Secretary of state issues call for historian laureate applications
The search is on for Rhode Island’s next historian laureate. Secretary of State Gregg Amore has launched an open call for ...
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This Day in RI History: January 19, 1924 – Nicholas Colasanto is born in Providence
Actor Nicholas Colsanto was born on January 19, 1924, in Providence, RI. He enjoyed a long career in Hollywood and is best ...
What's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Rhode Island? Supermarkets, banks, more
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday, so some businesses will be closed in Rhode Island. Here's what you need to ...
Health Department reports first confirmed Rhode Island measles case since 2013
Children as young as 6 months should get a dose of MMR vaccine before international travel, according to RIDOH.
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Embracing Multiculturalism: Rhode Island’s difficult untaught history
The deadly voyage of The Sally, financed by Rhode Island’s Brown brothers, procured about 200 nameless, enslaved African ...
Finding serenity at the Monastery Trails in Cumberland, R.I.
What was once a swath of rocky land owned by Trappist monks is now a haven for wildlife as well as nature lovers ...
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The results are in for the 25th annual Rhode Island BioBlitz
The RI Natural History Survey presented its initial findings on the twenty-fifth annual Rhode Island BioBlitz at Middletown ...
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In State of the State address, McKee says Rhode Island is striding in the right direction
Rhode Island is “full of progress and promise,” Gov. Dan McKee said during his State of the State address Tuesday night, ...