Since the 1950s, Providence College basketball has been one of the great stories in all of college basketball. This year’s edition of the hoop Friars…
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Top Heart Surgeon Singh To End Surgery
Dr. Arun Singh, one of New England’s top cardiac surgeons, is ending surgeries next month after performing more than 20,000 open heart surgeries on…
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Lawmakers Consider Addiction Coverage, Recovery Housing Bills
State lawmakers will consider several bills designed to fight opioid addiction and overdose deaths. The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services…
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Il Cinema Ritrovato: Classic Films Rediscovered And Restored Screen In RI
Starting Tuesday, Brown University hosts a unique four-night film festival put on by the Italian Studies Department, in conjunction with the Cineteca,…
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East Providence Rep. Wants NCAA Hoop Pools To Be Legal
Even though they are illegal, it’s the season of March Madness and gambling pools. Now, an East Providence state representative wants to make those…
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Freshman Wins Annual RI Pi-Day Mathematics Competition
March 14th is Pi day, honoring the ratio of a circle’s circumference and diameter: 3.14. To celebrate this unofficial holiday, 10 of the state’s top mat…
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PC Will Play USC In East Regional Thursday Night
Providence College is going to the NCAA basketball tournament for the third consecutive year. That’s the good news. The eighth-seeded Friars (23-10) wil…
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Newport Jazz Festival Names Bassist Christian McBride As Artistic Director
After more than 60 years at the helm, Newport Jazz Festival founder George Wein has named his successor. The festival this week named Grammy-winning bas…
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Scott MacKay: In The Spirit of St. Patrick and St. Joseph, Let’s Approve Undocumented Licenses
This week marks two holidays honoring St. Patrick and St. Joseph, the patron saints of Irish and Italian-Americans. All of this has RIPR political…
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TGIF: 18 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips and comments are welcome, and you can follow me through the week on the twitters. Here…
