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Jacqueline M. Clements Memorial Park Brings Generations Together in South Providence

PROVIDENCE — “When the night has come …”. The guitarist and vocalist opened with the familiar words as drums, bass, and saxophone joined in, carrying the music across the block as neighbors waited for hot dogs, hamburgers, macaroni and cheese, and chicken. The ice cream truck was still serving three flavors, while Sout
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CPS Technologies Relocating Headquarters to 80,000-Square-Foot Attleboro Facility

ATTLEBORO, Mass. — CPS Technologies Corp. is relocating and expanding its corporate headquarters to an 80,000-square-foot industrial facility at 523 Pleasant Street in Attleboro, a move that will give the advanced materials manufacturer roughly twice the space of its current location. Colliers represented CPS Technolog
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6 displaced by Cranston house fire

Six residents have been displaced by a fire that damaged a Cranston home Monday afternoon, according to authorities.
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McKee faces $500,000 TV ad onslaught from clean-energy super PAC

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A deep-pocketed outside group abruptly entered the fray in Rhode Island’s Democratic gubernatorial primary on Monday, announcing plans to air TV ads attacking Gov. Dan McKee because of his positions on clean energy. The group is called Invest in America’s Future PAC and has...
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RI Caps Grocery Deed Blocks at 18 Months

Rhode Island has one of the country's most consolidated grocery markets, and officials say Woonsocket's roughly 45,000 residents have a single full-scale supermarket in city limits. The new law removes one private barrier to competitors opening at former store sites — but only for restrictions created after June 18.
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Generator running during power outage sparks Bristol house fire

Crews in Bristol quickly knocked down a house fire that broke out early Monday morning.
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Rhode Island Office of the Child Advocate panel reviews 30 child deaths, 11 near-deaths

A new report from the Rhode Island Office of the Child Advocate found high workloads and staffing turnover are among the issues with child protective services in the state. The report reviewed 30 child fatalities and 11 near-fatalities going back to 2019. It makes 22 recommendations, including putting limits on...
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Suspect arrested in Bellingham breaking and entering, assault case

The Bellingham Police Department has announced that a person of interest has been arrested in connection with a breaking and entering and assault investigation from earlier this month.
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Returned Through No Fault of His Own, Little Carson Is Still Ready to Be...

Small Dog Rescue of New England reports that Carson, a small dog currently in New England, is once again available for adoption after a recent placement did not work out due to tension with another dog in the home. "He was adopted but the dog in his new home didn't want a new friend coming in so the best thing for Cars
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Students in Warwick head back to school as work on 2 new high schools...

(WJAR) — On Monday, students in Warwick are heading back to class, and for those at Pilgrim and Toll Gate high schools, it may be hard to miss just how much their future schools have changed over the summer. Work on both of those schools is expected to finish...

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