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Modern Farmhouse Retreat Steps from South Shore Beach in Little Compton Hits Market for $1,750,000
11 N Tuniper Lane | Little Compton, RI | 3 bedrooms, 3 full & 2 half bathrooms, 3,320 sq ft | offered by Residential Properties Ltd. for $1,750,000. Welcome to your dream home within walking distance of South Shore Beach in Little Compton! This stunning modern farmhouse, only 5 years young, invites you to experience coastal living at its finest.
Brandon Delgado, With 36 Priors, Arrested in Fall River for Cocaine Trafficking and Firearm Charges
In an operation that sealed yet another chapter in a local man's lengthy history with the law, narcotics detectives arrested Brandon Delgado, 40, on charges of drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession. After Detective Nathaniel Almeida wrapped up an investigation into a cocaine distribution ring, a raid was conducted at...
Kentucky Derby trophy made in Rhode Island
The first leg of the Triple Crown is this weekend. The Kentucky Derby will be held Saturday. A pair of Rhode Islanders have a particular interest. They made the championship trophy. New England Copperworks is based in Smithfield. For years, they've been creating the Derby trophy, and this year is...
Cemetery cleanup Saturday in Cranston
CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Volunteers showed up Saturday at Cranston’s Oakland Cemetery to clean up the grounds. According to an area resident it’s a unique place where people spend time, but unfortunately, too many of them leave litter and objects behind. According to Cristine Demarco volunteers coalesced...
Nursing home violence; Brown protest; Culpo's restaurant picks: Top stories this week
Here are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of April 28, supported by your subscriptions. Last April, when an 81-year-old hospice patient was found dead in his room at a Warren nursing home, suffocated by pillow stuffing, police charged his 76-year-old roommate, who had become agitated, combative and delusional. In the wake of that death, The Providence Journal reviewed hundreds of pages of records from police departments and the Rhode Island Department of Health to get a better understanding of how often resident-on-resident violence occurs in nursing homes. Reporters also compiled three years' worth of data in a database that will allow the public to look up incidents at specific nursing homes. Antonia Noori Farzan looks at what provokes these episodes, and what needs to be done to prevent another tragedy.
Letters: Reconsider road diet for East Main Road
NOAA Newport headquarters result of years of planning. The exciting announcement that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will construct a new headquarters for its Atlantic fleet at Naval Station Newport is a testament to years of strategic planning in Rhode Island through the federal Base Realignment And Closure (BRAC) decisions dating back to 1991, 1995 and 2005. The team effort included local, state, and federal officials and the Newport County Chamber of Commerce-led business community, with particular leadership from U.S. Sen. Jack Reed. Today, Naval Station Newport's combined operations are the largest single employer in Newport County and third overall in Rhode Island.
Hendricken star is heading to the SEC
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Bishop Hendricken’s Rushaune Vilane is headed to the University of Kentucky after his senior year. The outstanding linebacker will join the Wildcats in the fall as a red shirt freshman. Vilane won back-to-back Super Bowls while at Bishop Hendricken.
Want to try fishing for free this weekend? Here's what you need to know
PROVIDENCE – Think you would like to try fishing, but you're not sure you want to commit to a license just yet? You're in luck – the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management will hold its annual Free Fishing Weekend Saturday, May 4, and Sunday, May 5, which means Rhode Islanders and visitors alike can fish in the state’s freshwaters without a fishing license.
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