ONE Neighborhood Builders to preserve Cumberland church, add affordable housing

An artist's rendering of a neighborhood with houses and a church.

Photo: The Steeple & Stone development, depicted in the architectural rendering above, represents the adaptive reuse of the historic St. Patrick Church in Cumberland. This transformative initiative will offer 44 affordable apartments, including several dedicated to older adults. ONE Neighborhood Builders (ONE|NB), the state’s leading community development corporation and one of the state’s most active…

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High School sports beginning – John Cardullo

A group of kids playing football on a field.

by John Cardullo, sportswriter The High School Fall Season tradition is ready to take off! It is time to go and support the hometown teams and their athletes! Before the first leaf turns and falls to the ground, the 2023-24 high school sports season is set to begin. What used to traditionally start after Labor…

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GriefSPEAK: The depth of a widow’s grief – Mari Nardolillo Dias

An image of a blue ocean with waves.

by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD. contributing writer “A widows peak was known as a sign that a woman would be an early widow. None in today’s column have a widows peak “ “Standing on the water’s edge you think you’re in control. Until she lulls you into depths no one would know… She’s so cold and…

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Rhode Island Weather for August 31, 2023 – John Donnelly

Rhode Island weather screenshot.

by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure pushes in from the northwest, keeping TS Idalia well to our south, with only some high cloud cover arcing in over the top during the day, eventually that will evaporate as well with the dry air taking hold. We’ll have a wonderfully dry but cloud-covered morning for the kiddos…

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URI Veteran and military-connected students fall welcome, orientation – TODAY

A mural depicting a group of veterans in a train station.

Happening Today—URI Center for Military and Veteran Education hosts fall welcome and orientation for student veteran community Aug. 31 All veteran and military-connected students are invited to attend Close to a year into his tenure at the University of Rhode Island, Bob Flynn, director of URI’s Center for Military and Veteran Education, is looking forward…

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It’s Sour Grapes times! – Tim Jones

Rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble.

by Timothy Jones, cartoonist Originally from Attleboro, Massachusetts, Tim lives with his wife and two daughters in Smithfield, RI. He is a cartoonist, freelance illustrator, author and comedian. He is also a member of the National Cartoonist Society and the Mid-South Cartoonist Association. He teaches cartooning, speaks at local schools and libraries and appears at…

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