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Region thrashed by severe storms
Mother Nature unleashed her power on Rhode Island yesterday, sending a deluge of severe thunderstorms that hammered the state in a fast-moving sweep that knocked out power for thousands, created flash flooding ...
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Elwyn Chooses Carousel Industries for Extensive Communications Deployment
Carousel Industries, a national technology integrator, announced today that it had entered into an agreement with Elwyn, a non-profit human services organization located in Elwyn, PA, to completely update their ...
Juniper's New WXC Appliances: 'More Box For The Money'
Jul. 14, 2008 Juniper Networks Monday added three new appliances to its WXC application acceleration platform, offering higher disk capacities and performance in a smaller form factor.
Readers plug their favorite ice cream
Christine MacManus wasn't the only reader to write with a favorite ice cream place.
Armed man drives off in mother's car
The police yesterday were looking for a man who entered a home on Ten Rod Road on Friday, threatened a woman with a weapon and drove away in her car.
Ancient and Horribles parades independence
For Ken C. Hopkins, winning is routine. In fact, the Glocester resident has won so many awards at the Ancient and Horribles July Fourth Parade over the past 30 years that he has lost count.
R.I. National Guard memorial proposed in Exeter
The Veterans Cemetery in Exeter could become home to a monument honoring men and women who have served in the Rhode Island National Guard.
South County: Democrats' grip on council at an end
The results will be official once the town's Board of Canvassers certifies them at a later date.
4 Ever Amigos brighten day of senior citizens
Press photo by Daniel Hyland HOPE VALLEY The 4 Ever Amigo's 4-H Club presented 50 baskets filled with a variety of items to area senior citizens on Friday, May 30, in honor of Older Americans Month.
Committee to research consolidation of towns
HANNAH CLARKIN This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it COVENTRY - Deep in the woods of Western Coventry, beyond Route 102, and nearly in Connecticut, state ...
Rhode Island Honors its Fallen; Somber in Exeter, Celebratory in Lincoln
It is Memorial Day, a holiday that means parades and barbecues, but also solemn remembrances for those who died fighting for freedom.
R.I. man given pot under medical marijuana law enters
A man allowed to possess marijuana under the state's medical marijuana law has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges, two years after being accused of luring teenage girls to his trailer to smoke pot.
Convicted Cyber-Predator Lured Teen Girls into His Home to Smoke Weed
A convicted cyber-predator has been caught in Rhode Island, sentenced to a year in prison.
Town hopes to get trooper coverage
Town Manager Kevin A. Breene is negotiating with the state police to provide coverage of the community during the overnight hours, now that the Town Council has decided to lay off two of the town's 10 police ...
Beach Pond closed for swimming
EXETER, R.I. Beach Pond Management Area in Exeter will be closed to swimming for the upcoming season. via Turnto10.com
Abandoned golf course suits adult-community developers to a T
“The town really put us through our paces”
It took them four years, but two Connecticut developers recently obtained preliminary approval from the Town of Exeter, R.I., to build 100 units of age-qualified housing on a 120-acre site. via The Providence Journal
VA reaches out via call center
The Department of Veterans Affairs last week began contacting nearly 570,000 recent combat veterans to ensure they know about VA's medical services and other benefits, according to Dr. via Providence Journal
This agent finds, not sells, houses
“She's bright, and aggressive in a nice way”
Like many of her colleagues in the business, broker Catherine Goode DeVellis is a people person - sunny, friendly and outgoing. via The Providence Journal
April 19. Connecticut Audubon Society Seal Cruise. Informative cruise to view harbor grey and other seal species in the waters off Fisher's Island Sound. via Providence Journal
Green calendar: Area events through March 30
Supper and Saunter. Program begins at Powder Mill Ledges, 12 Sanderson Rd., Smithfield, with a soup and salad supper and an introduction to woodcock and their mating flights. via Providence Journal