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The Ghiorse Factor
“I was it for four days, around the clock.” -Ghiorse, on the Blizzard of ‘78 Forecasting might not be an exact science, but Rhode Islanders counted on the predictions of John ...
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Getting back to nature: A Q&A with Eugenia Marks
Eugenia Marks is the Senior Policy Director for the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, an independent environmental organization dedicated to conservation, education and advocacy. Volunteers there l...
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Dare to Grow: Gardening in Small Spaces
You don’t need to have a huge backyard to enjoy the benefits of having a garden. In fact, you don’t even need a backyard. All you really need are some seeds and basic materials, a willingness to e...
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April showers bring ‘Accessible’ flowers
Handicap accessible gardens make seniors’ lives blossom

Within five minutes of speaking with 94-year-old Mike Cafone, anyone can discover where his passion lies. A resident of the Westerly Health Center, Mike counts the duties of tending the center’s g...
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Take a Hike
by Heather Fraser
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There’s nothing I love more than watching the snow melt, revealing the hues of green and brown that seem to hide away in the winter months. Every April, I welcome spring back like an old friend — t...
The Art of Wine: Talking the talk
by F. Steele Blackall III
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Wine is one of the world's great joys but, regrettably, many of us take it too seriously. This unfortunate fact makes it more difficult than it should be for the newcomer to enjoy its pleasures. I...
Volunteering under the Sun
by Susan Contreras
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Winter has finally passed, the sun is out and the daffodils are popping up - there's no better time to get out of the house and give your time outside. There are many exciting activities to get inv...
Home Instead Senior Care prepares for job boom
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Reports from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predict an increase in the personal and home care aides job category, forecasting that to be the second fastest-growing job group in the nation over...
Spring into action: Hundreds prepare for Ocean State Senior Olympics
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The Ocean State Senior Olympics will celebrate their 31st anniversary this June as a prelude to the National Senior Games in San Francisco, Calif. In addition to traditional competitions like soft...
What do you Fink?: Royalty in the forest
by Mike Fink
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Rima, the bird-girl of "Green Mansions," might have given me my first glimpse of a mysterious feathered creature of the rain forests of Central America. In W.H. Hudson's fantasy, the elusive tree-d...
Coming up roses
Doer's Profile: Linda Shamoon, Rosarian
by Joan Retsinas
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Sometimes a passion starts with a seed. At least that was how it started for Linda Shamoon. Growing up in Manhattan, she didn't have a plot of land, much less a garden. At the High School of Musi...
Making mornings memorable: A guide to big breakfasts in Little Rhody
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Between Passover, Easter and the official onset of spring, Rhode Islanders have a lot to celebrate this April. With the weather brightening up and the temperature rising, for many that will mean l...
That's Entertainment: SEARCHING FOR RESTAURANT SPECIALS
by Don Fowler
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During these difficult times, many people are eating out less and restaurants are becoming more innovative in attracting diners and cutting their costs. This can be good news or bad news for us but...
That's Entertainment: RIDING COACH FOR A GREAT VACATION
by Don Fowler
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"They are not buses, they are motor coaches," the friendly driver guide told me when I asked where I could catch the bus to Lake Winnipesaukee. After a comfortable day trip to the New Hampshire de...
A GLIMPSE OF RHODE ISLAND'S PAST: John Brown - Patriot or Profiteer?
by Don D'Amato
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Often called the most important Colonial and Revolutionary War figure in Rhode Island history, John Brown has had his share of admirers and detractors. At the close of the Revolutionary War, John B...
Calendar of Events
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Murder Mystery Tour Set at the Astor's Beechwood mansion on Bellevue Ave in Newport, the murder mystery tour follows an evening gone awry when debutantes vying for the love of John Jacob Astor bec...
 
 
 
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