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Last Thursday, Beacon Communications lost one of its longest-tenured contributors as freelancer Pete Fontaine passed away at 77 years old.
Pete was a staple in Rhode Island sports journalism for …
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4/3/24
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Ken Block’s new book, Marty Walsh for James Diossa & our fractured media landscape.
There’s no truth to the rumor that Rhode Island will be the setting for a remake of …
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4/3/24
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Few things have inspired as much optimism and hope regarding our fellow Rhode Islanders as 401Gives, a still-relatively-new day of charitable giving started by The United Way of Rhode Island during …
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4/3/24
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We work to create a healthier, happier Cranston for all residents through events, workshops, resident-led working groups and The Huddle Center, our Cranston Family Support Center.
Basic Potty …
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4/3/24
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Next Monday at around 2:15 p.m., Warwick’s skies will begin to dim and 90% of the sun will be covered by the moon as the city experiences a partial solar eclipse.
While the city is …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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4/3/24
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It’s like they never left.
With President Biden having signed on March 20 disaster declarations for the severe storms which hit Rhode Island on December 17 and January 9, the Federal …
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4/3/24
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Mayor Kenneth Hopkins addressed the city council in chambers on Monday afternoon to highlight his FY 2025 Cranston budget starting this July 1.
During the special meeting, Hopkins described his …
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By KEVIN FITZPATRICK
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4/3/24
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It was almost 6:00 in the evening and 13-year-old Gertrude White was bored with making castles in the sand pile near Harvey’s Boiler Shop in Johnston. She suggested to her two-year-old sister …
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4/3/24
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We were at Trinity Rep when they presented August Wilson’s classic American drama, “Fences” to a 1992 audience.
We watched the movie starring Rhode Island’s own Viola …
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Theatre Review by Don Fowler
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4/3/24
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Classical guitarist Mychal Gendron, a Rhode Island native who grew up in Gaspee Point, will give a solo performance at the Warwick Center for the Arts in Apponaug Saturday, April 13 at 1p.m.
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4/3/24
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Dragons, mermaids, Loch Ness monster, griffins and unicorns… were they real or imagined? Guests can visit the Dragons & Mythical Creatures exhibit at the Roger Williams Park Zoo and …
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4/3/24
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In the landscape of today’s music industry, folks are always working on coming up with new ideas and approaches. This is especially the case when it comes to releasing music due to casual …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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4/3/24
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Like many, I enjoy browsing through Facebook. Also, like most people, I enjoy shopping, and Facebook provides many opportunities to do so.
Finding a bathing suit to fit my older, sagging body …
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4/3/24
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Warwick Showcase
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire * * *
Here we go again. Yet another Kong/Godzilla movie.
Last year it was the Japanese-made Kong X 2, which was pure camp.
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4/3/24
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Remember the controversy over “The Vagina Monologues”?
Burbage Theatre Company brings us the Rhode Island Premiere of Jen Silverman’s “Collective Rage: A Play in 5 …
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Theatre Review by DON FOWLER
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4/3/24
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Alex Snow loomed large in the prison yard. On a recent Friday morning, he looked even bigger in the Johnston High School auditorium.
In prison, Snow cultivated the friends he needed to watch his …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/3/24
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Rhode Island is one step closer to enacting a safe storage law. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Pam Lauria, cleared the Rhode Island Senate 28-7 on Tuesday, March 19. It now heads to the House, …
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By RAYMOND BACCARI
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4/3/24
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In the wake of the mistrial of current Providence Police Sergeant Hanley, the Black Lives Matter Rhode Island Political Action Committee (BLM RI PAC) calls on the Rhode Island General Assembly to …
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4/3/24
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‘AI is coming and there’s nothing stopping it’
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool in the healthcare field as well as reinventing and reinvigorating the way …
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By Mel Rising Dawn Cordeiro
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4/3/24
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As soon as I saw Pete Fontaine open the office door, a smile spread across his face, I knew he was up to something.
It was the day before Thanksgiving and everyone was pressing to meet deadline …
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4/3/24
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