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Ever since the start of the month, things have been rolling along in excellent fashion for the Proclamation Ale Company located on 298 Kilvert Street in Warwick. Back on February 3, they teamed up …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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2/12/25
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be a devastating condition, most often associated with military veterans. My father’s experience exemplifies its profound effects.
Before serving …
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2/12/25
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On a cold February morning in 1938, Warren Cole stepped into a bathtub filled with scalding hot water. A patient at the Rhode Island State Hospital for Mental Diseases, Cole, 29, succumbed to …
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2/12/25
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A lot of aspects of American culture have either withered away or become modernized over the past few decades, but one of the few that have defied the test of time is comics. Ranging from superheroes …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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2/12/25
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Watch the news on television, and you’re bound to see something that’s alarming to the senses within the first five minutes. Surfing the internet can be even worse with the amount of …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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2/5/25
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John and James Sullivan of Warwick were siblings with five years between them. They may have had a connection, however, stronger than space and time.
The boys were the sons of Daniel Sullivan …
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By KELLY SULLIVAN
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2/5/25
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I have fully embraced the magic of Amazon, with my Prime membership, nearly everything I need materializes on my doorstep the very next day. Alas, gone are the days of leisurely Friday night shopping …
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By LINDA PETERSEN
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2/5/25
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Valentine’s Day tends to garner polarizing reactions. Those in a happy relationship are making plans to do something special with their significant other, while those who are single either poke …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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2/5/25
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My daughter, Marie, needed major surgery, so I flew in to take care of her. Since her home is quite lively—with her girlfriend, her girlfriend’s elderly mom, and three energetic young …
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By LINDA PETERSEN
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1/29/25
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North Providence native Ace Aceto has a variety of professions. He’s an author, podcaster, live show producer, an actor and a voiceover artist. And now, add stand-up comedy. As part of a show …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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1/29/25
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Back in the 19th and early 20th centuries, few things were as terrifying as hearing a cry of “Mad dog!” Wild-eyed canines, yelping and foaming at the mouth were to be feared as much as …
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1/29/25
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If there’s anything most of us can agree on, it’s that pizza is deliciously awesome. Whether you like basic cheese, or something more adventurous like buffalo chicken, you really …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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1/29/25
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Whenever one goes out to their local establishment to have a few drinks, it’s wise to have some grub to go along with it. You’re less likely to be a bumbling fool by the time you leave …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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1/22/25
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For the Cranston singer-songwriter Rob Davis, 2024 was a big year. He played a ton of gigs across Rhode Island and Massachusetts while also opening for mainstream country acts like Locash and Matt …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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1/15/25
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A German baron invented the “dandy horse” in 1817 – a frame with two wheels attached to it which served as a human-powered mode of transportation. The bicycles became popular in …
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1/15/25
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Last month we snuck away for a quick weekend trip and got a surprise at the hotel check-in—a $150-a-night “damage deposit” tacked onto the bill. Apparently, this was in case we …
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1/15/25
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Richard Young and Sam Strange have been performing all over the globe for more than a decade with their brand of comedic illusion in various incarnations. In turn, they’ve received rave reviews …
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By ROB DUGUAY
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1/15/25
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My New Year kicked off with a fabulous party celebrating our fiftieth anniversary, masterfully organized by my bestest friend, Karen and three of my kiddos—Francis, Steven, and Dinora. Before …
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1/8/25
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Eight-year-old Antonio Testa, the son of shoemaker Saverio Testa and his wife Mary of Penn Street in Johnston, awoke in the middle of the night on August 23, 1923. His loud crying attracted his …
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1/8/25
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For the past couple of years, The Gilded Age Orchestra of Newport has been exploring the era of The Gilded Age through the musical history of “The City by The Sea.” Along with its mission …
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By ROBERT DUGUAY
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12/31/24
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