Rhode Island
LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 22: Miss USA 2012 contestants Miss Michigan Kristen Danyal (L) and Miss Rhode Island Olivia Culpo, doing a little dance before competing in the Miss USA 2012 Wedge Run on the Las Vegas Strip at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on May 22, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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We are one of the biggest and best ports for cruising, racing and marine events in the world ... This is important for us, not only because of the economic implications but also because it reinforces Newport and Rhode Island as a tourism destination because of our amazing asset: Narragansett Bay.
I think Rhode Island was star-struck by Curt Schilling ... You didn't see Rhode Island give Harmonix, Irrational, Turbine -- all companies with established track records -- $75 million to move.
RIDE is not working with Heritage of Rhode Island, nor does RIDE endorse its curriculum as meeting state standards. Heritage of Rhode Island has been marketing at least one sex-education curriculum despite the fact that this program is not approved by the HIV/AIDS Material Review Panel at RIDE.More quotes »
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America's Cup regatta returns to Newport
With a new America's Cup event and a gathering of tall ships headed to Newport this summer, Rhode Island 's 2012 tourist season aims to attract visitors with a celebration of its nautical heritage.This month's America's Cup World Series regatta at Fort A 12:38 PM Read more »
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Washington letter to Jewish group on view in Pa.
(AP) -- Historic correspondence by President George Washington to a Jewish congregation in Rhode Island is the centerpiece of an exhibit in Philadelphia this summer.The National Museum of American Jewish History said Thursday the privately owned 337-word Read more »
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Gun in toys at RI airport was 'custody dispute'
(AP) -- A man whose child unknowingly had gun parts and ammunition hidden inside stuffed animals in his carry-on bag was involved in a custody dispute, officials at Rhode Island 's main airport said Wednesday.Federal transportation agents found the items Read more »
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Bus tour brings fake RI 'Family Guy' town to life
(AP) -- The fictional Rhode Island town of Quahog (CO'-hahg) is coming to life.The hometown of Peter Griffin and his dysfunctional relatives on "Family Guy" will meld with reality Saturday when a local tourism council sponsors a bus tour highlighting the Read more »
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Romney wins GOP primaries in Connecticut, RI
Mitt Romney has won the Republican presidential primaries in Connecticut and Rhode Island .They are the first in a string of five state primaries being held Tuesday. The others are in New York , Pennsylvania and Delaware .The five primaries are the first Read more »
Around the web
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Summer jobs program helps RI teens
Island's unemployment rate is the second highest in the country at 11.2 percent. The rate for teenagers is much worse, so lawmakers are trying to change that with a two million dollar summer jobs program. Chris Smith wants to be a photographer or journalist. 7:08 PM from ABC6 Columbus Ohio Read more »
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Ready For Hurricane Season?
Grid is making preparations and Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency is encouraging residents to get ready now that hurricane season has begun. View More: No tags are associated with this article Not what you're looking for? Try our quick search: *Facebook 6:45 PM from Turn To 10 Read more »
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Alex and Ani’s Designer and Owner, Carolyn Rafaelian – Honoree of the Wild Women of RI Luncheon
and Ani’s Designer and Owner, Carolyn Rafaelian was an honoree at the Wild Women of Rhode Island Luncheon today at the Dunes Club in Narragansett, RI. The honorees were gifted by the acclaimed local author of Witches, Wenches & Wild Women of Rhode Island – 5:53 PM from Alex and Ani: Blog Read more »
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RI non-profits to get $1.48M in AmeriCorps grants
R.I. (AP) - Seven Rhode Island nonprofit organizations will receive $1.48 million in federal funding for AmeriCorps volunteers. Recipients include the Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence, the Providence Plan, Save the Bay and the Providence 5:50 PM from ABC6 Columbus Ohio Read more »
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This Week in Ed-Tech News: Estimating the Costs of the Common Core
week from the Department of Education – Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Rhode Island. That brings the total number of waivers to 19, with 18 states’ applications still under review. These waivers are part of the 5:27 PM from Hack Education Read more »
