Ask Chef Walter: Rice Easter Pie – Chef Walter Potenza

Friends:  Picture this:  It’s Easter, and the air is filled with anticipation and the promise of something extraordinary. One cannot overlook the significance of Ricotta and Rice Easter pie in the Italian American kitchen. Back in the day, Lent meant abstaining from meat, a solemn observance leading up to the joyous celebration of Easter. It…

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Gimme’ Shelter: Elvis at Scruffy Paws Animal Rescue

Elvis totally has the looks and his melodic purr will swoon you too, just like his namesake! He is a six year old boy who was sadly found outside fending for himself but now has been getting lots of love and attention at Scruffy Paws. Elvis has a gorgeous silver gray and white coat accented…

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The Nadir: a short story by Michael Fine

By Michael Fine, contributing writer Copyright © 2024 Michael Fine This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. There is a…

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Rhode Island Weather for March 31, 2024 – John Donnelly

by John Donnelly, meteorologist Easter Weather High pressure keeps the rain away, but the wind will be up just a bit, out of the northwest, gusting to 25 mph. Afternoon highs in the low 50’s and lows in the mid-30’s. It’s a “B+” day! ___ Follow John’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH JOHN DONNELLY John…

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Problem Gambling: Help and hope for family and friends

Gam-Anon is just one of the groups available to you offering hope and help when a loved one has a gambling problem. Living with the effects of someone else’s gambling problem is too devastating for most people to bear without help. Financial problems are common, and loved ones often feel alone, frightened, desperate and ashamed…

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Rhode Island Weather for March 30, 2024 – John Donnelly

by John Donnelly, meteorologist Low pressure now long gone and hard to find, no rain for at least one day. Afternoon highs in the low 50’s and lows in the mid 30’s with a gusty northwesterly breeze. It’s a “B+” day! ___ Follow John’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH JOHN DONNELLY John Donnelly was born…

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Burn with Kearns: The Empowering Effect. Training in self-defense raises confidence – Kevin Kearns

Two men engaged in a self-defense workout session at a gym.

by Kevin Kearns, contributing writer on exercise and fitness The Empowering Effect: How Training in Self-Defense Raises Confidence Levels In a world where personal safety is a growing concern, the importance of self-defense training cannot be overstated. Beyond the practical skills learned in self-defense classes, there lies a transformative benefit that extends far beyond physical…

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13-year-old Rhode Islander writes best-selling book inspired by The Lighthouse Inn

While most thirteen-year-old kids are looking at Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok, Nicholas Bramble has been imagining a new beginning to a run-down mountain resort. His thoughts and ideas have helped him create a new children’s adventure book which has just debuted as a Best “new release” on Amazon. The new book, called Adventures at Bramble Woods is a ninety-nine-page…

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