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Jonnycake Center for Hope receives $500K for housing
Another step toward more affordable housing in South County came this week with $500,000 in federal funds to help renovate a fire-ravaged building at 54/56 Kersey Road…
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Textron reports 15% profit boost in Q3
PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. reported a $270 million profit in the third quarter, a 15% increase from $234 million a year ago. The company on Thursday posted earnings of $1.56 per diluted share, up from $1.31 in the third…
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Bumgardner vs. Hefel: Meet the candidates for District 41
STONINGTON — Voters in Groton, Mystic, and Stonington will cast their votes for House District 41 on Nov. 3, as incumbent Rep. Aundré Bumgardner, a Democrat with a…
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Police investigating potential threat targeting Cranston West
An investigation is underway after the Cranston Police Department received an anonymous tip threatening violence at Cranston High School West Thursday.
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Fishermen caught with 140 illegal filets in Middletown
The Rhode Island Environmental Police fined a group of fishermen after they were caught with 140 filets of suspected black sea bass and tautog over the weekend.
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Textron reports 15% profit boost in Q3
PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. reported a $270 million profit in the third quarter, a 15% increase from $234 million a year ago. The company on Thursday posted earnings of…
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Amtrak hosting open house events for new capacity study
WESTERLY — Amtrak plans to hold a pair of public open houses in Groton and South Kingstown next week on its New Haven to Providence Capacity Planning Study.
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Wickford Horribles Parade showcases the creativity of Spooky Season for local families
When it comes to Halloween traditions, most people think of carving pumpkins, trick-or-treating, or finding the best view of the fall foliage. But if you live anywhere…
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Providence East Side colonial sells for $2 million
PROVIDENCE – A brick colonial on Providence’s East Side recently sold for nearly $2 million, according to Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty, which represented…
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StrategicPoint’s Kristina Mello, MBA Earns Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®) Designation
Providence, RI—(October 29, 2026) – StrategicPoint Investment Advisors (‘StrategicPoint’), a RIA based in Providence, RI, announced that Kristina M. Mello, MBA earned…
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Investigator hired after 5-year-old child wanders off during recess in Dighton
The Dighton-Rehoboth School District has hired an outside investigator after a child with special needs briefly went missing last week.
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URI Greek chapters put a friendlier face on Halloween
You don’t often see a bunch of little kids walking around a college frat house, but during the Halloween season here in South County, anything is possible. Last week,…
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Fewer Rhode Island students report drinking, smoking and vaping in new survey
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or text the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. Rhode Island’s…
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Girls Tennis Playoff Roundup: Crusaders eliminate Skippers to reach first ever state final
Prout eliminated North Kingstown with a tight result in the semifinal on Tuesday night, while South Kingstown pulled off a significant quarterfinal win before being…
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Field Hockey Playoff Roundup: Chariho/Prout ready for D-III final
The Chariho/Prout co-op will play for the Division III championship on Sunday, while North Kingstown was eliminated from the D-I playoffs.
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Football: Mariners ride strong second half to beat Juanita Sanchez
Alec Hayes’s fourth-quarter interception helped seal Narragansett High School’s fourth consecutive victory Friday night as the Mariners defeated the Juanita Sanchez/PCD…
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Boys Soccer Playoff Roundup: Mariners win D-II playoff match for first time since 2012
Narragansett took care of business in Division II, South Kingstown pulled off a massive D-I upset in a penalty shootout and Prout bowed out early in D-III.
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Electric Vehicle Owners Unhappy About Rhode Island’s New Registration Fees
The state budget office projected by 2030, the new fees will bring in $13.9 million in revenue into the state’s highway maintenance account. The post Electric Vehicle…
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Cheryl Palazzo lost her daughter, Lauren Ise, to a domestic violence homicide in Cranston in 2019. Photography by Wolf Matthewson Lauren Ise knew she was going to die.…
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Explore Where the Land Meets the Sea in Rhode Island
Cattle graze at former United States Ambassador and Secretary of the Navy J. William Middendorf’s farm in Little Compton. Photography by Wolf Matthewson An afternoon…
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Get Onboard The Rail With Trail Project
The Newport & Narragansett Bay Railroad on Aquidneck Island is an underused transit resource. It’s time to unlock the corridor’s full potential. The post Get Onboard The…
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