Minus 9 degrees was the forecast for Sunday morning, and that’s what we got in Springfield Center, New York.
The scene looking out on Lake Otsego was mostly white. Two to three inches of …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/6/25
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His name is Will Corrente. He’s a big strong kid from Bristol. At 14 years of age, he has played three years of football, three years of wrestling and has been boxing since he was seven. Will …
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2/5/25
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Get sick.
Yes, you read that correctly. I’m not suggesting you catch a cold. That’s just too mundane. Have an exotic episode like...
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/30/25
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In a side capacity to my job as a local newspaper editor and writer, I’m also president of the Rhode Island Press Association. To people of a certain age, that name might sound stodgy and old, …
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By ETHAN SHOREY
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1/30/25
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The world's most vulnerable individuals face grave danger.
With a single signature, President Donald Trump has effectively shut the door on refugees, stripping countless innocent children and …
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By JUSTIN D. BIBEE
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1/30/25
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A shout out for good government policy is in order for the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles, which last week announced that a new program meant to help improve interactions between police …
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1/30/25
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If there’s anything certain about Rhode Island’s 2025 housing forecast, it’s that it’s impossible to predict. Certainly, we can’t look to national forecasts to draw upon. While most of the country is seeing housing supply grow, Rhode Island’s is shrinking...
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By CHRIS WITTEN
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1/23/25
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Monday marked the 60th Presidential Inauguration, which for only the second time in history was held in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building (the first being in 1985). While the inclement weather …
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By AARON MACKISEY
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1/23/25
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What’s great about dogs is that they’re like people. They’re social most of the time. They have their eccentricities. They will keep you company just about anywhere you are go.
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/23/25
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Two elves preside over a post-Christmas meeting with the Mr. and Mrs. Santa quorum and mice delegation in attendance. That’s how it appeared as I methodically removed the ornaments from their …
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1/16/25
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To the Editor,
The Warwick School Committee should resign.
The level of malfeasance by the Warwick School Committee is staggering. How did they manage to accumulate a $9-million deficit …
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1/16/25
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It was back to the future at Warwick inaugural ceremonies Jan. 7 at the Crowne Plaza.
Francis X. Flaherty was at the podium. It was 40 years to the day since he was sworn in...
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/16/25
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Editor’s note: The author grew up in East Greenwich and spent time with her grandparents in Warwick. She graduated from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles in 2022 and now works for a nonprofit agency in the city.
When I moved to Los Angeles in 2020 to complete my bachelor’s degree in journalism, I was buzzing on the energy the city vibrated. As a writer, I seemed to find inspiration everywhere – papered on lofty buildings, pressed against walls in crowded clubs, discarded beneath freeway overpasses. The streets were..
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By GWEN PEARSON
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1/16/25
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The old adage, “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me,” needs a little bit of updating in light of the recent RIBridges data breach that has exposed more than 600,000 …
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1/15/25
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To the Editor: I do not consider the unwarranted interference by the Rhode Island General Assembly in the voluntary relationship between an employer and an employee to be “a good example of …
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1/9/25
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To the Editor:
Warwick is now facing a major fiscal crisis. A city-hired financial consultant warned that the city was “at the breaking point” 10 years ago. Most of our past and …
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1/9/25
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The debacle surrounding Rhode Island’s Unified Health Infrastructure Project (UHIP), later rebranded as RIBridges, which is a custom computer system, has once again highlighted the failure of state leadership and their ill-advised reliance on the contractor Deloitte. This latest catastrophe...
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By the Rhode Island House Minority Caucus
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1/9/25
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Never before has there been such a need for an urgent response from our elected and government officials in Rhode Island concerning homelessness. Instead, the governor presented the homelessness issue as almost a nonissue for the state. He claimed in a recent media interview that...
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By KIMBERLY SIMMONS
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1/9/25
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Ever notice when reflecting on past events those feelings you had during the occasion can be crystal clear, yet you can’t pinpoint the date?
“That was 1979, wasn’t it?” former Mayor Joseph Walsh...
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/9/25
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While the dawn of a new year provides a new hope for continued progress in our state, one of the most persistent and complex challenges we face remains as daunting as ever. The lack of truly …
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1/9/25
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