On the National Register of Historic Places, the Ochee Spring Quarry in Johnston preserves a record of soapstone bowl-making dating back at least 3,000…
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Your Weekly Briefing: Health In Rhode Island, Feb. 14
What’s happening in health in Rhode Island, Feb. 14 VALENTINE’S DAY : Happy Valentine’s Day! Don’t forget to be good to your heart. Stop smoking….
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One Square Mile Johnston: A Community Thriving At King’s Tabernacle Church
King’s Tabernacle Church took the town of Johnston to court last year after town officials appeared to be trying to block the congregation from moving…
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One Square Mile Johnston: Wildlife Finds Unlikely Refuge At State’s Central Landfill
In recent years, Rhode Islanders have spotted wild visitors not typically found in the Ocean State: Arctic beluga whales in Narragansett Bay and even…
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One Square Mile Johnston: A Conversation With Mayor Joseph Polisena
All this week at Rhode Island Public Radio, we’re focusing on the town of Johnston. This suburb to the west of Providence saw the largest change from…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: One Square Mile Johnston, All This Week
Today we renew a tradition at Rhode Island Public Radio: our recurring series “One Square Mile.” It’s designed to take you deep inside one Rhode Island…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Raimondo’s College Tuition Plan A Smart Move
Maybe all you have to know about Gov. Gina Raimondo’s free tuition plan is this: Americans with no more than a high school education have now fallen so…
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This I Believe Rhode Island: A Little Treasure
The roughly one million residents of the Ocean State traveled such diverse paths to get here.
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RIP Rhode Island Historian Al Klyberg
Albert T. Klyberg, a prolific teacher, researcher, Rhode Island historian and for nearly three decades the executive director of the Rhode Island…
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TGIF: 24 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Welcome to my first TGIF column of 2017, and thanks for stopping by. As usual your tips and comments are welcome , and you can follow me through the…
