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Dec 7, 2024 | 
wpri.com | Raymond Baccari |Vallery Maravi
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - East Providence businesses affected by the Washington Bridge closure will be getting financial assistance later this month. The aid comes in the form of $1.2 million in grant funding allocated to the city. Eligible businesses that applied for help will be able to get up to $10,000 from each. "We have 111 eligible and qualified businesses," Mayor Bob DaSilva told 12 News on Saturday.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
wpri.com | Leah Crowley |Vallery Maravi
NEW BEDFORD, R.I. (WPRI) - The city of New Bedford is offering two hours of free parking at the Elm Street Garage and the Zeiterion Garage with its Holiday Parking Program this month. There will also be two hours of free parking at the meters along Acushnet Avenue in the city's North End. The goal of the program is to try and get people to shop locally. "I would challenge people, before they click on amazon, think creatively about gift giving this year," New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
wpri.com | Vallery Maravi
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I (WPRI) - The Heart Tree organizará su evento más esperado del año, su cuarta fiesta anual de Navidad. Este evento es uno de los eventos que más caracteriza a esta organización sin fines de lucro. El Christmas Party se realizará el Sábado 14 de Diciembre y tiene como objetivo otorgar regalos a más de 200 niños que estarán en la lista de deseos.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
wpri.com | Vallery Maravi
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WPRI) - It's no secret that Woonsocket's Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company Building is an eyesore. The Main Street building, which has sat vacant for years, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The six-story building also has hundreds of windows that are covered with graffiti. But that will soon change, according to John Pagliarini, the city's interim planning director.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Vallery Maravi
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — It’s no secret that Woonsocket’s Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company Building is an eyesore. The Main Street building, which has sat vacant for years, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The six-story building also has hundreds of windows that are covered with graffiti. But that will soon change, according to John Pagliarini, the city’s interim planning director.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
wpri.com | Vallery Maravi
PAWTUCKET, R.I (WPRI) - El 15 de Noviembre miembros de la comunidad y el Departamento de Policía de Pawtucket le brindaron un tributo a un soldado fallecido dando finalmente una dedicación de lápida 80 años después de su muerte. Raymond W. Flynn fue asesinado trágicamente en el cumplimiento del deber en Normandía, Francia en 1944. Pero no fue hasta 1948 donde Flynn fue enterrado nuevamente en el Cementerio de San Francisco en Pawtucket sin una tumba formal.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
wpri.com | Vallery Maravi
PROVIDENCE (WPRI) - Durante la sesión legislativa de este pasado Junio, la Asamblea General pasó $1 millón como parte del presupuesto fiscal 2025 para así crear el programa de alivio de la deuda médica de Rhode Island. El Tesorero General del estado James Diossa le dijo a 12 Informa que se afiliaron con Undue Medical Debts, una organización sin fines de lucro localizada en Boston, para ayudar a eliminar las deudas médicas.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
wpri.com | Leah Crowley |Vallery Maravi
WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) - David Bregger became an advocate for kratom regulation after his 33-year-old son Dan died from the toxic effects of a synthetic kratom-derived product. "My biggest thing is, I want to save lives in his memory. That's what I'm doing," Bregger told 12 News. According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, Kratom is a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia. When consumed, the tree's leaves can produce stimulant or sedative effects depending on the dose.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
wpri.com | Alex Torres-Perez |Vallery Maravi
By Alex Torres-Perez,Vallery Maravi E. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Aquí es donde puede obtener todos los resultados y actualizaciones de las elecciones de 2024 para Rhode Island, Massachusetts, el presidente de los EE. UU. y el equilibrio de poder. ☆ SEE ALL ELECTION RESULTS in English on WPRI.com "
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
wpri.com | Kayla Fish |Vallery Maravi |Shaun Towne
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - A Red Flag Warning is currently in effect for our area, since the persistent dry and breezy conditions can cause fires to quickly spread. To prevent brush fires from breaking out, fire officials have been urging people not to do any outdoor burning and to be careful throwing away lit cigarettes, matches and other smoking materials. But with cooler weather on the way, homeowners are also advised to take steps to keep their families and properties safe.
