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Providence's 49th Annual Cape Verdean Independence Festival held Sunday
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — According to the Rhode Island Cape Verdean Heritage organization, their annual festival is the oldest celebration of Cape Verdean Independence in the United States. Featuring traditional music, dance and food, along with cultural, health/wellness and educational tents, the event attracted hundreds to the area surrounding...
On Deck Around Cranston-Kent RI
Here are a few picks from around the area. We have lots more on the calendar for you!. For more events, please visit our events calendars below. ⭐Events are added as they come in! Check back often ⭐. Helpful Summer Guides and Articles. On Going Events. Various locations in Rhode...
Sizzling summer heat returns to the region
Summer's at full throttle today with high humidity and temperatures surging towards 90 degrees away from the coast. The marine layer has eroded through this morning, with any lingering fog situated off the south coast. Heat index values this afternoon will be flirting with heat advisory criteria, likely reaching the mid 90s north and west of I-95.
RIPTA SERVICE CALL CENTER HOURS
Call Center Will Now Be Open on Weekends Starting Saturday, July 6, 2024. Providence, Rhode Island… The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is pleased to announce the expansion of its Customer Service Call Center hours. Beginning Saturday, July 6, 2024, the Call Center will now be open on weekends to better serve its passengers. The new hours of operation will be Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, and Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1PM to 4PM.
NBA's Summer League will have lots of Rhode Island connections
Games are obviously in short supply when July rolls around, but the business of college basketball remains alive and well throughout the year. NBA Summer League invitations, offseason team trips, coaching changes and transfers are still ongoing. It’s been three months since the Final Four and it’s still four months until opening night in November but that matters little. ...
'President Raimondo'; illegal seawall; US Senior Open: Top stories this week
Here are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of June 30, supported by your subscriptions. Gaston Malloy grew up poor in a segregated town in North Carolina and couldn't afford a trumpet when he joined his school band, forcing him to borrow a taped-together trombone instead. When he later became a musician and a band director in East Providence, he began refurbishing secondhand instruments and providing them free to any students who needed them. Thirty years later, he's still an unsung hero in putting music in reach of everyone, regardless of family income. Read his inspiring story.
Woonsocket man dies after being run over on July 1; warrant issued for alleged killer
PROVIDENCE − A 31-year-old Woonsocket man, allegedly run over by a man during a dispute on July 1, died at the Rhode Island Hospital on Saturday. Michael Lefebvre, 31, of Woonsocket, was hit by a vehicle allegedly driven by Andrew Martin, 37, of Woonsocket, who then fled the scene.
Services and scholarship announced for 25-year-old nurse killed in Rhode Island bicycle crash
A local woman who died after she was hit by a vehicle in Rhode Island is being remembered. According to police, on Monday, at just after 9:30 p.m., an officer of the Smithfield Police Department located a female bicyclist who was struck by a vehicle in the area of 140 Pleasant View Avenue.
Coventry holds off Westerly, 4-3
WEST WARWICK - The game might have been over, but the adrenaline was still coursing through Matt Nash’s veins. Long after the Coventry 12u little leaguers held on for a 4-3 win over Westerly in Tuesday night’s opening round of the District 3 tournament from Riverpoint Park, the team’s head coach was still unpacking the drama of the final half inning.
Bryant Basketball: In-depth look at star senior wing Earl Timberlake
Fourth of July is over and summer workouts have started for most of the teams in the country. That means that the season is getting closer. It has been an eventful offseason, especially with the sheer amount of players in the transfer portal and the ever changing NIL view. It was honestly hard to follow all of the moves that occurred. Now that the rosters are set its time to bring back the mid major player spotlight articles.
Allston Man Among Two Fatalities in Rhode Island Kayaking Incident on Fourth of July
An Allston man was one of the two individuals found dead after a kayaking journey in Rhode Island, an event that has cast a shadow over the Independence Day celebrations. Both individuals have been identified following a search and rescue operation on Omega Pond, as reported. Boston 25 News announced...
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