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With an extended parade route, viewers "hoping" to catch a glimpse of their favorite costumed marcher will have more chances this year at the Arnold Mills Fourth of July Parade.

Tolls at the Claiborne Pell Bridge may be going up for motorists who don't own an E-ZPass transponder purchased in Rhode Island.

Daniel Olarte, a student at Seekonk High School, was one of the 145 artistic high school juniors in Massachusetts chosen to participate in the 22nd-annual Art All State at the Worcester Art Museum.

The Murrays became interested in the Ashcan School, with works such as The White Hope by George Bellows.

PROVIDENCE When Pamela Moquete was told that she was the valedictorian of her senior class, she was puzzled.

The state has hired a new agency to run the Harrington Hall homeless shelter, ending a controversial arrangement in which beds were being reserved for convicted sex offenders.

With a dramatically overhauled Nathan Bishop Middle School set to reopen this fall on the city's East Side, a growing number of middle-class parents have decided to put their trust in the public schools.

There is, perhaps, no more potent symbol of economic distress than a shantytown.

Before a ranger kicked her out, Barbara Kalil slept in a pup tent in Roger Williams National Park.

An Attleboro, Mass., man is being held on $20,000 surety bail at the Adult Correctional Institutions on charges he assaulted a 71-year-old man Wednesday afternoon.

SEEING GREEN: Native Structures founder David Kessler and architect Christine Malecki West.

The ruinous recession that has swept thousands of Rhode Islanders out of their jobs has also pushed companies to cut salaries, force furloughs, scrap bonuses and put off promised pay hikes.

John and Justin Roias know what it's like to go without. John remembers the countless times when the electric company came knocking at his family's door and he will never forget the day his parents asked if they could pawn his Xbox game system to buy food.

The Blackbird Farm in Smithfield sells fresh, all natural Angus beef to individuals and high-end restaurants in Providence, and business keeps getting better and better.

Dallas-based A.H. Belo, owner of the ProJo, reported first-quarter losses of $18.1 million - not including some substantial one-time charges, like a big ol' writedown on the value of the ProJo and costs associated with a recent round of company-wide layoffs that claimed some 100 jobs in Providence.

As the only dedicated health reporter in the region, Health Check 10's Barbara Morse Silva has received countless E-mail questions from viewers about the Swine Flu.

Rhode Island residents need not worry, because David Darlington wants out-of-state drivers to bear the burden.

Surviving a stroke is only the beginning of the battle. Walking again is at the top of the wish list for those trying to recover.

" With forecasters predicting summer-like temperatures for the coming weekend, another sign of the season is arriving as farmers' markets begin opening across Rhode Island next week.

Two charter school proposals with one thing in common - a deep commitment to teaching through the arts - drew enthusiastic support from local parents and educators at separate hearings last week.