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Six weeks after a devastating fire, Matunuck Oyster Bar back to business
Independent - Rhode Island
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Matunuck Oyster Bar is one of the most iconic restaurants in Rhode Island, and even makes many national lists as one of the best dining spots in the U.S. Now, it likely holds a few new titles, such as fastest re-opening...
How ‘The Gilded Age’ Shot in Newport’s Historic Mansions, and Brought a Tourism Boom to the Wealthy Rhode Island Enclave
Variety
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June 20, 2025
“Stand back, I’m about to act,” Ashlie Atkinson, who plays gossipy Mrs. Fish on HBO’s “The Gilded Age,” jokes as she prepares for another take of a luncheon scene that finds her giving side-eye to Mrs. Astor (Donna Murphy), the grande dame of the...
Dating in Massachusetts, Rhode Island Easier if You Work in These Careers
Fun 107 - Massachusetts
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June 20, 2025
In New England, there are certain qualities and professions that more dating app users swipe right on. It doesn't matter if you're dating in the Boston area or Providence, the Berkshires, driving a little further in spread-out Maine, or enjoying...
Court rules against HHS restructuring; federal research going public; RFK Jr. cutting science subscriptions
Medical Economics
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July 2, 2025
Reorganizing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — including layoffs for thousands of workers — is on hold, at least for now, due to a new court ruling. Meanwhile, a change in policy will lead to more public access to...
Dr. Rosemary Costigan Named President of Community College of Rhode Island
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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June 19, 2025
Council on Postsecondary Education Names Dr. Rosemary Costigan as President of Community College of Rhode Island Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education voted unanimously today to name Rosemary Costigan, Ph.D., R.N. as president of...
Throwback: A look at Rhode Island Pride in 2004
WJAR - Rhode Island
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(WJAR0 — With Rhode Island Pride happening this weekend, we go back to a celebration 21 years ago. This was a time when there was a political push for same sex marriage. It would take nearly a decade longer for same sex marriage to become legal in...
Appalling Lack of Leadership Forces Rhode Island Into Breakdown Lane
ecoRI News - Rhode Island
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June 19, 2025
It requires a Rhode Island high school student to succinctly capture the state’s idiocy, or, more likely, its lack of giving a damn about people who rely on public transit. Earlier this month, colleague Colleen Cronin reported on a group of...
Letter: House budget was a much better deal for Rhode Islanders
Independent - Rhode Island
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Thank goodness for Speaker Shekarchi and the House Finance Committee. In January, they were given a budget proposal from the governor that was severely lacking in what this state and its residents need. It also included large funding gaps and...
X Games got its start in Rhode Island 30 years ago
Providence Journal - Rhode Island
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The first X Games, originally called the Extreme Games, debuted in Rhode Island in 1995 and featured unconventional sports such as street luge and skysurfing. ESPN created the X Games to attract a younger audience interested in alternative sports,...
Letter: SK residents deserve more from Butler Hospital
Independent - Rhode Island
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As a registered nurse at Butler Hospital and a resident of South Kingstown, I never imagined I would be standing on a picket line instead of caring for patients. I began my career in mental health as a caregiver at Bradley Hospital, working with...
When did Eric Wein go missing? Everything to know as investigators identify human remains found outside Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island home
Sportskeeda
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June 19, 2025
The human remains found near Taylor Swift's Rhode Island mansion have been identified. On May 14, 2025, human remains washed ashore in Westerly, Rhode Island. The South Kingstown Police Department issued a press release last week, stating that the...
Exploiting Exemptions: Rhode Island Must Act on Vaccine Loopholes
Johnston Sun Rise - Rhode Island
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By JAMES FLORIO JR., MBA, MHA Rhode Island has long championed personal freedoms, including the right to religious expression. However, a troubling trend has emerged: an increasing number of parents are claiming religious exemptions to bypass...
Should PA legalize recreational marijuana? Some lawmakers think so
PhillyBurbs - Pennsylvania
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Marijuana is fully legal for medicinal or recreational purposes in 24 states in 2025, including five of the six states bordering Pennsylvania. Gov. Josh Shapiro and some state legislators say it’s time for Pennsylvania to catch up to its neighbors...
How the Trump administration’s cuts are affecting public research universities like URI
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Parlange said URI has received termination notices on 25 awards totaling more than $49 million. As a result, 11 people have lost their positions, but such cuts also will hamper the ability of public research universities to educate the working...
As nurses go on strike, Rhode Island grapples with a…
Newport Daily News - Rhode Island
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Rhode Island had close to 1,300 job openings for registered nurses in the first quarter of 2025, up from about 980 openings in the final quarter of 2024. The reasons for the shortage are varied: from low wages to burnout and retirements from the...
Beacon Mutual Named #1 Best Place to Work in Rhode Island for Third Consecutive Year
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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June 18, 2025
Warwick, RI – Beacon Mutual has once again been named the #1 Best Place to Work in Rhode Island in the Large Employer category by Providence Business News (PBN)—marking its third straight year at the top. Headquartered in Warwick, Beacon Mutual is...
Father, son from Rhode Island dead after Connecticut bank robbery
Providence Journal - Rhode Island
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A father and son from Rhode Island died after allegedly robbing a Connecticut bank and engaging in a standoff with police. The suspects, Shaun and Zachary Fallon, were tracked to a motel where they claimed to have firearms and explosives. After...
Dr. Michael Fine: What’s crazy about maternity care
What's Up Newp - Rhode Island
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July 17, 2025
Kudos to everyone in Newport who turned out at the city council meeting Tuesday night, and to the city council for passing a resolution asking Brown Health to keep the maternity unit at Newport Hospital open. It’s crazy we are at this point in the...
Beshear joins lawsuit over federal education funding freeze; local leaders weigh impact
The Hazard Herald - Kentucky
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Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday that Kentucky has joined 23 other states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s decision to freeze $6.8 billion in federal education funding. Beshear said the move...
Fitch Signals Possible Downgrade for Bally’s After Major Business Change
Gambling News - New York
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July 3, 2025
Bally’s Corporation is under fresh financial scrutiny following its latest announcement about its global online operations. Fitch Ratings has put Bally’s and its debt on “Rating Watch Negative”, hinting that the casino company might see a lower...