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31 Fun Things to Do in Rhode Island This July
Rhode Island Monthly
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July 1, 2025
FEATURED Courtesy of Go Providence LIGHT UP THE NIGHT: WaterFire Lightings ONGOING As the sun sets on the Creative Capital this summer, feel the warmth of the partial and full lightings, which feature flaming braziers from Waterplace Park all the...
ART! Every Quilt Tells a Story – at the University of Rhode Island
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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July 1, 2025
Photo ID: “Every Quilt Tells a Story” is now on exhibit inside Quinn Hall at the University of Rhode Island. (URI photo/Nicholas Phillips) Down a quiet, first-floor corridor in Quinn Hall at the University of Rhode Island lies a singular exhibit....
One Small Law, One Big Win for Rhode Island Drivers
Live Insurance News
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July 1, 2025
Rhode Island Takes a Stand on Insurance Questions Starting January 1, 2026, Rhode Islanders will no longer have to worry about paying extra for simply asking their auto insurance provider a question. Sounds surprising, right? But until now,...
Washington Trust named Rhode Island’s Best-In-State Bank for 2025 by Forbes
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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July 1, 2025
WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. has been recognized as Rhode Island’s Best-In-State Bank for 2025 by Forbes, the bank announced on June 24. This marks the seventh consecutive year the bank has appeared on the list, and the third consecutive...
New General Manager Appointed for Johnson Brothers of Rhode Island
Wine Industry Network
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June 30, 2025
June 30, 2025 (St. Paul, MN) — Johnson Brothers is pleased to announce the promotion of Jason Lemansky to General Manager of its Rhode Island operations. With nearly 30 years of beverage alcohol industry experience, Lemansky assumes this role...
'Taylor Swift Tax' floated in Rhode Island. What is it?
Chillicothe Gazette - Ohio
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Taylor Swift soon may be required to pay a hefty amount of taxes on her New England home, which is undergoing renovations, if a proposed tax act in Rhode Island goes through. Earlier this month, Rhode Island's House Finance Committee approved the...
Famous Rhode Island oyster bar reopens weeks after massive fire
CBS 4 Boston - Massachusetts
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Updated on: June 30, 2025 / 6:36 PM EDT / CBS Boston Popular Rhode Island restaurant opens new outdoor tent area after devastating fire Popular Rhode Island restaurant opens new outdoor tent area after devastating fire 00:49 The Matunuck Oyster...
Let Freedom Ring: 4th of July Fireworks & Celebrations in Rhode Island 2025 (UPDATES)
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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July 1, 2025
Firework schedule – * keep checking back as we add and modify due to weather, etc: Where to watch fireworks in RI and nearby Attleboro July 3rd – 9pm – Hayward Field – Laser Show & Fireworks Bellingham July 4th – 6pm – Bellingham High School –...
An Artsy Visit To Providence, Rhode Island—‘The Creative Capital’
Forbes
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Gage Prentiss Edward Mitchell Bannister public sculpture in Providence, RI. Bannister Community Art Project. Providence considers itself “The Creative Capital.” “Capital” is straightforward enough as Rhode Island’s capital city. “Creative”...
Rhode Island lawmakers replace EPR and bottle bill proposal with study bill
Waste Dive
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June 26, 2025
Dive Brief: A Rhode Island bill calling for a statewide recycling needs assessment and the creation of a recycling advisory council is headed to Gov. Dan McKee’s desk. The study bill is a major overhaul of a previous version that would have...
Let’s Save Big with Rhode Island Energy Efficiency Programs
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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July 1, 2025
Nestled alongside the Blackstone River in Pawtucket, RI, in a historic National Heritage Corridor that celebrates America’s transition from farming to industrialization, is the former Carol Cable Mill, one of many manufacturing mills that used to...
URI receives $7M federal grant to boost research in...
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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July 8, 2025
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island has been awarded a multimillion-dollar federal grant to fund a professor’s study on the impact of micro and nanoplastics in Rhode Island, as well as boost the state’s workforce. URI announced...
URI awarded $7 million NSF grant to boost research excellence in environmental microplastics
The University of Rhode Island
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July 8, 2025
KINGSTON, R.I. – July 8, 2025 – Microplastics can be found everywhere. They’re not just in waterways like Narragansett Bay but they can be found in shellfish, drinking water, and the human body. Research conducted at the University of Rhode Island...
Senator Jack Reed to address Newport business community at Politics & Pancakes event
What's Up Newp - Rhode Island
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July 8, 2025
United States Senator Jack Reed will visit Newport next month as the featured speaker for the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce’s third quarterly Politics & Pancakes event, scheduled for Thursday, August 7th. The breakfast event, held in...
Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – July 2025 # 2
JD Supra - California
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July 8, 2025
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week. Federal Activities State Activities Federal Activities:...
The Life and Times of Talking Heads
The Nation
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July 17, 2025
Books & the Arts / July 17, 2025 How influential was the New Wave band? Ad Policy Talking Heads, 1976. (Richard E. Aaron / Redferns) I moved to Greenwich Village from a blue-collar New Jersey suburb in 1974, when I was 19, landing in the midst of...
$70K in grants just boosted these Taunton and Attleboro nonprofits
Taunton Daily Gazette - Massachusetts
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Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation has awarded $70,450 in grants to nine nonprofit organizations in the Taunton/Attleboro region, according to a community announcement. The grants were part of a larger donation of $404,421 to 45...
100th Catholic Charity Appeal: Diocese of Providence Raises $7.7M, Exceeds Goal, Again, for Rhode Islanders
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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June 30, 2025
Despite challenges and uncertainties across the nation and around the world, the annual Catholic Charity Appeal has stood the test of time, with the people of the Diocese of Providence generously supporting this year’s 100th Catholic Charity...
Average VA home loan amount in Rhode Island increases in Q1
Ocean State Today - Rhode Island
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June 29, 2025
The average VA home loan amount in Rhode Island during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025 was $471,237, a 0.1% increase over the previous quarter, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.Rhode Island's average VA loan amount...
Courts Grapple With ‘Constitutional Attacks’ On Law Barring Marijuana Users From Gun Ownership, Congressional Researchers Note
Marijuana Moment
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July 8, 2025
A new report from congressional researchers examines the state of law around a federal statute that prohibits gun possession by consumers of marijuana and other illegal drugs, noting that a growing number of federal courts are now “finding...