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Here you will find information about a musical play I wrote that is coming to Mixed Magic Theatre in Pawtucket. First, I want to help readers better understand, and perhaps appreciate, the challenges artists face when balancing the factual truth…

A new group of bills, signed by Gov. Dan McKee, delivers notable benefits for older Rhode Islanders. The new laws focus on three main goals: boosting financial security, expanding healthcare access, and cracking down on fraud and scams targeting seniors. Rhode Island General…

I read about the Knights of Columbus meeting in Lincoln where 75 residents showed up to oppose 28 homes on Wilbur Road. Eighteen of those units are fully accessible cottages. And the reaction? Shouts of “greed.” Complaints about pickleball courts.…

Note: This is a response to Mayor Grebien’s previous letter. Like Mayor Grebien, Pawtucket is a community I love. Seven years ago, my fiancé and I chose to make Pawtucket our home. I’m a Rhode Islander who chose this area because of…

By ETHAN SHOREY The Johnston splash pad, which opened last year, does the trick in keeping children and families cool, but it could definitely use some future additions. My family loves to compare and contrast public facilities for various communities,…

Every time I left my mother’s house, she made the sign of the cross over me. Que Dios te bendiga, even if I was just walking to the neighbor’s house. If you grew up like me, you know the gesture.…

Federal scholarship tax credit is waiting. But state leaders have to opt in. At a time when Rhode Island leaders are constantly searching for new resources, the state is on the verge of sending hundreds of millions of dollars out…