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1 week ago |
abc6.com | Karah Bailey
COVENTRY, R.I. (WLNE) — Coventry residents were raising questions and working towards a recall after a fiery town council meeting regarding fiscal transparency. Councilman Jonathan Pascua of District 1 introduced new legislation to increase financial transparency for the town, coming on the heels of new efforts to recall council members from their seats. “Why is it our taxes keep going up and yet we don’t find out where the money’s going?” Resident Denise Wolf said.
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2 weeks ago |
abc6.com | Karah Bailey
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — We still have around seven months to go before October, but it’s never too soon to raise awareness about breast cancer and the need to support survivors young and old. Several days in April are set aside to recognize adolescent and young adult cancer, and the unique challenges present for people between the ages of 15 and 39 battling the disease. “There’s the fear,” said Amy Benoit, a cancer survivor herself.
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3 weeks ago |
abc6.com | Karah Bailey
CHEPACHET, R.I. (WLNE) — A unique avian sanctuary is now well underway thanks to multiple generous donations. Here’s what’s been happening at Congress of the Birds. We first told you about Congress of the Birds in October of 2024, when much of their newly acquired sanctuary space was just wide open land. Founder and executive director Sheida Soleimani has been hard at work, and eagle-eyed on their goals.
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1 month ago |
abc6.com | Gino DeAngelis |Karah Bailey
11 minutes ago Karah Bailey, Gino DeAngelis, PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Protestors and legislative leaders gathered outside the Rhode Island State House Saturday to oppose what was being called the “Eight-Law Bill.” Protestors said that part of House Bill 56-88 would create a 30-year tax break for turning commercial property into housing, whether or not those new housing spaces require any affordable units. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley originally introduced the bill. Rep. David Morales said...
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2 months ago |
abc6.com | Karah Bailey
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. (WLNE) — Black Barbie turned 45 over the weekend, marking nearly half a century of hard-fought representation on store shelves. She and hundreds of other cultural icons grace the shelves of a unique museum in Massachusetts, offering a beautiful look into black history. It’s been historically hard for black mothers to find positive representation on store shelves when shopping for dolls for their young daughters and trying to shape their self-perception.
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