The Potter League for Animals is holding a Free Drive-Thru Pet Food Pantry on Saturday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to noon to provide free supplemental cat food, dog food, and cat litter to all individuals who may need assistance. The distribution takes
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4/15/21
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By ERIN O'BRIEN Pat and Alice Rooney's seven kids are adults now with families of their own, spread across the United States, from Indiana to Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, with one right here in Warwick. Despite the miles between them, Liz, Susan,
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By ERIN O'BRIEN
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4/15/21
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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is actively recruiting lifeguards, park rangers, facilities attendants and other key staff to fill seasonal employment positions at state beaches, parks and campgrounds during the 2021 recreation
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4/15/21
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The Rhode Island Historical Records Advisory Board (RIHRAB) announces a free, virtual workshop on the topic of Grant Writing Basics on Friday, April 16, at 9 a.m. Presenting the workshop is Beth Plummer-Ricci, who has served as Grants Manager for
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4/15/21
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By ELIZABETH FUSCO As a family-owned small business, Mary's Paperbacks is an oasis of calm on the busy hustle of West Shore Road for booklovers in Rhode Island. The small space, wedged between a hair salon and a diner, has allowed owner Tracey Doyle to
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By ELIZABETH FUSCO
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4/15/21
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Save The Bay has opened registration for its 45th annual Swim fundraiser. The nonprofit organization's flagship fundraiser typically welcomes hundreds of swimmers to the shores of Newport and Jamestown for a two-mile, cross-bay swim in support of Save
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4/15/21
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Financial literacy is the ability to understand how to make sound financial choices so that you can confidently manage your money over the course of your life. The full breadth of financial literacy …
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By Molly Pastore, AVP Marketing Navigant Credit Union
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4/15/21
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The pandemic sparked by the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 blindsided much of the world. Since the World Health Organization declared a pandemic in March 2020, millions of people across the …
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4/15/21
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While working with our clients, much of what we do involves Social Security optimization. There is so much about Social Security that many people do not understand.
People may think they have a …
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Jeffrey H. Massey, Certified Financial Planner™, Massey and Associates
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4/15/21
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Important steps to ensure you
don’t outlive your money –
Introducing the Financial Longevity Bundle©
There was a time, not so long ago in the 20th Century, when thinking (at all) about supporting yourself through your retirement years generally involved only one factor: the size and viability of …
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By KAREN EMMA, UNIVERSAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT
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4/15/21
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By ARDEN BASTIA For close to a decade, Warwick author A. Oliver Noel, 25, has been working on his debut young adult novel, Hidebound. The dystopian adventure, which hit shelves earlier this year, explores themes of self-discovery and trust, with LGBTQ
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By ARDEN BASTIA
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4/8/21
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By ARDEN BASTIA Advocates and opponents are making their stances heard as state legislators debate two bills to legalize recreational marijuana. Lawmakers in the Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony regarding both bills on April 1, holding both for
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By ARDEN BASTIA
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4/8/21
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Stepping up to help our veterans Combination food and toiletry drives at Hendricken High School and St. Rose of Lima, St. Peter, St. Kevin and St. Joseph parochial schools collected truckloads of donations for Operation Stand Down Rhode Island. OSDRI
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4/8/21
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Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines announced Wednesday three new nonstop routes from T.F. Green Airport (PVD) to Atlanta, Myrtle Beach and Philadelphia beginning this summer. To celebrate the new …
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4/8/21
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Hoppity hop There was music and plenty of excitement, but no dancing as Distinctive Dance Etc. North students gathered Saturday for the first annual Easter egg hunt at City Park. Dance studio owner Stacy Capone planned the event as a welcome break from
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4/8/21
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The journey to becoming accomplished in any field is not an easy one. Halima Ibrahim knows that better than most.
Ibrahim is Rhode Island’s Junior Poet Laureate. Her road to that honor …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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4/1/21
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The House Corporations Committee recently heard testimony on legislation introduced by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) that would help businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis by guaranteeing that business interruption insurance
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4/1/21
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Rhode Island College is planning a return to in-person instruction for the Fall 2021 semester. Plans for the return to campus are being made with health and safety at the center, and all plans are subject to change based on updated guidance from the
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4/1/21
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Although the winter has come to an end, the Rhode Island Good Neighbor Energy Fund continues to be available to all eligible households in the state impacted by the pandemic or another crisis. The Fund's sponsoring energy companies and its administrator,
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4/1/21
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The Wilbury Theatre Group proudly announces a limited run of "Krapp's Last Tape," Samuel Beckett's lauded one-act play about the effects of time and loneliness, and the longing for past glories. Performances run for limited audiences in the Main Hall at
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4/1/21
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WaterFire highlights sculptor's work WaterFire Providence presents "Down to Earth: Robert Rohm Sculpture, 1963-2013," an exhibition spanning 50 years of work by sculptor Robert Rohm. This exhibition at the WaterFire Arts Center will run through Sunday,
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4/1/21
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By ROB DUGUAY Some local records have a knack for flying under the radar and then astounding the senses after being given a listen. Often this comes from an act that's still cutting its teeth, but in this particular case it's a bunch of Providence music
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By ROB DUGUAY
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4/1/21
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By JOHN HOWELL COVID-19 could end up enabling the administration to address some major capital improvement projects that have been put off for years, including repairs to sewers, water lines and roads. Or the $24 million the city expects to get from the
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By JOHN HOWELL
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3/25/21
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Centreville Bank has been recognized as the “Top Pandemic Performer” for Rhode Island by Banking Northeast magazine, based upon the latest results from the Rivel Banking Benchmarks …
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3/25/21
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Rhode Island's average gas price is up two cents from last week, averaging $2.79 per gallon. Monday's price is 24 cents higher than a month ago and 55 cents higher than March 22, 2020. Rhode Island's average gas price is 9 cents lower than the national
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3/25/21
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