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Big bills, small answers, at RI Energy forum
A group of East Bay residents filled the Herreshoff Room at Rogers Free Library Monday evening hoping to answer one big question: Why have my energy bills increased so dramatically this winter? They …
School buses have turned into tiny houses on wheels. Vans have become synonymous with a nomadic existence that enables travel. And one … Read More
A little bit of McCoy Stadium is coming to East Providence - thanks to the City of Pawtucket and City Council President, Bob … Read More
Teammates, friends and family members were on hand as Townies junior volleyball player Keira Mullen was honored with a banner hung in … Read More
Some people just want to sit down. Rhode Island’s foodie culture calls for more than just chain restaurants and drive-throughs that … Read More
In Riverside, Good Neighbors services thousands of people with its food kitchen and food pantries. They just lost one small federal … Read More
Referring to cuts to the USDA affecting local food organizations as well as proposed cuts and what they could mean for SNAP funding … Read More
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The fast and the curious
Falling asleep on the job is typically a fireable offense. Maybe that’s why office chairs tend to have wheels — so no one gets too comfortable. A more comfortable chair might invite a …
Winter lights up
There aren’t many times when it is appropriate to scream. However, a local display of puppets in downtown Providence actually invites people to do just this. People of all age groups are …
Take a musical journey through time with The Platters
One of the most commercially successful groups of the early Rock N' Roll era are coming to East Providence on Dec. 20.
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Letter: Moving beyond the mass exodus tax flight myth
The greatest obstacle to policymakers enacting a modest personal income surtax on Rhode Island’s highest earners, those in the Top 1%, is the fear that any such measure will trigger a mass …
Letter: Most all of us are descendants of immigrants
To the editor: It’s a wonderful month — “Irish Heritage Month,” and like many of you I am a descendent of Irish immigrants. My grandparents left Ireland in …
Letter: Trump’s wrongs are too many to be listed
To the editor: Mr. Trump is right about a few things. First, the long-standing dispute between Israel and the Palestinians can be resolved by asserting that Palestinians don’t matter. …
Letter: Lawmaker’s efforts are commendable, worthy of support
To the editor: I am writing in response to the Feb. 24 Barrington Times article reporting on Representative Jennifer Boylan’s efforts to introduce two bills in the legislature to address …
Letter: Here’s your ‘sign’ to attend Waterfront meeting
Keep Metacomet Green will be attending and speaking at the March 13 meeting and we truly hope we are not sitting alone again.