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Bomb Squad Detonates Suspicious Package; Ducklings Saved: PM Patch RI
Also: Ocean State Job Lot makes list of U.S. best managed companies; RI man admits to sending fentanyl to Australia; scammers; an election.
Jimmy Bentley is the field editor for Patch covering Rhode Island He spends most of his time covering Cranston, Coventry, Newport, Narragansett, South Kingstown, Newport, Portsmouth, North Kingstown, Bristol, Warren, Tiverton and Little Compton. He was a reporter at the Plympton-Halifax Express and interned for Patch while earning his master's at Emerson College. In his free time, Jimmy hits concerts (sometimes reviewing them for Patch), watches movies and plays in a kickball league.
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Also: Ocean State Job Lot makes list of U.S. best managed companies; RI man admits to sending fentanyl to Australia; scammers; an election.
This is the fourth consecutive year Ocean State Job Lot has been an honoree, earning the company the "Gold Winner" distinction.
This is the fourth consecutive year Ocean State Job Lot has been an honoree, earning the company the "Gold Winner" distinction.
North Kingstown police say the scammers told victims they were police officers and need to pay them in gift cards to clear a warrant.
Coventry police say they reunited the ducklings with their mother, giving her an early Mother's Day gift.
People Magazine says this Rhode Island restaurant is located in a gorgeous former mansion by the beach.
Votes in favor of the $150 million school bond lead the no votes 4,218-3,508, according to unofficial election results.
U.S. and Australian authorities seize 62 grams of fentanyl mailed by Felix Suarez, 25, of Providence, according to prosecutors.
U.S. Navy Commander Colin Kennedy has two master's degrees and served on four warships during his military service.
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The following people were arrested by Cranston police between April 9 and April 13.
Patch and T-Mobile have teamed up to recognize our community's outstanding 2024 graduates.
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At RWU, Leslie Gutierrez found a program that unites her passion with purpose as well as a welcoming community where she served.
RI officials estimate the bridge project will cost $40.52 million for the demolition and $368.3 million for the design-build process.
Zeus was 9-years-old and served the Cranston Police Department with his handler, Sgt. Gregg Bruno.
Johnston police say Taya Scott, 15, was last seen around 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Patch and T-Mobile have teamed up to recognize our community's outstanding 2024 graduates.
Patch and T-Mobile have teamed up to recognize our community's outstanding 2024 graduates.
The effective date of this Statistical Revaluation is December 31, 2024, with assessments appearing on the July 2025 tax bills.