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Woman killed in Fall River pedestrian crash remembered as giving woman of God as services announced
A 67-year-old Dartmouth woman killed after being struck by a box truck on Joseph Drive in Fall River is being remembered as services have been announced. According to Gregg Miliote of the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, at around noon on Wednesday, two victims, the driver of the box truck, and three others were at 214 Joseph Drive to pick up a dresser. The six individuals were all employees or volunteers for the non-profit organization known as My Brother’s Keeper, which organizes drop offs and pick-ups of donated furniture.
The weekend: Heels & Wheels, Friday Fun & Brunch party among 33 things to do in Northern RI
Northern, RI – Dare we say this weather is perfect?. Welcome to The Weekend, northern Rhode Island, where we round up our local events and happening so you can make the most of your free time – locally. Many of our area businesses and venues have been closed over the past few weeks – and we took a break ourselves, at least from these weekly features.
Man dies in Rutland jet ski accident
A 46-year-old Attleboro man died Saturday after his jet ski overturned in Turkey Hill Pond in Rutland, the Police Department said in a press release. Rutland police and firefighters went to the pond shortly before 4:30 p.m. after receiving a report that a man who had been operating a jet ski had disappeared under the water after appearing to be in distress.
Hazmat crew called to clean up gas spill after tanker truck tips over on I-95 ramp
PROVIDENCE – A tanker truck loaded with 11,000 gallons of gasoline tipped over on the Allens Avenue on-ramp to Interstate 95 north on Saturday night, leaking fuel onto the roadway, according to the state Department of Environmental Management, which sent an emergency crew to clean up the spill. The...
Poll: McKee's favorability drops among Rhode Island voters
(The Center Square) — Democratic Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee's ratings are continuing to drop, according to a new poll, which found voters overwhelmingly think the state is headed in the wrong direction. The poll, released Thursday by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, found only 29% approve of McKee's performance as governor, while 65% disapprove. Those numbers are largely unchanged from a similar poll conducted by UNH in May, according to the center. ...
RIDOH recommends closing Foster campground swimming area
FOSTER, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Health said that the swimming area at Colaluca Family Campground in Foster should be closed to swimming. RIDOH said the closure recommendations comes after the water tested for high bacteria levels. A full list of closed beaches can be found...
Lifespan performing all procedures despite outage
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Lifespan said that all of its facilities are performing procedures despite a widespread IT outage affecting businesses worldwide. Spokesperson Jessica Wharton said that the situation has been “contained” and all surgeries are being performed at hospitals. Updates on the situation at the facilities...
Flashback Friday: Brown Women’s Hockey vs. Providence, Nov. 28, 2014
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Each Friday throughout the summer of 2024, Brown will look back on some of the top games and performances from past years. This week's edition features Brown women's hockey's 2-1 Mayor's Cup win over Providence College on November 28, 2014.
4 kids taken to RI hospital after eating CBD gummies at YMCA summer camp
Four children were taken to the hospital after they ate CBD gummies at a YMCA summer camp in Coventry, Rhode Island, last week. First responders were called to Camp Westwood YMCA on Thursday morning for four campers who were vomiting, NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR reports. The children, ages 12 to 15 years old, were taken to Hasbro Children's Hospital.
Remember the North Providence Summer Basketball League? These filmmakers do
In the Center for Media Production at Johnson & Wales University, there are hundreds of pieces of history in the form of photographs, newspaper clippings, record books and yearbooks. Each piece brings to light a story of the North Providence Summer Basketball League, or NPSBL, an NCAA-sanctioned league that ran from 1962 until 1995. ...
German Flex Packaging Equipment Maker Begins Major US Expansion
Germany-based flexible packaging machinery manufacturer Windmoeller & Hoelscher (W&H) broke ground on a major expansion at its North American headquarters in Lincoln, RI, this week. The groundbreaking on July 17 was attended by municipal officials, project partners, neighbors from the New England Way Industrial Park, and W&H employees. A first...
After being drafted, Middletown's Andrade, NP's Conte ready to start major-league dreams
If they were going to be drafted was never the question. When was. And in less time than it takes to drive from Woonsocket to Westerly, three Rhode Islanders heard their names called in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft. Day 2 was a busy one for Middletown’s Ryan Andrade,...
One person shot outside Cranston restaurant
CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Police say a Cranston restaurant is temporarily closed as they investigate a shooting there that sent one person to the hospital. Police were working a detail outside a restaurant on Phenix Avenue around midnight when they say a shooting happened within arm’s reach of officers. The business, 39 West, had a large tent outside the restaurant during their event.
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