Riverfire in Wakefield starts this week

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RiverFire is a series of FREE live music concert events starting this week and running through the end of August, every Thursday evening at the stage at the river’s edge and Saugatucket bridge in Wakefield. Enjoy the serene views of the Saugatucket River, as the sun peacefully sets, and the wood in the fire basins…

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Isaiah on Route 6 – a short story by Michael Fine

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By Michael Fine © Michael Fine 2020 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. At least she was wearing a…

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RI Veterans: Did You Know? – 13 May 21 – John A. Cianci

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by John A Cianci, Department Veterans Service Officer, Italian American War Veterans (ITAM) “Eligible Veteran, survivors, or child of a deceased veteran could be eligible for a VA monthly pension” Veterans Benefits… Did you know? The VA provides non-service-connected pension for veterans, survivors, or child of deceased veteran with low incomes and who are over…

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Updated: Cranston kerfuffle deepens

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UPDATED: We are following the developments in Cranston as budget negotiations/approval devolve with amendments, vetoes, overrides, and public statements between the Mayor and the City Council members develop. Homeowners on social media focus on any new taxes coming their way, with commitments by the Mayor and City Council that that will not happen. Notably, while…

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RI construction season starts with $1.4 billion for these roads and bridges

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Governor Dan McKee joined U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressmen James Langevin and David Cicilline and RIDOT Director Peter Alviti, Jr. to kick off the start of RIDOT’s 2021 construction season. The event was held under the Providence Viaduct, a sprawling structurally deficient bridge in our state’s capital city.  The $265 million Providence…

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Daffodil Days – in Newport, RI!

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Newport is alive – with 1,200,000 daffodils! It’s Newport Daffodil Days. This is the time to enjoy Newport in all its yellow glory. You can participate in The Great Daffy Days Hunt and guess the number of flowers in four fields of daffodils. Win prizes! Go here for details: https://newportdaffydays.com/the-great-daffy-hunt/ Get your Daffy Pin! The…

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