ART! 2026 Visions from Newport at the Atrium Gallery, Providence

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Artworks from 3 Newport County galleries and studios are on display at the Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that artwork from Out of the Box Studio and Gallery, Jamestown; Downtown Designs, Newport; and Sunlight Studios, Portsmouth, are currently on display at the Atrium…

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Rhode Island Weather for February 10, 2026

Morning: Very cold start with lows in the single digits (around 5-10°F) and wind chills as low as 5°F or below at times. Clear to mostly sunny skies. Highs start rising but stay in the teens/low 20s early on. Winds NW 10-15 mph. Feels brutally cold—bundle up heavily! Afternoon: Sunny and dry. Highs reach the…

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“A Vision for Jamestown”: A Plan for Coastal Resilience by URI Students

URI landscape architecture capstone earns statewide recognition for its vision of Jamestown’s waterfront – as rising seas and stronger storms reshape Rhode Island’s coastline, URI students transformed a vulnerable stretch of Jamestown into an award-winning vision for coastal resilience A student project re-imagining Jamestown’s vulnerable coastline has earned awards from the Rhode Island Chapter of…

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Business Beat: Munroe Dairy Names Kayla Viveiros as CEO

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Experienced Operations and People-First Leader to Guide 145-Year-Old Family Business into its Next Chapter Munroe Dairy, Rhode Island’s trusted purveyor of farm-fresh dairy and local goods since 1881, is pleased to announce that Kayla Viveiros has been named chief executive officer. Viveiros will lead the 145-year-old dairy and grocery delivery company alongside the Armstrong family,…

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Rhode Island Weather for February 9, 2026

Weather forecast for Wednesday: cold but mostly sunny with highs of 27-30°F.

Morning: Very cold start, likely in the low to mid teens °F or slightly lower (feels even colder with any wind). Sunny to mostly clear skies, dry. Bundle up heavily—wind chills could make it feel sub-zero early. Afternoon: Peaks around the high of ~27–30°F (some models show +21°F daytime average, others higher). Sunny or partly…

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Bipartisan Push to Restore House Permanent Select Committee on Aging – Herb Weiss

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by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Magaziner Again Pushes House to Restore Aging Panel   According to Meals on Wheels America, every day, 12,000 Americans turn 60. By the end of this decade, one in four Americans will be over 60—an irreversible and historic change in population.  Yet even as the nation ages, older Americans…

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Caught in the Ping-Pong Policy of Partisan Presidential Priorities

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President Trump recently signed a proclamation restoring commercial fishing access to all 4,913 square miles of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, located off the coast of New England. Those with good memories will note the regulations of opening and closing those fishing areas that began with the Obama administration, then Trump actions,…

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Summer Camps: Narragansett Council – Scouting America Adventure Day Camps

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The Narragansett Council – Scouting America today announced registration is open for its 2026 Adventure Day Camps, offering families across Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts an affordable, fun, and enriching summer experience for children entering grades 1–5. Open to all youth – Scouts and non-Scouts, boys and girls alike – Adventure Day Camp combines outdoor…

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