Opinion
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For the 15th consecutive year, the Rotary Club of Warwick provided dictionaries to all of the city's third graders, whether they are in public, private or parochial schools. On Friday, club members visited schools across the city to
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By Tim Forsberg
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10/20/16
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Saturday’s snowstorm dumped 9½ inches of powdery snow on Johnston.
“As usual, the DPW was on top of its game and did an excellent job,” Mayor Joseph Polisena assessed. “For us, this was …
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By Pete Fontaine
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1/12/17
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President Barack Obama left the White House last week. He should hold his head high. History will rank him in the top 15 of America’s 45 presidents to date. Here’s why:Domestic …
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By Arlene Violet
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1/30/17
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An iconic archway to the past and future has finally been restored to its full glory. For decades, the 60-foot-tall Rocky Point Arch has stood as a proud sentinel overlooking Narragansett Bay. One of …
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9/30/16
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Cranston welcomes The Paper Store The Paper Store celebrated the opening of its newest location at Garden City Center (63 Hillside Road #8090) in Cranston on Oct. 1. This is the company's 68th location across the Northeast. The grand opening featured
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10/20/16
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By PETE FONTAINE Mayor Joseph Polisena, whose opening speech at the inaugural ceremony spoke volumes of many success stories, delivered a power-packed greeting that was included a hint of continued development on Hartford Avenue in the spring and more
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By Pete Fontaine
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1/12/17
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By PETE FONTAINE It's a tradition Johnston Police Lt. Joseph Salvadore once helped make a success during his younger years as a member of Explorer Post 405. It's a tradition that Sunday will mark 21 years, and one that is vital to the sustained success
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By Pete Fontaine
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9/30/16
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As part of the fifth annual Blue Across Rhode Island day of service, employees of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) provided hands-on volunteer support to Kent County YMCA Camp Ok-Wa-Nessett in Warwick, an organization playing a vital
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By JOHN HOWELL
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10/6/16
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By PETE FONTAINE Although there's no sign reading Please pardon our appearance" inside the main lobby at Cherry Hill Manor - which is filled with various pieces of rehab equipment - that's the message Ellen Lang delivered last Friday morning about a"
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By Pete Fontaine
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10/20/16
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Barsumian finds the beauty in the mundane
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Bob Curley
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12/25/16
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After being named for the role in February, the Community College of Rhode Island's new president was officially installed on Thursday. Chair of Rhode Island Board of Education Barbara Cottam, Chair of the Council on Postsecondary Education
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By Tessa Roy
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10/6/16
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Two Rhode Island women have released a new guide to dating for a unique demographic. Andrea DiMattia and Loretta Becker co-authored Women, Do You Know What You Really Want?, a fun, lighthearted book for lesbians. DiMattia, a highly
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By Tessa Roy
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10/11/16
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An estimated 4,000 people with intellectual or developmental disabilities will face increasingly inferior services unless the state takes action to increase the $10.82 hourly rate paid 3,500 direct care professionals.
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By John Howell
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11/1/16
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The city has acquired 3.5 acres at Passeonkquis Cove, which will be preserved as open space, Mayor Scott Avedisian announced in a release Monday. Through a $26,000 National Heritage Preservation Commission Local Open Space Conservation and Acquisition
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11/13/16
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Nine Warwick non-profits and three Cranston organizations have received grants totaling more than $1.4 million in the last week from the Champlin Foundations. The grants fund a variety of projects from equipment for the cardiac
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By John Howell
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12/8/16
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To the editor:
Our recent local election was a victory for the majority of Westport voters who want our town governed in a fair-minded, responsible, mature manner. The message was clear: We are …
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4/16/17
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The president of any public or private college or university must serve, first and foremost, as the institution's biggest cheerleader. To spearhead the charge in educating the world's future generations of politicians, educators, healthcare
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7/26/17
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By TIM FORSBERG Mountains are being moved in Johnston - at least in a figurative sense. Initial site work for the proposed Citizens Bank campus near the intersection of Greenville Avenue and Route 295 is approaching completion, and the scope of the
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By Tim Forsberg
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10/6/16
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To the editor:
From time to time, it is easy to take for granted the tremendous liberties and opportunities provided to all of us by virtue of the First Amendment. Freedom of speech is a privilege …
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10/20/16
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Warwick Neck had a monster mash-up on Saturday the likes of which hasn't been seen since the days when the Rocky Point amusement park was open. Throngs of people descended upon Rocky Point Avenue for the third annual Pumpkin Walk held
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By Tim Forsberg
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11/1/16
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“Where’s the beef?” has been a common cry during recent weeks throughout the Johnston Senior Center.
It’s the slogan, if you will, for the center’s fifth annual meat raffle, which will …
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By Pete Fontaine
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11/13/16
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Allysen Callery debuts her new album, The Song the Songbird Sings, at Sandywoods Center for the Arts on June 18
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By Tony Pacitti
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11/25/16
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When parish leadership at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church noticed people in the community going hungry, they knew they had to do something.
“We did recognize early on that there was a lot of food …
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By Tessa Roy
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12/8/16
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To the editor,
Dear members of the RI House Judiciary Committee, I understand you had a hearing on Tuesday, April 11, on House bill H-5555 that seeks to legalize marijuana for recreational use. I …
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4/16/17
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Follow the yellow brick road to Bill Hanney’s award-winning Theatre By The Sea (TBTS) for “The Wizard of Oz.†This twister of a tale begins Wednesday, July 20 through Saturday, August …
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10/6/16
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