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A Gold Star Mother helped establish a monument at the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery to honor families of fallen service members. The cemetery in Exeter is the final resting place for 45,000 Rhode ...

From all-inclusive resorts to under-the-radar coastal towns, these beach vacation winners from Good Housekeeping's 2026 ...

(WPRI) — Rhode Island ranked 18th in the nation in revenue and 17th in expenditures in the 2023 Fiscal Year, according to the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council’s 2025 Taxing and Spending Report.

Want to know when Jackpocket goes live in your state? Sign up to reserve your free lotto ticket. The recent winning Mega Millions ticket was sold at a Publix grocery store on North Highway 29 in ...

The 3.5 acre island property, which is accessible via a gated causeway, sold last Friday after going pending in May, according to Zillow records. Since 2022, the island has been on and off the market, ...

State leaders held a ceremony on Thursday honoring the lives of nine Marines who died in terror attack in Beirut in the 80s. The Rhode Island IX were recognized at a ...

If the idea of swapping your noisy neighbours for a choir of birds and gentle river waves sounds appealing, then mark your calendar for November 25. That’s when Hallsmead Ait, a charming triangular ...

Picture this: you've packed your bags and headed off on holiday to an exotic island location. The sun is shining, the water is bright blue, your phone is set to 'do not disturb' - and there's not ...

The Rhode Island College satellite campus brings higher education directly to the city, while the Community College of Rhode Island’s nearby presence offers affordable pathways to degrees or career ...

It seems these days you are a nobody unless you live (or have a bolthole) in the Cotswolds. From Ellen de Generes to Taylor Swift, the A-listers are enamoured. Katy Campbell examines ...