I took the time to personally visit the so-called pallet village, on Victor Street in Providence. I can’t help but come to the conclusion; the same people who contrived this idea may also be …
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Richard R. Fascia
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5/1/24
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Johnston Police Officer Mario Mennella has been nominated for the inaugural Elwood Johnson Outstanding Service Award.
Special Olympics Rhode Island (SORI) announced the nominees earlier this …
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Sun Rise Staff Reports
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5/1/24
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Jessie Jacavone wants to spark a Frog City resurgence.
He walked around the second floor of his bare Johnston mill and imagined the 17 luxury apartments he plans to build within the next year.
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By RORY SCHULER
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5/1/24
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BestOdds.com ranks the 10 biggest NFL Draft disappointments of the past three decades.
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Thomas Snodgrass
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4/29/24
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The discovery of fragments of avian flu virus in about 20% of milk samples from stores in initial testing across the U.S. suggests that the H5N1 virus may be more widespread in U.S. dairy cattle than previously realized. …
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Noelia Silva del Rio, University of California, Davis; Richard V. Pereira, University of California, Davis; Robert B. Moeller, University of California, Davis; Terry W. Lehenbauer, University of California, Davis, and Todd Cornish, University of Californi
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4/26/24
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The pretzel, one of the fastest-growing snack foods in the world, recently crossed a billion dollars a year in sales. It has its own emoji, comes in flavors like pumpkin spice, mocha and banana, and is now available as an aromatherapy scent. …
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Jeffrey Miller, Colorado State University, The Conversation
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4/26/24
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Rocket Loans analyzed its own data to see which generational group is faring better financially than the others.
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Lauren Nowacki
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4/26/24
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OLBG compiled and discovered the history behind some of the Kentucky Derby's most popular annual traditions using a variety of online sources.
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Jake Kring-Schreifels
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4/26/24
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Big changes are in the works at Johnston’s War Memorial Park.
Several sections of the park are currently off-limits for visitors, as the pace of playground and splash pad construction …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/26/24
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(BPT) - Have you ever grown salsa in your garden? What about potato salad? You can, with spring’s hottest culinary trend called "yard-to-table." It brings farm-to-table home and is about …
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4/25/24
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Casino Bonus CA looked at all films nominated for Best Picture and narrowed the list to those that didn't win and had under 50,000 votes on IMDb.
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Katrina Sirotta
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4/24/24
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UPDATED: There’s a special place at the bottom of Oak Swamp Pond for someone with a bow and quiver full of black arrows with blue and white fletching.
Rhode Island Environmental Police searched the …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/24/24
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Johnston Mayor Joseph M. Polisena Jr.’s office announced more than $5 million in funding for home buyouts on Belfield Drive, the site of “persistent flooding issues.”
Now …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/22/24
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Stacker compiled 20 hit songs between 1960 and today that were written by someone other than the singer, using various sources.
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Zuri White-Gibson
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4/19/24
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In the wake of North America’s recent solar eclipse, another historic natural event is on the horizon. From late April through June 2024, the largest brood of 13-year cicadas, known as Brood XIX, will co-emerge with a midwestern brood of 17-year cicadas, Brood XIII.
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John Cooley, University of Connecticut and Chris Simon, University of Connecticut, The Conversation
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4/18/24
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Johnston’s Police Department received $485,000 in federal funding last Monday that will be used for emergency services equipment. This funding comes from one of U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner’s …
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By RAYMOND BACCARI/Special to the Sun Rise
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4/18/24
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Chemists invented PFAS in the 1930s to make life easier: Nonstick pans, waterproof clothing, grease-resistant food packaging and stain-resistant carpet were all made possible by PFAS. …
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Kyle Doudrick, University of Notre Dame, The Conversation
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4/17/24
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Money helps shed light on which is a better investment: gold or stocks.
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Pete Grieve
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4/17/24
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Earth Day this year is scheduled for Monday, April 22, 2024. The annual celebration, which first began in 1970 on April 22, has been going strong year to year, with people all over the globe doing …
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By RAYMOND BACCARI/Special to the Sun Rise
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4/17/24
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Can you operate with “significant autonomy and discretion,” “work all shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays” and “some overnight shifts as necessary”?
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/17/24
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