Melanie DaSilva
AM Digital Content Producer at WPRI-TV (Providence, RI)
AM Digital Content Producer @wpri12 | Formerly @7news | @sacredheartuniv & @lasalleacadri Alum | thoughts/opinions are my own
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wpri.com | Melanie DaSilva |Kristin Burnell
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - The debate over gun rights in Rhode Island is expected to take center stage at the State House on Wednesday. While the Rhode Island Senate hears testimony on a series of firearm-related bills, a 2nd Amendment rally is expected to take place outside. In March, the House Judiciary Committee held a nearly eight-hour hearing where dozens gathered to voice opinions on proposed gun legislation.
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1 day ago |
wpri.com | Patrick Little |Melanie DaSilva
By Patrick Little,Melanie DaSilva EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Rhode Island lawmakers are entering the home stretch of the 2025 legislative session. They are looking to close a budget shortfall and address some key issues before adjourning for their summer break. In the video above, Boston Globe columnist Dan McGowan joined Patrick Little on 12 News This Morning to preview the end of the session.
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2 days ago |
wpri.com | Melanie DaSilva
(WPRI) - Two more local Walgreens stores will soon be closing their doors. According to the company's website, the location on Main Street in Lakeville will close on May 21, and the one on Wilbur Avenue in Swansea will close on June 23. The location at 85 Huttleston Avenue in Fairhaven closed in March. The company announced back in October that it would be closing 1,200 locations over the next three years.
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1 week ago |
wpri.com | Melanie DaSilva
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) - The day is finally here: Rhode Island FC is playing its inaugural game at its new stadium in Pawtucket. Rhode Island is set to face San Antonio FC in front of a sold-out crowd at Centreville Bank Stadium. The match kicks off at 4 p.m. on myRITV. The defending USL Eastern Conference Champions will hold a special banner-raising ceremony before kickoff, and the first fans to arrive will also get a free Captain's Pennant.
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1 week ago |
wpri.com | Erica Ricci |Melanie DaSilva
(WPRI) - More than seven million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, according to a new report by the Alzheimer's Association. Among those impacted is the owner of Seasons Corner Market, who cared for her father as he battled the disease. "It's so horrible. To see a bigger-than-life person become a shell of a human being was so difficult," Sandy Delli Carpini said. Carpini's father opened the first convenience store 70 years ago, which is now known as Seasons Corner Market.
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