Mark Patinkin

5 days ago | providencejournal.com | Mark Patinkin

The German U-boat U-853 was sunk off the coast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, in May 1945, marking the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in WWII. Historian Tim Gray speculates that German U-boats may have entered Narragansett Bay before the U.S. officially entered WWII. Codebreakers, including one who recently passed away at age 104, played a crucial role in intercepting German U-boat communications and ultimately contributing to their defeat.

5 days ago | newportri.com | Mark Patinkin

The German U-boat U-853 was sunk off the coast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, in May 1945, marking the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in WWII. Historian Tim Gray speculates that German U-boats may have entered Narragansett Bay before the U.S. officially entered WWII. Codebreakers, including one who recently passed away at age 104, played a crucial role in intercepting German U-boat communications and ultimately contributing to their defeat.

4 weeks ago | newportri.com | Mark Patinkin

Place your bets. Will a table be flipped at Twin Oaks or Gregg's? What's the perfect cast mix? An Italian-American from Johnston, an East Side Jewish housewife, a Coventry Trump supporter, an artsy RISD prof’s wife and an East Providence Portuguese grandmother. The message from the success of a previous reality TV star is clear: if you want reality TV eyeballs – pick a Rhode Islander. Take that, Boston. Rhode Island just rated a "Real Housewives" show and you didn’t.

2 months ago | providencejournal.com | Mark Patinkin

There was a time pennies had value, in the era of the "five-and-dime."Back in the 1960s, you only needed change for McDonald’s, where they sold a cheeseburger for 33 cents, a regular burger for 28 cents and fries for 26 cents. At some point, when Mark Patinkin accepts that coins – like flip phones – are no longer relevant, he’ll hit a bank to trade in his change for paper money. The truth is, it’s not just pennies that are on the way out. We’ll soon be holding funerals for its companions, too.

Mar 9, 2025 | heraldnews.com | Mark Patinkin

The Kinsley Avenue production plant opened in September 1987 and introduced a new type of printing technology. Pressmen recall moments such as keeping the presses running during the Blizzard of '78 and breaking news. Sherrie Rasmusson-Mann, a longtime supervisor with 38 years at The Journal, was the only woman in the pressroom for three decades. The Providence Journal will now be printed out of state.