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QUITE A BOOST: Tyler Divona, Stephen Carlson, Andrew Schiff (RI Food Bank CEO) Michael Correia (Owner, Regency Cigar), Antonio Negovetti, Talia Morettia, Melissa Stephens, David St.Amant and Brandon Ribbing celebrated a big donation with a big check.
Regency Cigars smokes food bank fundraising goal
It all started 10 years ago with a small food drive, explained Regency Cigar Emporium owner Michael Correia shortly after handing over a $30,000 check to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank... more
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KEEPING IT CLEAN: Funny 4 Funds founder Mike Murray performs onstage during a set. “We match the comics to the crowd. We design the show based on what the client wants,” he said while discussing the group’s new Christian Comedy Division. “Comedy is a challenge. We are proud of what we do, the work we put on.”
A 'calling' behind the mic
What makes us laugh? Some seek out edgy humor or crave political jokes. In other cases, audiences prefer their comedy clean. Funny 4 Funds, a comedy fundraising company that has helped local … more
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Pack 1 Warwick East Greenwich Memorial Day Parade 2018
'A Scout is a Scout' in Pack 1 Warwick
By TABITHA PEREIRA -- With controversy surrounding girls entering the Boy Scouts of America, it seems to be working well for Scout Pack 1 Warwick. The pack has the most girls of any pack in the... more
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My great-grandfather's legacy revealed
By MARCUS PREZIOSO -- I didn’t find out about my great grandfather’s contributions to World War II until I was 14 years old and, in fact, some of my cousins still don’t know about it... more
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John and Teresa Romano with Mario Cacchillo who, in a sense, has been part of the family for the last 50 years.
Perfect cut for 50 years
Finding the perfect hairdresser can sometimes be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. That’s the case for Teresa Romano, whose hairdresser Mario Cacchillo has been cutting her hair for almost 50 … more
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Ardent for Alpacas [Video]
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ALL SORTS OF NEW FRIENDS: The hyacinth macaws always take an interest in rain forest visitors, as do the monkeys and the river otters.
Faces of the Rainforest
In the dead of a Rhode Island winter, there is no better place to be than the rainforest. One step into the new “Faces of the Rainforest” exhibit at the Roger Williams Park Zoo and you will be … more
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FIRST AND FOREMOST: Stephen Fenton, a AAA Northeast driving instructor for the past 15 years, buckles up with Kayla Broadmeadow, also of AAA, before going though his routine for student drivers. He said many students come to him “road read” having had practice driving lessons from family members, which he recommends for beginners. One of the first rules he tells students is to tell others on the road, “where you are going - signal.” He said students have the most difficulty with merging.
RI ranks in top 50 percent for safe driving
Using data from the National Highway Traffic and Safety administration, a recent study by Car Insurance Comparison found that Rhode Island ranks No. 31 for worst drivers in the nation, with 1 being … more
MASTER CRAFTSMAN: Ray Pontbriant works on caning a chair in the INSIGHT workshop. This will be the final year for such intricate work at the facility, as the caning shop is closing down in December.
Chair caning a dying art of diligence for vision impaired
Ray Pontbriant is completely blind, mostly deaf and has a developmental delay, but there is nobody else in the state, maybe the country, that you’d rather have repair your antique chair. With … more
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NINA STACK
'Help to the helpless & hope to the hopeless'
Nina Stack discovered the beauty of smallness as a girl when her parents rented a home on Block Island. She had summer jobs on the island. She kept returning to the island and bought a house and … more
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Florence DeAngelis
The woman he can't forget and the best apple pie ever
This is a story about apple pie. "The best ever apple pie," says Anthony Pesaturo of Providence. But the pie, which unfortunately is no longer available for purchase, is just the opener to a … more
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WRITING HIS OWN HISTORY: Michael Gorton, a direct descendant of Samuel Gorton, holds his finished book, a conversational, historically accurate account of Gorton’s life, and how it led to the foundation of American democracy.
Finding a founding father
Nearly 400 years ago, Samuel Gorton wearily checked his watch from inside the London haberdashery in which he found himself employed. He confided in his business partner that he missed roaming the … more
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