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Vital Link: Supply Chain seniors offer strategy support for global nonprofit
As Bryant seniors Emerson Swartz, Jose Espinal, Alexander Valente, and Eduardo Peralta tour the North Kingstown headquarters of Edesia Nutrition, the weight of their assignment is never out of mind — or out of view. Hung throughout the facility are giant portraits of children who overcame malnutrition with the...
Six arrested during Washington County Fair
Six people were arrested during the Washington County Fair this month, according to police. Police said five of the arrests were for underage possession of alcohol. Officials also said a 17-year-old from South Kingstown was arrested for DUI. According to police, the teen hit seven parked cars while trying to...
Christine Ricci receives life in prison for killing Boston firefighter husband
Prosecutors said Ricci was unable to move past her rage and jealousy over an extramarital affair her husband had several years prior. A Marshfield woman was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for stabbing her Boston firefighter husband to death in 2021 following a verbal altercation at the couple’s home.
BlueWave Develops Massachusetts Community Solar Agrivoltaics Projects
BlueWave has completed five projects across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that incorporate the company’s dual-use solar design and operate under the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target Program. The projects, which the company owns and operates, are located in Palmer, Haverhill, Dighton and Douglas, adding 19.8 MW of generation and 29.7...
Sakonnet Vineyard Reopens Under New Management
Little Compton’s Sakonnet Vineyard, a Rhode Island landmark and New England’s oldest vineyard, reopened for tours and tastes. James Davids and Marissa Stashenko, founders of Rumford-based Anchor & Hope, assumed the management and winemaking responsibilities at the historic vineyard in late May and will collaborate with owner Carolyn Rafaelian to launch new wines, revive the culinary legacy and implement organic and sustainable farming. Davids and Stashenko bring 30 years of experience in winemaking. Davids and his team practice minimal intervention winemaking, a philosophy through which winemakers use natural methods to make wine without additives or technology to showcase the unique characteristics of the grapes and the terroir in which they were grown. Estate wines, made from grapes grown on the property, will be available on-site and at select restaurant and retail locations, while non-estate blends will be widely distributed throughout Rhode Island, Massachusetts and nearby states.
Lila Delman Compass and Vanderbilt International Properties Sell Historic Mansion, ‘The Orchard,’ in Newport for $10.8 Million
In a landmark transaction, “The Orchard,” a historic Newport estate located at 180 Narragansett Avenue, has sold for $10.8 million, making it the highest sale recorded in Rhode Island so far this year, according to data from the Rhode Island Statewide MLS. The sale was brokered by Kara Malkovich from Lila Delman Compass, who represented the buyer, and by Stacie Mills and Mary Waddington of Vanderbilt International Properties, who represented the seller.
Newport City Council to discuss litigation with RIDOT in executive session
The Newport City Council will meet in an executive session at 5:45 pm on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, to discuss litigation between the City of Newport and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. “The City Council will discuss in Executive Session issues related to the litigation “City of Newport v....
Resurrecting a Historic House and Long-Neglected Black History
The Newport Historical Society has officially announced a $4.5 million capital campaign to restore Newport’s oldest colonial home and convert it to a museum devoted to the region’s Black history. At an unveiling of plans for the 1697 Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House, NHS board President Douglas Newhouse hailed the conversion...
New Bedford man arrested on firearms charges following police investigation
NEW BEDFORD — A local man was arrested Tuesday after New Bedford police found him in possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. During an investigation on Aug. 20, officers arrived at 306 N. Front St., #3S, where they encountered 21-year-old Andres Cosme-Mateo. A search resulted in the discovery...
New Bedford Welcomes New Pizza Hut with Iconic ’90s Buffet
Get ready New Bedford, there's a new Pizza Hut coming to the city and is gearing up for something nostalgic. Coming soon to 914 Mount Pleasant Street by Kings Highway, Pizza Hut promises to bring back the beloved '90s style buffet and salad bar that many have been missed and been craving.
Walecka, Belanger knocked off two-time defending CCNB Four-Ball champs in quest for 3-peat
DARTMOUTH — Golf was the last thing on Kim Walecka’s mind this week. In the midst of selling her house and buying a new one in making the move from Dartmouth to Mattapoisett, she had more pressing things to contend with. ...
NBPD has yet to adopt transparency reforms recommended one year ago
NEW BEDFORD — Last August, a consulting firm issued dozens of recommendations for the police department, ranging from greater openness with public information to improved policies for handling officer misconduct and discrimination. A year later, the police department has not adopted several of the report’s recommendations on officer misconduct...
Roger Cook, longtime "This Old House" landscaper, dies at 70
BURLINGTON - Roger Cook, the longtime landscape contractor on the PBS home improvement series "This Old House," has died. He was 70 years old.Cook died Wednesday "after a long battle with illness," the show said.The landscaping and gardening expert was involved with "This Old House" for more than 40 years, starting in 1982 when the show was produced by WGBH-TV in Boston. He first joined the program full-time in 1988 as a landscape contractor for a renovation of a bed and breakfast in Lexington. "Soft-spoken but no-nonsense approach""Roger was our much-loved colleague, treasured by the entire 'This Old House community' for...
Two More MA National Drug Stores Have Closed their Doors, Permanently!
A new court filing this week announces the number of Rite Aid locations have dwindled as 77 stores have become casualties while the drug chain continues downsizing amid a bankruptcy that was recently filed by the national pharmacy chain. Hundreds of Rite Aid locations have closed since an initial announcement...
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