Opinion
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The most common answer of any Rhode Islander when asked about the quality of life in our state is “great state, lousy government.”
For four decades now, this writer has witnessed governor …
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By Christopher Curran
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11/2/17
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STONE COLD Officer Steven Moretti was dispatched to Burgoyne Drive around 6 p.m. on September 23 for a larceny report. Upon arrival he met with the victim who stated that sometime between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. that prior evening, a cement gargoyle statue
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10/11/16
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Elizabeth and John Frampton say their son was only 10 years old when a trusted mentor offered to help him put on a Halloween costume, brought him into a bathroom, locked the door, and molested him. We wanted a good life for [our son] and an"
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By Tessa Roy
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11/1/16
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Bringing the heat with a clay and stoneware crafter
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James Merolla
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11/12/16
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Holiday, holiday, holiday... plus a Weezer tribute band.
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By Caitlin Howle
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12/7/16
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Almost 500 students from across the state will compete in the FIRST LEGO League “Animal Allies” Championship Tournament on January 14, 2017, at Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI. 81 teams …
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1/12/17
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To the editor,
It’s High Noon in Little Compton this week! Two events, both involving Carolyn’s Sakonnet Vineyard (CSV), have the potential for creating dramatic and lasting changes to the …
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5/2/17
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The elementary consolidation process showed no signs of slowing despite pleas to put the brakes on the plan to close Randall Holden and Wickes Schools and re-purpose John Brown Francis School as the district's early childhood center. A vote
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By Tessa Roy
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10/11/16
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Angelo Michele and Ernesto Rocco Capobianco may just be the most unique set of identical twins in Rhode Island.
“Even at age 85, their faces are still the same,” Louisa Capobianco Iannotti, …
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By Pete Fontaine
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11/24/16
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Open mics, hip hop, jazz. The Bay has musical choices for everyone, seven nights a week.
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Story and Photography By Tony Pacitti
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12/7/16
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snowcr1 jpg DIGGING OUT: Gabby Orabona, age 8 of Cranston, a second-grade student at Glen Hills Elementary, enjoys the snow and helping her parents clean off the cars. (Herald photos by Steve Popiel) snowcr2 jpg FIRST TIME IN THE SNOW: Alexander
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1/12/17
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To the Editor: A few weeks ago, I wrote a letter to the mayor in response to his appearance on The Rhode Show." My initial letter to Mayor Avedisian was to express surprise that he felt that Dr. Thornton had no culpability in the current situation"
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5/2/17
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I was disheartened to see that your Christmas wish list for Bristol included a call for “responsible growth at Roger Williams University,” implying either that we have had …
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12/31/17
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By PETE FONTAINE Few Rhode Island unions have enjoyed as much success as Johnston Association of Fire Fighters Local 1950. As proof, the union recently completed its annual Muscular Dystrophy Association drive by raising a record-shattering $17,250.
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By Pete Fontaine
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9/30/16
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By MARY JOHNSON Colin Parkhurst thinks there are better ways to honor Cranston's dead. Many of the city's 84 historical cemeteries are hidden, he said, buried by overgrowth, trash and years of neglect. Most of the graves, he said, date to the
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By Mary Johnson
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1/12/17
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This past week, the President of the United States Donald Trump with the key advice of the National Security Council, changed his position 180 degrees and ordered a cruise missile attack on Syrian air power resources. This measured military response was
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By Christopher Curran
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4/15/17
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By PETE FONTAINE What was once going to be a lacrosse field at the entrance to the Johnston Soccer Complex off Atwood Avenue will now be a state-of-the-art indoor recreation facility, for which Mayor Joseph Polisena and town officials ceremonially broke
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By Pete Fontaine
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10/5/16
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If he had it all to do over again, Superintendent Philip Thornton would still inform parents of a potential sickout by teachers and school closure as he did last Wednesday. Warwick Teachers Union President Darlene Netcoh labeled the sickout a rumor" and"
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11/1/16
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By PETE FONTAINE Last month, Peter A. Goneconte, president of the Young Pannese Social Club, an Italian-American organization founded in 1912, joined Administrator Gerry Coulliard and Johnston residents Elly and Vinny Palumbo to present Donna Russillo,
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By Pete Fontaine
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1/12/17
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To the Editor: The mayor's announcement that a third utility-scale solar project has been proposed for Western Cranston adds to the growing impact of these projects. In 2003 Cranston gained ownership of 240 acres of the woods, wetlands, corn fields and
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6/7/17
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Knapton Street in Barrington will play host to a "Yoga Pants Parade" on Sunday afternoon.
Why Knapton Street? Well, that's where Alan Sorrentino lives, and he's the resident who recently wrote a …
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10/20/16
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Santa Claus is coming to town, but jolly old Saint Nick won’t be the only headliner at Saturday’s Johnston High School Parent Teacher Student Organization’s 5th annual Holly Fair on Saturday, …
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By Pete Fontaine
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11/25/16
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By PETE FONTAINE They are professionals personified. They are legends who have written their own chapter of Rhode Island's tradition-rich history book. They have motivated many others and epitomize the meaning of the extraordinary female athlete""
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By Pete Fontaine
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1/12/17
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Editor's note: Susan Groh, a cancer survivor and Warwick resident, provided these thoughtful suggestions for these difficult times. By SUSAN GROH I know this pandemic has us all feeling nervous and unsettled, and a bit like we've stepped into an
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By SUSAN GROH
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4/8/20
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Grab a partner and hit the dance floor at one of these Southern Rhode Island music venues
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Bob Curley | Photography by Sam Bari, Ron Cowie & Elise J Rugens
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10/5/16
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