The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is the smallest state by area, and it is also the state with the longest official name. Rhode (IPA: [rod]) Island was the first of the thirteen original American colonies to declare independence from British rule, signaling the start of the American Revolution. Rhode Islands was also the last state to ratify the United States Constitution.
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FALL RIVER — Saint Vincent's Executive Director, John T. Weldon, announced that Dr. Donald L. Bigwood has joined Saint Vincent's staff as a child/adolescent psychiatrist and medical director. Bigwood is a graduat ...
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DARTMOUTH — The non-profit Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust (DNRT) celebrated 41 years of protecting land in Dartmouth at its annual meeting May 16 at Friends Academy. DNRT presented Nat Harris with its "Joe Frothingham Memorial Award," which is ...
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Source: The Union Leader
Portland outfielder Brent Bryce homered against New Hampshire last week, and, figuratively, rounded the bases in isolation. Prediction: no other Sea Dogs position player will become an impact major leaguer. The defending champion Fi ...
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NEW BEDFORD — Emily (Freitas) Moniz, 91, of Dartmouth, died Sunday, May 20, 2012, at St. Luke's Hospital following a brief period of declining health. She was the daughter of the late Antone V. and Amelia (Freit ...
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Source: Centre Daily Times
The new big thing in Howard is a little cafe run by a tight-knit, local family. It’s no Walmart superstore, but in tiny Howard, the Cafe on Walnut St., at 337 Walnut St., is one of only a few commercial entities, making it hard to miss ...
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The Badgers’ sophomore thrower punches his ticket to the national meet in the discus by a mere two centimeters. After leaving Madison for the first time in his life, Keaton Nankivil is enjoying his season in Germany. In the brackets released by t ...
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Source: The Westerly Sun
WESTERLY — The potential acquisition of The Westerly Hospital by Lawrence & Memorial is a strategic move intended to improve the New London institution’s position, defending against the encroachment of competitors, an internal hospital document shows. “A ...
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Source: Boston Herald
Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren, in a sequel to an awkward on-camera encounter this week about her claim to Native American heritage, bolted from a campaign event yesterday, refusing to answer a Herald reporter’s questi ...
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Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
May 27, 2012 12:28 am Lake Fong/Post-Gazette Born in Swamitar, Bhutan, Tek Rimal is from a family of nine. He spent 19 years in a hut roofed in plastic sheeting at a refugee camp in Nepal before arriving in Pittsburgh in 2011. N ...
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