Mike Montecalvo

3 days ago | newsnationnow.com | Sarah Doiron |Mike Montecalvo

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) - Pauline Volpi has been a fixture at the Stop & Shop off Atwood Avenue in Cranston for the past 40 years. The beloved cashier is known for sporting thick-rimmed glasses on the job, and has a variety of colors to match her outfits. "Whatever I'm wearing, I have the color glasses to go with it," she explained. But those who regularly run into Volpi at the grocery store might not know that she doesn't even need them. "[The glasses] are just for show," she said.

6 days ago | wpri.com | Sarah Doiron |Mike Montecalvo

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) - Pauline Volpi has been a fixture at the Stop & Shop off Atwood Avenue in Cranston for the past 40 years. The beloved cashier is known for sporting thick-rimmed glasses on the job, and has a variety of colors to match her outfits. "Whatever I'm wearing, I have the color glasses to go with it," she explained. But those who regularly run into Volpi at the grocery store might not know that she doesn't even need them. "[The glasses] are just for show," she said.

1 week ago | wpri.com | Sarah Doiron |Mike Montecalvo

JOHNSTON, R.I. (WPRI) - Palm weaving is a unique skill that not everyone knows how to do. But a number of volunteers at the Our Lady of Grace Church, including Patricia Colorado, have been doing it for years. Colorado said she first tried her hand at palm weaving roughly 25 years ago. "Elders of the church were doing it," Colorado recalled.

2 weeks ago | wpri.com | Mike Montecalvo |Jusolyn Flower

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - It's not every day you get to thank a veteran with a trip to the nation's capital, but that's exactly what happened after U.S. Navy veteran Will Barbeau was featured on 12 News. Barbeau, who served in World War II, celebrated his 100th birthday earlier this year and was spotlighted for his service and musical talents on a February edition of Street Stories.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Mike Montecalvo

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — It’s not every day you get to thank a veteran with a trip to the nation’s capital, but that’s exactly what happened after U.S. Navy veteran Will Barbeau was featured on 12 News. Barbeau, who served in World War II, celebrated his 100th birthday earlier this year and was spotlighted for his service and musical talents on a February edition of Street Stories.