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Water advisory put into effect in Woonsocket after large mill fire
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WLNE) — A water advisory has been put into effect for residents in Woonsocket after a large mill fire. The Woonsocket Water Division shared on Facebook that customers may experience discolored water. The Water Division advised customers from using water for several hours to let the sediment...
Newport Vineyards Wins Wine Accolades
The Big E’s Cider & Wine Competitions named Newport Vineyards’ Rhody Coyote as “Best RI Cider” and its Sauvignon Blanc as “Best RI Grown Wine.” Judges come from a variety of backgrounds, including sommeliers, educators, enologists, cidermakers, writers, importers, retailers and industry consultants from throughout the East Coast, with each entry judged on its own merit, not by how it compares to other ciders in the flight. All medal winners are displayed in The Big E’s Farmers Market, which exposes brands to a potential audience of nearly 1.5 million fairgoers who will attend the Sept. 19-24 event, hosted annually in Springfield, Massachusetts. Rhody Coyote is a hard cider crafted with apples from local orchards, pressed and fermented in Newport Vineyards’ cellar by its winemaking team. Its Sauvignon Blanc is dry and crisp, with herbal and citrus notes on the nose and lemon on the palate. The entire wine line is distributed in Rhode Island via MS Walker.
Showers persist today after overnight soaking
A weak area of low pressure slid onshore late Sunday, supplying the Ocean State with widespread showers and downpours through the overnight hours. Some areas were already closing in on two inches of rainfall as of 5AM this morning. A few instances of ponding and standing water will be possible, so be sure to give some extra time for those morning travels and take it slow.
RIHA Hosts Annual Member Reception
The RI Hospitality Association (RIHA) hosted its annual membership reception on the patio of The Capital Grille in Providence on June 11. Touted as the official kickoff to summer, the event also featured members of the Zannella family, who presented the Alfred A. Zannella Memorial Scholarship and awarded $2,000 to Andrews Arriaza, who just graduated from Providence Career & Technical Academy and will attend Johnson & Wales University this fall. The scholarship was founded in Zannella’s name upon his passing in 2020, honoring his legacy as Executive Vice President of Mancini Beverage, where he was employed for 44 years, and his service as a Board Member of the RIHA, among his long-standing community and industry support. Additionally, David Smiley, Chair, RI Hospitality Education Foundation (RIHEF) and General Manager, Newport Harbor Island Resort, and David Depetrillo, Chairman, RIHEF, joined the 140 RIHA members for networking after the scholarship presentation.
'My time is done': These RI lawmakers won't be back next year
PROVIDENCE – Cue up Paul Simon's famous ode to breakups: "You just slip out the back, Jack/Make a new plan, Stan/You don't need to be coy, Roy/Just get yourself free." Then replace those lyrics with inside-the-clubhouse memories, regrets and, in some cases, reproaches of the small troupe of Rhode Island lawmakers saying, in...
Vote: What is the 2023-24 Taunton Daily Gazette Team of the Year?
Another eventful year of high school sports has come and gone in the Greater Taunton area. Once again, the area was home to a pair of state champion teams, but this time both were on the girls side as Taunton softball made it four straight in Division 1 and Dighton-Rehoboth softball took home...
Diman football eyes another playoff appearance in 2024
FALL RIVER — The Diman football team punched its ticket to the postseason last season for the first time since 2013. Now the Bengals like to repeat their performance in 2024. Diman finished the season 4-6. This season's Mayflower Athletic Conference Large schedule for Diman include Southeastern, Blue Hills and Bristol-Plymouth. The Bengals will...
Two groups will figure out a plan for Fall River's Bank Street Armory. What's in store.
FALL RIVER — Last January, the City Council rejected a plan to sell the Bank Street Armory and renovate it into a market-rate housing development, and ever since there’s been little movement to develop the nearly 127-year-old fortress-like building. But some movement may be afoot, after members of the council's Committee on Ordinances and Legislation invited the members of the Historical Commission and Preservation Society of Fall River to help devise a plan for its future use. ...
Timeless Fall River multi-family full of charm sells for over $600K: Weekly home sales
This week’s top-selling property in Fall River is a colossal multi-family that sold for $680,000. Built in 1900, 974 Plymouth Avenue is a stunning showpiece of the period. The 4,299 square feet of living space is full of charming bits. The home offers gorgeous wood floors, custom built-ins, high ceilings, and sundrenched rooms. It...
Things To Do: Dungeons & Dragons at Marion Art Center; Alison Brown to perform at Narrows
“What do you want to do?” If you need an answer to this age-old question for making plans, we’ve got you covered. In Things To Do, we take a look at, well, things to do, happening every week in the Greater Fall River area and around the SouthCoast. ...
Fall River’s Great Feast of the Holy Ghost: Your guide to parades, music, food and more
FALL RIVER — The Great Feast of the Holy Ghost of New England — arguably the largest event honoring the Azores’ religious and cultural traditions in the United States — will return to Kennedy Park in Fall River from Aug. 21 to 25. Celebrated since 1986, the festivities are elaborate and include an ethnographic parade, distribution of food to the poor, crowning procession, crafts, music concerts and a banquet. ...
Rhode Island to spray for spotted lanternflies in 5 communities
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announces it will continue to treat the infestations of spotted lanternfly in Lincoln, Smithfield, North Providence, Providence and Pawtucket. The targeted areas will be treated with insecticide starting Wednesday. The DEM says the spotted lanternfly is appearing in more places and poses a...
Broadway Bistro in Providence has closed
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Another Providence restaurant has closed. Saturday was the final night of operation for Broadway Bistro. The owner told NBC 10 news a desire to embark on a new chapter is what drove the closing, after 16 years in business. He did not blame economic conditions.
Large fire destroys mill building near Mass. border
Local fire departments were called in to respond to the 4-Alarm fire. A large fire took hold of a mill building near the Massachusetts/Rhode Island state line in Woonsocket, R.I., early Monday morning. Mutual aid — including the Pascoag, Harrisville, and Oakland Mapleville fire departments — was called in to...
Warwick first responders honored for saving man’s life
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — Eight Warwick first responders were honored Monday for saving a man’s life back in May. “I’m lucky to be here today,” Thomas McKenna, a Warwick resident, said. “You didn’t give up on me, so I came back to thank you.”
Seekonk High School 50th Reunion
Seekonk High School class of 1974 will be celebrating their 50th reunion on October 5, 2024, At Hillside Country Club, Rehoboth, Mass. Please RSVP by September 18th. For more information or questions contact Inez Veader Najas at najas@comcast.net.
Watch a dragonfly swarm take over a Rhode Island beach
WESTERLY, R.I. - A day at the beach turned into something out of a movie in Rhode Island when a swarm of dragonflies descended on beachgoers.Videos posted to social media show some on Misquamicut Beach in Westerly covering up with towels Saturday as the insects flew overhead. "I'm kind of scared," one person is heard saying in a video posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, by user @Getlucky12341. "Is the world ending?""Hundreds of thousands of dragonflies""Invasion of the Dragonflies!" was the caption Mark Stickney chose for the video he posted to Facebook. He told WBZ-TV he got to the beach...
Police Log: Threatening Hand Signs & Water Balloons
8:21 p.m. – A caller said youths were driving golf carts over people’s lawns on Sheep Farm Drive. An area search proved negative, according to police. 5:11 p.m. – A Coventry man said on July 14 around 5 p.m. he had been at Blu on the Water. He had noticed that a man he didn’t get along with was there and was staring at his girlfriend and making her uncomfortable. Security staff escorted the other man off the property. A third party told the Coventry man that the other man had taken a knife out, held it against his throat, and made a stabbing motion while his back was turned. Afterwards police issued a no–trespass order to the man who was escorted out of Blu on the Water.
'Extremely angry': Pet rescue seeks justice after dog ingests rat poison placed on fence
(WJAR) — A senior dog rescue in Foster said a dog had to be brought to the vet after it ingested rat poison that was placed on top of the facility’s fences. Marc Peralta, the founder of Vintage Pet Rescue, said that multiple large pieces of rat poison were found on top of the shelter's fences Monday morning.
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