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Central Falls Police Dept. Embeds Behavioral Health Clinician with Officers
New program brings mental health expertise directly to 911 calls, supporting residents in crisis and providing a helpful resource for officers In a bold step forward for public safety and community support, the City of Central Falls launched a...
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Thank You for Putting Up With Our Indecision, Authoritarianism, and Greed
The state of Rhode Island may have stumbled onto something. Those digital signs thanking motorists for their patience as the Washington Bridge is unhurriedly repaired represent a much greater opportunity. Place them next to the old-fashioned signs...
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Standing Up without Throwing Down: How Americans Can Resist Authoritarianism
Screen Capture Every generation of Americans inherits the same unfinished task, to decide whether liberty is a living principle or a convenient slogan. By Matthew A. McIntosh Public Historian Brewminate Introduction When President Donald Trump...
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Plus-size mafia boss famed for being NICE dies of poor health aged just 68
A rotund Boston mobster who had a reputation for his kindness has died at 68. Carmen DiNunzio, who earned the nickname 'The Cheeseman' for running a cheese shop, 'passed away peacefully' on Sunday, according to his obituary. He had reportedly...
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Three rushed to hospitals following two-car crash in Attleboro
Three people were rushed to hospitals Thursday evening following a serious two-car crash in Attleboro, the city’s fire department said. Firefighters responded to the crash near 75 Read St. around 5:15 p.m. and found that two cars had collided,...
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Reach Consulting providing a ‘good’ mental health message
PBN 2025 INNOVATIVE COMPANIES Creative Marketing/Advertising Public Relations/Design: Reach Consulting LLC BY ASKING a simple question, Reach Consulting LLC is revolutionizing how mental health resources reach working-age men in high-stress...
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SEPTEMBER 25–THE NEW YORK HEALTH REPORT FROM DR. MARISSA DONNELLY: COVID DECLINES. MOSQUITOS A THREAT
It’s been a whirlwind week in public health. From shifting Covid-19 vaccine recommendations and a debate over Tylenol and autism, to declining Covid levels in New York and even a case of eastern equine encephalitis, there’s a lot to sort through....
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Staff member dies after being kicked at a Massachusetts residential school; teen charged
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SWANSEA, Mass. (AP) — A staff member at a residential school in Massachusetts died after being kicked in the chest while trying to restrain a 14-year-old student, and the girl is charged with assault, a prosecutor said. The incident happened...
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Attleboro Crash Sends Three to Hospital, One Seriously Hurt
ATTLEBORO (WBSM) — A two-vehicle crash Thursday evening in Attleboro sent three people to the hospital. According to the Attleboro Fire Department, firefighters responded at about 5:15 p.m. on September 25 to the area of 75 Read Street for a...
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This East Coast State Was Just Named the Best Place to Retire for Safety, Taxes, and Health Care
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DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images The historic and seaport city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.Key Points New Hampshine topped Bankrate's list of the best places to retire in 2025; The Granite State had excellent scores in the safety, health care, and...
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Leadership program cultivates URI change makers in nutrition and dietetics
KINGSTON, R.I. – Sept. 24, 2025 – Seven University of Rhode Island students majoring in dietetics in the College of Health Sciences are learning what it takes to become leaders in their field through a joint project with LaGuardia Community...
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State Office of Healthy Aging visits Senior Center
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI Beacon Media Staff Writer Their reasons were different. But a group of Johnston seniors who sat down last week for an informal visit with Maria Cimini, director of the state Office of Healthy Aging, wanted her to know that...
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School Staffer Dies After Being Attacked by 14-Year Old Student
A 14-year-old girl at a Massachusetts residential school is facing charges after a school worker with whom she scuffled died. The incident took place at Meadowridge Academy in Swansea, according to WBTS-TV. The girl had tried to leave a dorm...
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Tidbits- Sept 25 -Readers Comments: Unhinged at UN; Jimmy Kimmel, Suing Media, Attack on Free Speech; Recognition of Palestine Is a Big Deal; Public Health Workers:End Genocide in Gaza; Pressure on Sinclair and Nextstar; Pass a Millionaires’ Surtax
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RIDEM announces forest health project to reduce wildfire risk
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said it will conduct a brush clearing project to reduce the risk of wildfires within the Big River Management Area in Coventry and East Greenwich. The forest health...
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RI Health Dept. says Tylenol not definitively linked to autism
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PROVIDENCE – The director of the Rhode Island Department of Health issued a statement calling Tylenol "a safe and trusted medication option for pregnant women" a day after President Donald Trump warned pregnant women against taking the painkiller,...
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Crash involving RIPTA bus in Jamestown sends 3 to hospital
A bus on its side after a crash in Jamestown on Thursday, September 25, 2025 (WLNE).JAMESTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) — Four people were injured after a RIPTA bus crashed and rolled onto its side in Jamestown Thursday. Westbound traffic on the Newport Bridge...
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Staff member at Massachusetts school dies after alleged assault by 14-year-old student
A school's staff member died after an assault involving a 14-year-old student at a residential therapeutic school for youths and young adults Wednesday night in Swansea, Massachusetts, officials said. Amy Morrell, 53, of Riverside, Rhode Island,...
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CT lawmakers, public health chief, assure continued vaccine access amid changing federal guidelines
Public health officials, doctors and lawmakers gathered at the state Capitol in Hartford Wednesday to assure the public that vaccines are safe and will remain accessible in Connecticut amid federal changes to vaccine guidelines. “We are doing, and...
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Top RI health official rebuffs Trump-Kennedy claim of Tylenol and autism link
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Health spoke on the Trump administration’s claims that Tylenol use in pregnancy causes autism. In a statement, director Jerry Larkin said in part: The assertion that autism is caused by the...
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