Reporter’s Note: Unable to write the first line of this feature, I took the story subject’s advice, and took a walk. “Walking’s a great way to clear your mind,” …
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By RORY SCHULER
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9/20/23
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On Saturday September 30, the Clouds Hill Museum in Cowesett will host a free workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to educate guests about the native plants they can grow to preserve and expand pollinator …
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By DANA RICHIE
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9/13/23
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The apples are fresh and so is the leadership behind this year’s Johnston Apple Festival.
As organizers prepare for this weekend’s 35th annual event, the sponsoring orchard and the …
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By RORY SCHULER
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9/6/23
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The end of summer loomed and Ciarra Muller waited inside Grieco Honda’s two-story showroom, with her mother, Lacie Messier, at her side.
They’ve been worried about back-to-school …
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By RORY SCHULER
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8/30/23
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When most people look toward retirement they think of relaxing, taking some time for themselves, and maybe even finding a warmer place to spend the Winter months. Cheryl Ursillo on the other hand …
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By ED KDONIAN
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8/9/23
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Wearing a pink shirt with a bedazzled butterfly on the front, Amy Ottilige opened the net encasement surrounding a milkweed plant in her living room as the TV blared. She closely inspected the …
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By DANA RICHIE
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8/2/23
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Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz drove down Simmonsville Avenue in Johnston and pulled into Paul Ruotolo’s property eager to dig for treasure.
“They bought a lot of stuff," Ruotolo told …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/26/23
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Lauren Slocum and Dave Steets know how to put on a show.
Since 2015, Slocum and Steets have worked closely on creating what has become a Rocky Point summer tradition: Movies in the Park, an …
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By CADEN DILLON
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7/19/23
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More than 45 years ago, Patricia Berkheimer, now of Virginia, was living in Rhode Island. The Vietnam War had been over for only a few short years and many wanted to simply move on. Others were not …
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7/5/23
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All someone needs to say is the word "Jeopardy" and people either think they are very smart or a little on the dumber side.
For Cranston resident, Dan Meuse, he faced the Jeopardy rounds, final …
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By PAM SCHIFF
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6/28/23
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A judgment free community where people can swim, enjoy mutual interests, and even receive a core workout: No, this place is not the local Planet Fitness, rather the Ocean State Merfolk. Based at the …
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By SAMANTHA RUSSELL
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6/14/23
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When looking at this dark, wooden chair with intricate carpentry and dark upholstery, it simply looks like a chair. But, this beech wood chair, dating back to the seventeenth century, was purportedly …
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By DANA RICHIE
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6/7/23
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A man struggles with a busted garbage bag in a back alley.
The proprietor, Mousy, stands proudly next to the cash register admiring his own portrait hanging on the wall.
A couple embraces …
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By RORY SCHULER
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5/31/23
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As summer begins, Music on the Hill celebrates its fifteenth chamber music festival in the West Bay with seven concerts . Concerts pair familiar works by Bach, Mozart, and Brahms with exciting new …
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5/17/23
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The weather was unkind on the afternoon of March 23, 1894 but it didn’t impede the dedication exercises planned at Johnston’s new Plain Farm School which fronted Johnston and Concord …
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5/11/23
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Saturday, May 6, won’t be the first time that the Warwick Public Library has celebrated Free Comic Book Day. But plans for this year’s giveaway have been scaled up considerably …
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By DANIEL HOLMES
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5/3/23
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When Jenna Asselin gets nervous, she goes silent.
Like many modern day students, the Johnston High School senior struggles with anxiety.
It can creep into daily interactions. It can stop her …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/26/23
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Forget the magic brownies — how about a Del’s Lemonade designed to really help you chill out?
Or perhaps some Original Italian Bakery pizza chips that give a new definition to the …
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By DANIEL HOLMES
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4/19/23
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The rising book censorship movement has reached Rhode Island, although so far it lacks the intensity seen in many regions of America. Still, libraries and organizations around the state are …
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On April 15, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued a call for soldiers. Over the next several years, the north and south would do battle through a bloody Civil War. That July, Albert Fenner Waite, …
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