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Special to the Herald
The Rhode Island Dream Center is a 501c3 non-profit agency that focuses on helping Rhode Island individuals that are in need. They consist of five active outreach programs …
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By PAM SCHIFF
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7/10/24
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Backyard barbecue season is starting to heat up. Although many people grill all year long, grilling season kicks into high gear in spring and summer.
Burgers will always be quintessential grilling …
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4/17/24
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I’ve had the privilege of volunteering for the RI Food Bank for the past dozen years, eleven at the distribution center, and going on my second year at the St. Raymond’s Food Bank.
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By Don Fowler
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4/3/24
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St. Patrick’s Day began as an opportunity to honor St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, who was credited with bringing Christianity to this island nation. Through the years, St. …
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3/13/24
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Tamales are a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of a masa dough and fillings, and then steamed in a corn husk or banana leaves. While tamales certainly are delicious, the time-consuming nature of …
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3/6/24
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FAMILY FEATURES
On the sweetest day of the year, a day full of flowers, love and sweets, Valentine’s Day is the ultimate opportunity to try a different dessert meant for two.
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2/7/24
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Beautiful pizza, like art, is subjective.
Take Rhode Island’s Italian bakery specialty — pizza strips (or party pizza or party strips … or bakery pizza or red strips or …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/7/24
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A Raising Cane’s representative attended Monday’s Johnston Town Council meeting, carrying a chicken gift basket topped with a bright red bow.
The restaurant chain missed their spot on …
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By RORY SCHULER
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1/10/24
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The holiday season is full of various traditions. One tradition that's popular among Italian-Americans on Christmas Eve is called "Festa dei sette pesci (Feast of the Seven Fishes)." When …
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12/20/23
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For the 34th year, the Warwick Turkey Trot softball tournament took place at City Park to gather canned goods for the West Bay Community Action Food Pantry leading up to Thanksgiving. Players …
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By ALEX SPONSELLERT
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11/29/23
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The Nest now has its own food truck.
That’s right, CACTC’s culinary and graphics department collaborated along with the Rhode Island Department of Education to made this happen. As …
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By ASHLEY LEVIN
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11/22/23
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Cranston West’s new food truck, received as part of a grant from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, shiny in the sun. Cranston West Student Lindsey Levine and graphic communications …
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11/22/23
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Special to the Herald
Every year, the Cranston High School West football team, along with the Cranston High School East football team, take part in an annual Thanksgiving food drive.
During …
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By KYLA BUCO
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11/22/23
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[I moved to Cranston] in 1984. I kind of bounced around, but I was coming from Lynn, Mass, and I grew up in upstate New York. … I worked for the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union …
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11/15/23
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Fourteen community-based food pantries around the state have received donated food and funds to support their work to help those facing hunger thanks to Bank Rhode Island (BankRI). The Bank recently …
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9/27/23
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Extraordinary expansion!
Those two words best describe preparations for The Feast of La Madonna della DiFesa that begins tonight and continues through Sunday at a famed Festival field on …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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9/7/23
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Some of your neighbors are hungry, but a little bit of hope has popped up along Memorial Avenue in Johnston.
“It’s not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving.”
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By RORY SCHULER
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8/16/23
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Lily Scott stood proudly in from of her pink wall, where a menu of soups, coffees, grilled cheese sandwiches, Warwick Ice Cream and more will fill the space at 1850 Broad St. in …
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By DON FOWLER
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7/12/23
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With support from 35 (and counting) local business sponsors, a popular family-friendly road race is returning to Pawtuxet Park.
On the Friday evening of May 19, the 5th annual ‘It Takes A …
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5/10/23
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