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One hospitalized after hazmat incident at Carnegie Tower in Portsmouth. What we know
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Man robbed 3 Fall River stores within 30 minutes, police say
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Top stories: Fall River woman wins $1M in Powerball; K-9 officer suspended, facing charges
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BBQ to gourmet grilled cheese, Buzzards Bay Brewing invites food trucks every night.
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Newport Hears H + H HIP
Thirteen members of Boston’s Handel and Haydn Society brought the sweet dulcet tones of historically rendered masterworks of the Baroque to an enthralled Newport Classical audience Friday evening in the sumptuous acoustic of the Breakers Mansion Great Hall, a Gilded Age architectural masterpiece sumptuously decorated and meticulously preserved. Concertmaster Aisslinn Nosky led a group which included soprano Joélle Harvey, Debra Nagy, oboe, and Ian Watson, harpsichord continuo and organ.
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