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Thirty-eight years ago, Albert (Butch) Guevremont and his brother Ben began Roll-A-Way Disposal.
“We started with $10,000 and an old truck that probably shouldn’t have even been on the …
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By EMMA BARTLETT
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1/19/22
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It could be a giant sculpture with its hundreds of white pillars symmetrically aligned to give passing motorists the impression of a flickering movie. But it’s not.
The artist behind the …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/12/22
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Whatever inspired someone to name 200 acres overlooking Bristol harbor to the north, Mount Hope Bay to the east, Newport and the East Passage to the south and Prudence Island to the west - …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/5/22
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On the same morning Rhode Island Emergency Management Executive Administrator Tom Guthlein gave a presentation to the Warwick Rotary Club, RIEMA was coordinating the passage of a LPG (liquefied …
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By ALEX MALM
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12/28/21
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Rocky Point Park fondly remembered as an amusement park where rides of all kinds from bumper cars to the flume made for thrills will now make the automobile history books.
Last week Hemmings Motor …
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12/22/21
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It’s Sunday and time for George Shuster, Chris Lee, Stuart Malone, Dennis Demers and at least a half dozen more people to get out their suits.
The suits aren’t easy to put on or to …
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12/15/21
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The tractor broke down, but Sally Hicks is still kicking.
Primed for her fast approaching 83rd birthday, the Providence city girl turned Scituate farmer credits “keeping busy” with …
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By RORY SCHULER
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12/8/21
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Jamie Boblitt used to walk Jack and Freckles on Bellman Avenue in Conimicut. When he decided if he was really serious about hiking the Appalachian Trail, a 2,168-mile trek from Springer Mountain in …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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12/1/21
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The benefits of buying locally are very evident once you make the purchase and those benefits are amplified during the holiday season. Buying from a local business means that the money goes directly …
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By Robert Duguay
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11/24/21
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As she tells the story, Judy Davis was restless. She was ready for an adventure, but she’s had difficulty articulating that feeling.
She knew as she stood before the Warwick Rotary Club at a …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/17/21
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John Reis walked into the craft room at the Johnston Senior Center and set his eyes on a pile of handmade quilts.
He reached out to touch a blanket decorated with images of heavy …
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By RORY SCHULER
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11/10/21
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Andrea Hutnak is exactly how you’d imagine a children’s librarian to be. She’s soft-spoken, yet enthusiastic about books, as well as her latest project. After nine and a half years, …
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By ERIN O’BRIEN
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11/3/21
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