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Today, Judge Caprio announced he has completed his last radiation treatment after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in late 2023.
Today, Judge Caprio announced he has completed his last radiation treatment after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in late 2023. The beloved Rhode Islander celebrated by “ringing the bell”, a tradition to mark the end of treatment. This tradition was started by Irve Le Moyne, a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy, who had been undergoing radiation for cancer. Rear Admiral Le Moyne created the “ringing the bell” to follow a Navy tradition of ringing a bell to signify when the job was complete. At his last treatment he brought a bell and rang it multiple times and left it as a donation. The hospital hung the bell and a plaque on a wall saying: “Ring this bell Three times well Its toll to clearly say, My treatment’s done This course is run And I am on my way!” — Irve Le Moyne Congratulations, Judge! Best of luck… 🙏🏼❤️ #whatsgoingoninrhodeisland #judgecaprio.
How a group of RI students helped ensure Civil War veterans weren't forgotten this Memorial Day
PROVIDENCE – The task awaiting two dozen eighth-graders from Nathaniel Greene Middle School seemed like a scavenger hunt: Finding the Civil War veterans buried amidst thousands of graves in St. Patrick's Cemetery. But before they planted flags next to those veterans' headstones, The Rev. Ken Postle wanted to make...
It's always Memorial Day for Providence man who honors 4 cousins killed in World War II
PROVIDENCE − James Draper's extended family paid a high price in World War II, losing three young sailors and a soldier, but Draper continues honoring them and keeping their memories alive decades later. The four men, cousins, all came from Rhode Island. Their names, Charles M. Hird, Donald Leonard...
Providence customers asked to conserve water
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- According to the Webster County Emergency Management Facebook page, all Providence water customers are being asked to conserve water. The EMA reports there is storm damage to the city’s lake pump, and crews are working to get it operating again. The notice does not say as to when they think the pump […]
FEMA begins flood damage assistance in Attleboro, North Attleboro, and Leominster
Disaster assistance teams from FEMA are going door to door in Bristol and Worcester counties this weekend, helping residents apply for disaster assistance following the devastating storms in September 2023.
Dozens of Massachusetts Communities Have Banned Polystyrene
Massachusetts is moving away from polystyrene food packaging, and Fairhaven is at the forefront of the movement to rid the plant of single-use plastic products. The Massachusetts Sierra Club says, "As of May 2024, within Massachusetts, 62 cities and towns across 12 counties representing over 1.3 million people (20%) have already banned some form of polystyrene."
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