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16+ hour, 27+ min ago  (469+ words) Independence Day is coming up, and this year it falls on a Saturday. The United States will be celebrating its 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial, marking the day the U. S. declared its independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776. Revelers often mark the day…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (98+ words) For its "Irreplaceable America" list in honor of the 250th birthday of the U. S. , the World Monuments Fund chose endangered historic sites of innovation, creativity and spirituality to publicize and. .. The Oldest Black Church in the U. S. , the Wright Brothers" Home and a…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (131+ words) After Gov. Gina Raimondo's administration took over Providence Public Schools in 2019, state education leaders set 43 benchmarks they said would measure whether the intervention was succeeding. Seven years later, as Gov. Dan Mc Kee returns control of the district to the…...

13+ hour, 8+ min ago  (64+ words) Bristol, Rhode Island, claims to have the nation's longest continuous celebration of July 4th. A nearly year-round effort gets Bristol ready for its big day. Rhode Island town claims longest July 4th observance Bristol, Rhode Island, claims to have the nation's longest…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1779+ words) For Rhode Islanders, July 4, 1776, was a day like any other. As the Declaration of Independence was being signed in Philadelphia, the Colony's roughly 58, 000 inhabitants went about their daily lives. The news reached Rhode Island in just a few days, which…...

12+ hour, 52+ min ago  (754+ words) South County Distillers Co-Founder and Distiller Ryan Gwozdz holding all three Lost Lantern Whiskey's United States of Bourbon products in Westerly." South County Distillers Co-Founder and Distiller Ryan Gwozdz holding a sign announcing their representation of Rhode Island for the…...

23+ hour, 40+ min ago  (231+ words) Climate change is driving rising temperatures and more record heat. The Earth's temperature has climbed each decade since 1880 by about. 14 degrees Fahrenheit, or roughly 2 degrees Fahrenheit total. Stacker compiled a ranking of the hottest Julys in Rhode Island since 1895 using…...

16+ hour, 43+ min ago  (125+ words) High temperatures surge near triple digits away from the coastline on Thursday. by SCOTT ALLEN, NBC 10 NEWS The Rhode Island Community Food Bank said Thursday that it received a generous donation from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. "The $1 million donation,…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (252+ words) After Gov. Gina Raimondo's administration took over Providence Public Schools in 2019, state education leaders set 43 benchmarks they said would measure whether the intervention was succeeding. Seven years later, as Gov. Dan Mc Kee returns control of the district to the…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (60+ words) Providence's School Districts and City Leaders will gather at 6 p. m. Wednesday, July 1 and strategize now that the state has returned local control of the schools to them. Providence's School Districts and City Leaders will gather at 6 p. m. Wednesday, July 1 and strategize now…...