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First RI tourism director, columnist dies at 92
Turnto10.com Local News
Feb 03Leonard Panaggio, a longtime columnist for The Newport Daily News and the state's first tourism diretor, dies at 92. »
Photo of the Day: Waiting for Spring
Newport Patch
Feb 01Do you like to take pictures? Have you recently captured a shot of something neat in town? Send us your favorite shot from around Newport and it could become our Photo of the Day! E-mail photos and a few sentences with information including when the ph... »
Former Rep. John Loughlin to Serve on Hinckley Senate Campaign
Newport Patch
Feb 01Newport resident and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Barry Hinckley announced Tuesday that former congressional candidate and state representative John Loughlin, of Tiverton, will be serving as his campaign's executive director, The Providence Journal... »
Elevator Enthusiast Films Newport's Ups and Downs
Newport Patch
Feb 01The demographic of elevator aficionados seems to be a small one, and the likelihood that Newport would be home to some of them seems equally small. However, one hobbyist has recorded videos of various elevators around town. A Youtuber by the name of su... »
Wednesday: City Council Workshop
Newport Patch
Feb 01The Newport City Council will hold a workshop with Buck Consultation at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall to go over the Actual Valuation Reports of the Newport Police and Fire Pension Systems as of July 1, 2011. Venetucci Home is having its mid-winter sale this ... »
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Join PPEF at the Newport Athletic Club for Family Fun Night, Feb 19
Hard Deadlines
Feb 04PPEF Family Fun Night! Click to embiggen. Looking for an activity with the kids on the upcoming February break? Join the Portsmouth Public Education Foundation (PPEF) at the Newport Athletic Club for Family Fun Night on Sunday, Feb. 19! For just $25 fo... »
Linc Chafee: Not his dad’s Rhode Island
WRNI Politics Blog
Feb 03Lincoln Chafee holds the same job his father John Chafee had in the 1960s. The son is finding out the hard way that it isn’t his father’s Rhode Island or America. After a rocky first year as governor in recession-racked Rhode Island, Governor Chafee ha... »
Portsmouth senior runs anti-bullying fundraiser; Cicilline helps collect names for Obama
Hard Deadlines
Jan 29PHS senior Amanda McCabe kicks off anti-bullying fundraiser This morning, Ernie's Karate in Portsmouth hosted PHS student Amanda McCabe's senior project, a benefit martial arts tournament which raised more than $500 for the RI Parent Information Networ... »
Help get Obama on the ballot in RI this Saturday in Newport
Hard Deadlines
Jan 26In order to be on the March Primary ballot, every candidate needs signatures, and local Dems will be collecting them for President Barack Obama this Saturday in Newport from 2-3pm at the Peoples's Cafe on Thames Street. Get directions and RSVP at Barac... »
GOP Chairman Zaccaria stands by Rep. Watson despite arrest
WPRI.com Blogs
Jan 23(Updated below with details from the arrest report.) State Rep. Bob Watson hasn’t lost the support of the Rhode Island Republican Party’s leader despite getting arrested over the weekend for allegedly possessing marijuana. Asked whether he will call on... »