New England faced a cold and blustery start to the day on Thursday, with temperatures just barely crawling out of the single digits, and the sun doing…
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Arctic Air Brings Frigid Temps To Rhode Island And South Coast
Not since 2014’s so-called polar vortex has the state seen such sustained frigid temperatures. According to meteorologists, the culprit this time is a…
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White Christmas Likely For RI And South Coast
It looks like this will be a white Christmas for Rhode Island and the South Coast. The National Weather Service predicts temperatures will hover around…
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Rhode Island Set To See First Snow Of The Season
Snow is on the way! After a days-long warm spell, with temperatures in the mid-50s, the weather is set to dip below freezing this weekend. The National…
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To Predict Storm Power Outages, Build Better Models
Following the October storm that cut power to thousands of customers, researchers say it may be time to devise new models to predict storm outages….
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
It’s starting to actually feel like fall, and the news keeps coming fast and furious. So thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your…
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More Than 300 People Not Expected To Have Power Until Early Saturday Morning
National Grid reports only about 300 customers remain without power as of Friday night. The bulk of the remaining customers are in Providence County….
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‘It Sounded Like A War Zone,’ Residents Remember Storm
In Warwick, the Rhode Island city with the largest number of customers who lost power, nearly 14,000 homes and businesses remained in the dark Monday…
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To Keep Native Medicinal Knowledge Alive, Leaders Organize Plant Walks
To prevent their collective cultural knowledge about medicinal plants from disappearing, some Vermont tribal nations are sharing their expertise with…
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Theater Review: At The Contemporary Theater, An Unconventional Take On ‘The Illiad’
Homer’s epic poem “The Iliad” spins a tale of combat, warriors and a private vendetta, set during the mythical war between the Greeks and the Trojans….