Sour Grapes time! (Yacht Club Sour Grapes soda released)- Tim Jones

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by Timothy Jones, contributing writer, cartoonist ___ Meet Tim! CT Collecticon XI is happening on Saturday, December 7th, 2024 at 10:30AM Eastern at The Wide World of Indoor Sports in Montville! Doors open for VIP ticket holders at 10am and for regular admission at 10:30. – Here for all details: https://www.ctcollecticon.com/ ___ Local Comic Strip…

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UPDATED: Brown, others tell int’l students they “may wish to return” before Inauguration Day

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“1,800 of Brown’s students will come to College Hill from countries beyond the United States”, notes Brown University’s Office of Global Engagement. Yesterday, that office at Brown posted a “Winter Break Travel Guidance for International Community”, dated December 3, 2024, on their website. The Guidance (emphasis in bold made by Brown): “As members of our…

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Rhode Island Weather for December 4, 2024 – Jack Donnelly

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by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist We’ll have a clear start to the day, but gradual clouding over in the afternoon with the chance for a shower or two late afternoon/evening. A chilly morning low in the low 20’s gives way to afternoon highs in the upper 30’s with a light southwesterly breeze. It’s a “B” day!…

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Real Estate in RI: Newport cape, $1.1M, with Residential Properties LaBonte Group

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Residential Properties Ltd. announced the sale of 50 Ellery Road in Newport for $1.1 million. RPL Broker Associate Sally LaBonte and Sales Associate Morgan LaBonte of Newport’s The LaBonte Group proudly represented the buyer in this transaction. Located in the Kay-Catherine neighborhood, this 2-bedroom Cape provides spectacular water views and a charming, traditional floor plan.…

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Rhode Island Weather for December 3, 2024 – Jack Donnelly

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by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Mostly clear today with the exception of a few fair weather cirrus streaks in the afternoon. Still chilly with morning lows in the low 20’s and afternoon highs in the upper 30’s with a light northwesterly breeze. It’s a “B” day! ___ Follow John’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH JOHN DONNELLY…

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Rhode Island Weather for December 2, 2024 – Jack Donnelly

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by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A clear day with lots of sun, but on the chilly side with afternoon highs only in the upper 30’s after morning lows in the mid 20’s with a light westerly breeze. It’s a “B” day! ___ Follow John’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH JOHN DONNELLY John Donnelly was born in…

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The “No No Nos” of the office holiday party – Mary T. O’Sullivan

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By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL, contributing writer on business and leadership “Office holiday parties can be a minefield of professional and social taboos. You don’t want to be a stick in the mud, but there’s definitely such a thing as cutting too loose.†– Chris Wade, in Slate Happy Holidays have come to the workplace,…

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Gimme’ Shelter: Mocchi is waiting at the Pawtucket Animal Shelter

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by Karen Kalunian, Animal Talk When I tell you Mochi is special – she’s special! Look at her eyes and tell me what you see, I see a heart full of love and a girl who’s waiting to share with someone! This beautiful girl was found as a stray, they aren’t sure if she was…

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