When looking at this dark, wooden chair with intricate carpentry and dark upholstery, it simply looks like a chair. But, this beech wood chair, dating back to the seventeenth century, was purportedly …
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By DANA RICHIE
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6/7/23
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A man struggles with a busted garbage bag in a back alley.
The proprietor, Mousy, stands proudly next to the cash register admiring his own portrait hanging on the wall.
A couple embraces …
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By RORY SCHULER
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5/31/23
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The boots are empty.
The 7,026 American veterans whose feet could have filled them were all killed in action since Sept. 11, 2001.
“Members of the public can come, and find people …
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By RORY SCHULER
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5/24/23
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As summer begins, Music on the Hill celebrates its fifteenth chamber music festival in the West Bay with seven concerts . Concerts pair familiar works by Bach, Mozart, and Brahms with exciting new …
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5/17/23
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Cranston native, 26-year-old Mazen Taman, will be delivering the student address at URI’s 2023 commencement on Saturday May 20 and graduating from URI with a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree before …
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By ED KDONIAN
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5/10/23
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Over 50 restaurants and related businesses were showcased at last week’s Taste of Rhode Island at Warwick’s Crowne Plaza.
The owners and employees introduced themselves to the …
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By DON FOWLER
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5/10/23
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Saturday, May 6, won’t be the first time that the Warwick Public Library has celebrated Free Comic Book Day. But plans for this year’s giveaway have been scaled up considerably …
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By DANIEL HOLMES
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5/3/23
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When Jenna Asselin gets nervous, she goes silent.
Like many modern day students, the Johnston High School senior struggles with anxiety.
It can creep into daily interactions. It can stop her …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/26/23
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Forget the magic brownies — how about a Del’s Lemonade designed to really help you chill out?
Or perhaps some Original Italian Bakery pizza chips that give a new definition to the …
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By DANIEL HOLMES
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4/19/23
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The rising book censorship movement has reached Rhode Island, although so far it lacks the intensity seen in many regions of America. Still, libraries and organizations around the state are …
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On April 15, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued a call for soldiers. Over the next several years, the north and south would do battle through a bloody Civil War. That July, Albert Fenner Waite, …
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Tucked away in the office of the Warwick Public Library’s new director is a “special collection” which is truly out-of-this-world.
“I have Star Trek posters and …
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Danial J.
Holmes
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3/28/23
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Editor’s note: Miller covered the pandemic as a staff writer for the Providence Journal from January 2020 until November 2022, when he left the newspaper to become Ocean State Stories director.
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By G. WAYNE MILLER
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3/21/23
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Dave Carrara stood underneath the crusty ’62 Cadillac Coup deVille undercarriage, holding a cup of coffee in one hand and a tiny black flashlight in the other.
His sagebrush mustache, …
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By RORY SCHULER
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3/14/23
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We’ve all heard of the classic pairing that is wine and cheese, but have you ever considered attending a full fledged exploration of fancy cheeses from around the world paired with local craft …
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EDWARD KDONIAN
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3/7/23
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Did you hear the one about how laughter is good medicine?
It’s no joke.
Science confirms that laughing enhances not just mental health but physical health, too.
Just ask Dr. Mariah …
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By G. WAYNE MILLER
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2/28/23
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Christine de Silva’s interest with sharks may have started in a bizarre way – an autopsy.
An undergraduate at the University of Miami, de Silva was in a class of STEM and …
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By TONY LaROCHE
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2/21/23
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The debate over gas stoves continues to heat up, with legislators in some states moving to ban the appliances or, alternatively, ban attempts to ban them.
Although US Secretary of Energy Jennifer …
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By DANIEL J. HOLMES
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2/14/23
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Adam Carbone can pinpoint his interest in filmmaking to his mom’s VHS recorder.
“She used to record us at family parties and all different events,” said Carbone, who’s a …
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By Emma Bartlett
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2/7/23
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Move over David Baldacci and John Grisham, there’s a new kid in town, and he just may give you a run for your money.
And not only does he come from our great state, but he started his …
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1/31/23
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