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Brown University mourns professor’s death after Friday crash
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Brown University released a statement after one of its faculty members was hit and killed in a crash last Friday. 77-year-old Lundy Braun was hit by a car backing up out of a driveway on Strathmore Road in Cranston. The Police Chief told ABC6 at the time it appeared to be a tragic accident, and the driver did not see Braun walking.
Casting Announcement for "A Beautiful Noise - The Neil Diamond Musical"
New York, NY – Producers Ken Davenport and Bob Gaudio have announced full casting for the multi-year North American Tour of A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL. A BEAUTIFUL NOISE will launch its First National Tour at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) in Providence, RI in September 2024 then go on to play more than 25 cities in its first year. Fans are encouraged to visit abeautifulnoisethemusical.com to see the current tour route and to sign up for the email newsletter to be among the first to receive tour news and updates.
Hewes, Melvin Win Glocester 4-Ball Championship
Former La Salle star Charlie Melvin and partner Troy Hewes won the Glocester 4-Ball Championship this past weekend. They beat the team of Mark Rizzo and Jeff Liptrot. Melvin helped La Salle to three straight State Championships . He will be attending Penn State Wilkes-Barre in just a few days.
Q&A with Brown biochemist on RNA, the molecule causing global excitement among scientists
Juan Alfonzo, the director of Brown’s new RNA Center, discusses the formerly “forgotten cousin” of DNA and explains what the center is doing to maximize RNA’s potential. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — RNA hit prime time during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the average American waiting in...
Rhode Island Race Organizers Believe This 80-Year-Old Now Has 5-Mile World Record
GoLocalProv Sports Team and News Editor Kate Nagle. The Olympics might be over, but there is world-record fever in the Rhode Island running community. This past weekend at the Bobby Doyle Summer Classic 5-mile run in Narragansett, race organizers believe an age-group world record was broken and are awaiting certification from governing race bodies.
Newport among Rhode Island communities seeking to bolster tree canopies
‘Ideally, we’re improving human health in the communities.’. Originally published by ecoRI News, a nonprofit newsroom covering environmental news in Rhode Island. Read more at ecoRI.org. NEWPORT — Eight Rhode Island municipalities are hoping trees can help remediate issues that have plagued their communities for decades. Central Falls, Newport,...
Rhode Island restaurants host Victory Day celebrations in honor of WWII veterans
Restaurants in Warren and West Greenwich hosted Victory Day dinner celebrations in honor of WWII veterans on Monday. Dan's Place and Perella's Ristorante hosted an Italian buffet fundraiser from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Italian American War Veterans of the US hosted these events. John Cianci, who helped run...
Coventry police looking for missing juvenile
COVENTRY, R.I. (WLNE) — Coventry Police Department are asking the public’s help in locating a runaway juvenile. 14-year-old Colton Picard was last seen on Tuesday, August 13 around 6 a.m. at his home wearing a black hoodie and black sweatpants. According to police, he made a comment to...
Family calls for better lifeguard requirements after teen swept under by wave
(WJAR) — A Warwick teenager said she's lucky to be alive after she was swept under a wave at Scarborough State Beach in Narragansett Saturday. Angelina Corvese and her sister, Julianna, were swimming together when they were apparently taken down by a large wave. Julianna told NBC 10 she...
Fire breaks out in multi-family home in Providence
(WJAR) — Providence fire officials said they responded to a fire at a three-family home on Wednesday morning. According to fire crews, they received a report of a fire on 87 East George St. at around 9:49 a.m. Fire officials observed a fire from the third-floor window at the...
United Way announces $1.5 million in Providence Equity Fund grants
(WJAR) — The United Way is set to announce $1.5 million in grants to help with the racial wealth gap in Providence. Awarding the funds is part of the Providence Equity Funds program that stems from the City of Providence’s recommendations from the reparations initiative. It is meant...
He was fired from the governor's office over pro-Palestine posts. Now, he's suing.
PROVIDENCE − City Councilman Miguel Sanchez is suing Gov. Dan McKee and two of his top aides, charging that they violated his First Amendment rights by firing him for expressing pro-Palestine views. Sanchez worked in the governor's Constituent Services Office until last October, when he was let go. Prior to his firing, he...
Controversial arrest at Dominican Festival clears internal affair review, Providence chief says
The city's police chief called a press conference on Tuesday to defend the arrest of a man who drew punches from police as he was taken into custody, in chaotic conditions, at the city's Dominican Festival over the weekend. Providence police Col. Oscar L. Perez Jr. then gave his own response to online criticism he said was swirling around video that state Rep. Enrique Sanchez had posted to Instagram. ...
Brown football sets sights high in the Ivy League. Here's where they're picked to finish.
The next step for Brown is to reach the top half of the Ivy League’s football standings. The Bears have steadily improved under coach James Perry. They reached the .500 mark overall last season and closed 3-4 in league play. That matched the program’s combined victory total against conference foes from 2017-22. ...
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