The Newport Art Museum has received an anonymous donation of nearly $5 million dollars, more than tripling its endowment. The museum plans to use the…
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Add Brown Lacrosse To Top Sports Stories Of 2016
Apologies to the Brown University men’s lacrosse program and attackman Dylan Molloy for not including them among the top sports stories of 2016 posted…
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Cranston Mayor Allan Fung Inaugurated For Fourth And Final Term
After losing a 2014 run for governor, Republican Allan Fung returned to Rhode Island’s third-largest city to face a brewing scandal within his police…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: RIP RI 2016, The Lives We Lost
As a New Year dawns, RIPR political analyst summons the spirit of Scottish poet Robert Burns, author of Auld Lang Syne, to recall some prominent Rhode…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Happy New Year and best wishes for 2017! Welcome to my last TGIF column of 2016, and thanks for following my reports throughout the year. As usual, your…
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Tom Brady, David Oritz Top Sports Stories Of 2016
Championships eluded New England’s Big Four this year, but the Patriots, Red Sox, Celtics and Bruins still provided us with memorable moments. So did…
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The Pulse: Colleges Face Surge in Reports of Anxiety, Depression Among Students
For college students, the academic year is well underway. Students have spent the first semester making new friends and adjusting to classes and dorm…
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Mercury Levels in Gulf of Maine Tuna on the Decline
There’s some good news for sushi lovers. A new report finds that over an 8-year period, mercury levels in Gulf of Maine tuna declined 2 percent a year —…
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In Vermont, A New Resettlement Community Prepares For The Arrival Of Refugees
Part 3 of a four-part New England News Collaborative series called “Facing Change” Next month, a mix of Syrian and Iraqi refugees will begin arriving in…
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RI Artscape: Harvard Professor Hails Dylan’s Nobel Prize
Earlier this month, the Swedish Academy awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature to Bob Dylan. While not quite as shocking as when Dylan went…
