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East Providence · East ProvidenceEAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The East Providence Public Library, also known as the Weaver Library, is going to be getting a makeover. The library received a $185,000 grant from the Champlin Foundation, a Rhode Island philanthropic organization. Friends of the East Providence Public Library raised an additional $20,000 for the library from book sales.
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East Providence library gets $205,000 for improvements
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South Kingstown · South KingstownSOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — Several House Democrats visited Rhode Island on Friday to discuss offshore wind and share their thoughts on the 2024 presidential race. New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told 12 News she was pleased to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidency.
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AOC, Magaziner weigh in on 2024 presidential race
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Sports · BristolBRISTOL, R.I. (WPRI) — John Burnelli has dedicated his life to service. Despite working as a paramedic, firefighter and dispatcher, the U.S. Navy reservist told 12 News he still doesn't feel as though he's "done enough." "I feel kind of guilty because I never served in combat," Burnelli said. "There are people who have sacrificed so much." That's why he's taking his efforts one step further by running in the Anchor Down Ultra Marathon. The seas…See the Story
Attleboro man running seaside endurance marathon for veterans
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Providence, Rhode Island · ProvidencePROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — June Rose, the Providence City Council's chief of staff, claims they were arrested while participating in a demonstration at the Capitol earlier this week. Rose said on social media that they were in Washington, D.C. Tuesday for a demonstration urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to issue a permanent ceasefire and for the United States to stop arming the country in its war against Hamas.
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Providence City Council employee detained during DC protest
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Warwick, Rhode Island · WarwickWARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Health said it is recommending reopening the swimming area at Kent County YMCA. RIDOH said that bacteria counts in the water have returned to safe levels. A full list of closed beaches in Rhode Island can be found here.
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RIDOH says Kent County YMCA swim area is safe for recreation
Farming · ProvidenceOctopus Teacher A few American politicians are taking a stand for octopus-kind by introducing a bill that would ban the commercial farming of the eight-armed mollusc in the United States, while also prohibiting the import of farmed octopus meat into the country. The bill — the Opposing the Cultivation and Trade of Octopus Produced through Unethical Strategies (OCTOPUS) Act — comes after NPR reported that a company in Spain plans to factory farm …See the Story
New Law Would Ban All Octopus Farming in America
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Rhode Island · Rhode IslandStandard General, a hedge fund that owns more than a quarter of the sports betting and casino operations at the company, will buy Bally’s for $18.25 a shareSee the Story
Casino operator Bally’s to be acquired by hedge fund in $4.6b deal - The Boston Globe
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Rhode Island · Rhode IslandJoe “Tiger” Patrick has been carrying a cloth weighing more than 50 pounds on his back as he walks from northern Indianapolis to his destination in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday. The memorial panel displays the names and faces of the 7,103 servicemen and servicewomen killed in the Global War Against Terrorism since the earth-shattering Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Patrick, an U.S. army veteran, made a stop Tuesday at the Crothersville Veteran of…See the Story
Desert Storm vet walks to honor lives lost in the War on Terrorism - Seymour Tribune
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