence is next line for Municipal Resilience Program grant funding
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence is next in line as a “cohort” with The Nature Conservancy and the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank enrolling in the Municipal Resilience Grant … more
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Warren Fire Chief James Sousa ushers in a client, while working at the new vaccination pod at the East Providence Senior Center.
State announces East Providence as East Bay regional vaccination site
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence has been charged to be one of three newly created regional COVID-19 vaccination pods, which will serve residents of most East Bay communities over the next few … more
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This rendering shows what the new, state-of-the-art squash center will look like at St. Andrew’s School.
St. Andrew’s School plans to build a new squash center
A $1.25-million gift from an anonymous longtime supporter and friend of St. Andrew’s will provide funding for a state-of-the-art squash center at St. Andrew’s School — the … more
For buyers, the competition is tougher than ever
Across the country, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the residential real estate market, and Rhode Island’s real estate market shifted with it. According to State-Wide … more
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175 years for Warren's Narragansett Fire Co.
The Warren Fire Department Engine Co. 3, the “Narragansetts," held their 175th annual meeting Tuesday, April 7 at the Baker Street Fire Museum. The company called the Baker Street … more
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