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A fifth-grade teacher in Providence plans to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, next summer to raise money for cancer research and to honor her brother, Robert Esposito, who died of non-Hodgkin's ...
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New Coventry council sworn in
It's fun in the political world, said Gov. Donald L. Carcieri as he welcomed new members to the Coventry Town Council.
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Developer's violations not routine
After his appointment to the Coventry Planning Commission, local developer Michael Baird responded to critics by saying he didn't build without permits and all the issues with the town over his properties had ...
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Cov. man arrested in sting operation
A Coventry man was among more than a dozen other individuals to be arrested following a year and a half long investigation by the Rhode Island and Massachusetts State Police.
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A self-help guide for the uninsured
We live in parallel universes. For the vast majority of Rhode Islanders a ' the insured a ' health-care is something you get when you need it.
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Young ones can get in on the winter fun, too
MIKE GEORGEWing on in Kids can have lots of fun building birdhouses for this winter.
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Changing real estate market prompts creative ways to buy and sell
It's a buyer's market - if you're the right kind of buyer. As Rhode Island's house prices fall to their lowest level in five years, people are finding their dream houses on the market for tens of thousands of ...
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Coventry families feud, honk, and holler
A couple of well-known Coventry residents seem to be involved in a feud that is keeping the local police busy.
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Paiva Weed to lead Rhode Island Senate
Newport Sen. M. Teresa Paiva Weed is on her way to making history, winning the nomination of Senate Democrats Monday to be President of the Senate.
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Saltwater permits group to meet
The state Department of Environmental Management and the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association have launched a group to study saltwater fishing permits.
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Kudos + Congrats, TGIF edition
K+C to . . . -- The all-female hierarchy running the Good 5 Cent Cigar , URI's student newspaper, the first time this has happened since the paper was established in 1971.
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Ward 1 win in victory spotlight
With all the campaigning over, after all the signs are packed away and when the election results are recorded in the books, the 2008 Warwick election is likely to be remembered for one race - the Ward 1 contest ...
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School comm. gets the good, the bad and the ugly from Coventry students
The student forum is a universally-loved school committee meeting, said Coventry Schools Superintendent Kenneth DiPietro.
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Coventry men arrested
Two Coventry men were arrested for their alleged involvement in a breaking and entering incident in town over the weekend, according to the Coventry Police Department.
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Day at the polls in Coventry
The voting booths in Coventry were busy, but not necessarily as busy as some had predicted, according to elections officials.
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House fire displaces three men
A weekend fire displaced three Coventry residents from their home, according to the Coventry Police Department.
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Local News Digest
Water test results received yesterday afternoon show the presence of total coliform bacteria in one building at the University of Rhode Island's main campus in Kingston.
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Coventry voters to decide on relaxing qualifications for town manager
When Richard I. Kerbel abruptly resigned as town manager in August 2006, the Town Council made Town Planner Paul K. Sprague the acting town manager, a post he still holds.
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Tick numbers are down in R.I.
CRANSTON, R.I. a ' There is good news and bad news in Rhode Island when it comes to the tick population.
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