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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Tom Mooney
PORTSMOUTH – Kim Paquette, 59, went to high school here but lives over the bridge in Tiverton now. Ruth Donahue retired recently as the librarian at the nearby elementary school and lives in Middletown. They didn’t know each other, but there they were, six days after the tragedy, both drawn in communal sorrow back to town and introducing themselves by the votive memorial forming in the parking lot of the Portuguese American Citizens Club.
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1 week ago |
newportri.com | Tom Mooney
15-year-old Kelly Nevitt was killed and several others injured when the stairs at the Portsmouth Portuguese American Citizens Club collapsed on June 7. Since then, community members and strangers have come together to help the town and families heal. Police are investigating whether any 'criminal factors' were involved in the collapse. PORTSMOUTH – Kim Paquette, 59, went to high school here but lives over the bridge in Tiverton now.
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2 weeks ago |
newportri.com | Tom Mooney
The Trump administration has paused operations at Job Corps centers around the country, including in Exeter. Former students and Sen. Jack Reed rallied to save the center. EXETER – Arora Bentley came running when she heard the Trump administration had suspended operations at Rhode Island’s Job Corps Center, along with the 98 other center campuses around the country.
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2 weeks ago |
newportri.com | Tom Mooney
Chuck Horbert is still spreading the good word of Rhode Island paddling, 11 years after traversing the state by canoe (mostly). Horbert and three friends paddled and portaged 101 miles from North Smithfield to Westerly in 2014, becoming the only known group to complete this route. Rhode Island offers numerous paddling opportunities, including smaller trips on various rivers and lakes.
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2 weeks ago |
providencejournal.com | Tom Mooney
Officials say one teenage girl died, three other people suffered significant injury after stairwell collapseA 15-year-old girl died and three others were injured after a stairwell collapse at the Portsmouth Portuguese American Citizens Club. The collapse occurred during a graduation party with approximately 75 attendees. Officials are investigating the incident.
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