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Summer Dish: The Parlor Creamery
Cranston Herald - Rhode Island
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By TARA MONASTESSE Beacon Media Staff Writer Before taking over The Parlor Creamery, Alexa Collins had never worked in the food service industry. But when a family friend died and left his ice cream store in need of a new owner, she felt it was...
Health Services Board determined to find a new doctor
The Block Island Times - Rhode Island
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The New Shoreham Town Council held a relatively brief meeting on Monday, August 4 at just under 40 minutes with the most robust conversation being a discussion on Block Island Health Center’s lease for the “doctor’s house.” As First Warden Keith...
Rhode Island Teen Journalist Heads to The University of Missouri Thanks in Part to Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio
Rhode Island Monthly
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August 12, 2025
Photo courtesy of Scarlett Biancuzzo. Bristol native Scarlett Biancuzzo earned one of Rhode Island’s premier scholarships as she pursues her dream of becoming a broadcast journalist. Each year Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio give out a...
Beware of poisonous mushrooms
Cranston Herald - Rhode Island
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italiano Gambardella of Providence decided to go foraging for mushrooms. A common custom, especially among European families, mushrooms regularly played a role during mealtimes, providing a range of vitamins and minerals. In Rhode Island, every...
Real-time monitoring in Rhode Island: Narragansett Bay fixed station monitoring network
The University of Rhode Island
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August 13, 2025
Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island has a long history of water quality issues resulting from land pollution, leading to the influx of nutrients into the bay, which can cause algal blooms and declines in dissolved oxygen. The resulting hypoxia and...
MÃE Organization for the Homeless serves Rhode Islanders-in-need with basic human services
What's Up Newp - Rhode Island
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August 13, 2025
Native Rhode Islander Tuni Schartner is sometimes referred to as “Rhode Island’s Economic Gardener.” She earned this nickname due to her personal mission of “helping businesses thrive, and to help the Rhode Island economy grow; always focusing on...
How good are school lunches in Rhode Island? Pretty good, report says
Providence Journal - Rhode Island
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School in Rhode Island will be starting soon, which means another year of school lunches. As a parent, you're not exactly there with your children to assess the cafeteria food's quality, but you would hope the school lunches are at least healthy...
Rhode Island sees high heat on Victory Day holiday
Providence Journal - Rhode Island
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Temperatures across Rhode Island are expected to soar into the 90s this week. Heat indices in Providence are forecasted to reach 96 degrees, and residents are urged to take precautions to stay cool and safe. Other communities across Rhode Island...
Rhode Island Now One of 12 States Cracking Down on Crypto ATM Fraud – Herb Weiss
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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August 11, 2025
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer, aging issues Rhode Island joins 11 other states in enacting laws or regulations to protect consumers from fraud at cryptocurrency ATMs, addressing the disproportionate impact on older adults. According to the...
Rhode Island Blood Center launches 4th annual Pint for...
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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August 11, 2025
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Blood Center recently announced it has begun its fourth annual Pint for a Pint campaign, meant to boost blood donations. Anyone who comes to donate blood will receive a voucher for a free beverage from one of several...
Amid growing 'scandal' of elder homelessness, health care groups aim to help
KETR - Texas
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August 16, 2025
BRISTOL, R.I. — At age 82, Roberta Rabinovitz realized she had no place to go. A widow, she had lost both her daughters to cancer, after living with one and then the other, nursing them until their deaths. Then she moved in with her brother in...
California seeks injunction against USDA demand for SNAP recipient data
Golden State Today - California
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August 19, 2025
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a motion seeking a court order to stop the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from requiring states to provide personal information about millions of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...
Big Changes in New Hampshire Health Insurance Laws
Live Insurance News
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August 16, 2025
New Hampshire isn’t just topping the charts for health care. It’s also overhauling the rules and protections that shape how residents experience it. With new laws targeting insurer withdrawals and ambulance billing, the state is making bold moves...
Matched with Rhode Island’s top employers, local students take first steps toward future careers
Brown University News - Rhode Island
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August 12, 2025
This July and August, interns are working full-time for seven weeks, fully embedded in the daily operations of the departments they’ve joined, Gacasan said. Brown Athletics interns are shadowing strength and conditioning coaches, assisting with...
Newport County Residents to Benefit by Rhode Island Foundation Grants to Local Non-Profits
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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August 12, 2025
Photo: Volunteers prepare meals for the Senior Lunch Program at the Little Compton Community Center Rhode Island Foundation awards $375,000 in grants for services to Newport County residents Dozens of nonprofit organizations serving Newport County...
PowerLeaf's new software program helps customers choose cannabis for medical use
WJAR - Rhode Island
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We hear a lot about cannabis being used as medicine in the dozens of states where it's legal for recreational use. But with so many options, where do you start? A new company has developed a scientific way to sift through it all. "It's not about...
States sue feds over crime victims funds
Consumer Affairs
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August 19, 2025
Coalition of 21 states challenges DOJ for tying crime victim aid to immigration enforcement. VOCA funds at risk: Nearly $1.4 billion in grants could be withheld nationwide, including more than $212 million for New York. AG Letitia James: “We will...
2 of the nation's best regional hospitals are in South Dakota, US News says
Argus Leader - South Dakota
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A list of the best regional hospitals in the country compiled by U.S. News and World Report includes two in South Dakota – and both are in Sioux Falls. Nationally, more than 500 regional hospitals were recognized. The rankings, first published in...
HOW HEALTHY IS ZUCCHINI?
Oman Observer
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August 15, 2025
Alexandra Pattillo With its mild flavour and high water content, zucchini may not seem like a nutritional standout. But this summer fruit can help lower inflammation, support clearer vision and promote metabolic health. Here’s a look at all that...
Wall Street buyout barons and fat cat CEOs blamed for the two biggest hospital bankruptcies in decades
Daily Mail
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August 15, 2025
By ALICE WRIGHT, US CONSUMER REPORTER Published: 19:13 EDT, 15 August 2025 | Updated: 19:13 EDT, 15 August 2025 Private equity companies are facing scrutiny for the collapse of two major hospital chains that left thousands without medical care....