CCRI Celebrates 49th Commencement
In his commencement address, President Ray Di Pasquale told the graduating class to be proud that they are now a part of more than 62,000 CCRI alumni and encouraged them to share the importance of...
View ArticleThousands Celebrate at URI's 128th Commencement
More than 3,000 undergraduates received their degrees at the University of Rhode Island's 128th commencement ceremony on Sunday. Here are some sights and sounds.
View Article$15 Minimum Wage in Rhode Island?
Providence workers are fighting for a higher minimum wage.
View ArticleStuffing Your Beach Bag with Books
What books should you be reading this summer? Let Patch help you out.
View ArticleSchools to Feds: Healthy Lunches Too Costly
Youth obesity rates have recently shown improvement, and now the U.S. Senate is considering a waiver for schools that argue healthy-food standards are too expensive and ineffective.
View ArticleLatest Homes For Sale Nearby, May 28
Patch and Zillow team up to bring you local real estate news.
View ArticleRI Forestry Officials Unleash Predator to Combat Leaf-Chomping Pest
Forestry officials recently introduced Cyzenis albicans, an insect that preys on winter moths.
View ArticleRI Patch Daily: Sex Offenders in Patch Towns, Insect Set Loose to Prey on...
Plus, More than 700 pounds of marine debris removed from race shoreline.
View ArticleVoters Will Decide on Table Games at Newport Grand — Again
The Newport City Council voted 4-3 to approve a resolution that will ask the General Assembly to but a table game question on the local ballot this November.
View ArticleObituary: Thomas J. Vivieros, 64, Vietnam Veteran
His funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at 8:30 am in Memorial Funeral Home. Burial with military honors will follow in RI Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter, RI.
View ArticleWant to Vote in the Primary? Disaffiliate by June 11
If you plan on voting in any primary this September, it's time to check your affiliations.
View ArticleSearch New Foreclosures Nearby, May 29
Patch and Zillow team up to bring you local real estate news.
View ArticleParents Warned to Stop Using Infant Napper Responsible for Six Deaths
Infant product that was sold until 2012 poses a substantial risk of injury and death to infants, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
View ArticleRI Patch Daily: Man Trapped Under Car Dies, Voters to Decide on Table Games,...
Plus, what you need to do if you want to vote in the September primaries.
View ArticlePatch's Weekend Project: Restoring Cast-Iron Cookware With Apple Cider...
Our DIY Wizard goes head-to-head with some rusty cast-iron cookware. Who won?
View ArticleNarragansett Bay Insurance Company Fined $327K for Superstorm Sandy Claims
The Pawtucket-based company delayed insurance inspections for claims related to storm damage, New York authorities said.
View ArticleFind Open Houses Nearby This Weekend, May 31-June 1
Every week, Patch and Zillow team to bring you open houses.
View ArticleTop RI Patch Stories from May: Coach Busted for Selling Drugs at Porn Shop,...
Plus: Rhode Island a hippie haven?
View ArticleRI Patch Daily: Company Fined for Delaying Superstorm Sandy Claims, After...
Plus, Clean Ocean Access has released its much-awaited water quality report of the Aquidneck Island shoreline.
View ArticleFat Kids and School Lunches: What You Said
See what Patch readers had to say about school lunches — and tell us what you think.
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