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PROVIDENCE — The nurses of an 88-year-old hospice patient regarded the woman’s request as her last wish: she wanted to watch the third episode of the current season of "Game of Thrones," on Sunday, and maybe even meet a character from the show.Claire Walton’s caretakers at HopeHealth in Providence tapped their network to make contact with members of the cast, who sent thoughtful greetings and best wishes to the lifelong Rhode Island resident. [...]

PROVIDENCE -- Rhode Island has the third-highest average teacher salary in New England, paying its teachers almost $4,000 less than Massachusetts, which ranks first.According to annual results posted by the National Education Association, Massachusetts pays among the highest salaries -- an average of $80,357 -- in the nation. Connecticut has the second-highest salary at $74,517, followed by Rhode Island at $66,758. Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine round out the pack, with Maine paying [...]

The Earth Day Spring Cleaning event's mission is to clean up green spaces and neighborhoods while recognizing the community groups that make the city's public spaces vibrant.

His legacy was an inspiration for many writers, including Maya Angelou, who titled her biography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," after the last line in Dunbar's poem, "Sympathy."

The gunman, identified as John Earnest, used an AR-type assault weapon, the local sheriff said. There were indications that the gun might have malfunctioned after firing numerous rounds inside the synagogue, the sheriff said.

A puff of smoke, a heavy rumble, and within a matter of seconds two cooling towers that have marked the skyline along the Taunton River vanished.The concrete towers belonging to the shuttered Brayton Point Power Station collapsed Saturday morning as part of a controlled demolition.

PROVIDENCE — Sunday's high temperature has already been reached in much of Rhode Island as a chilly afternoon of rain is headed to the Ocean State, according to the National Weather Service forecast.Temperatures peaked just above 50 degrees Sunday morning and are headed to the upper 30s or lower 40s overnight, according to the weather service.I [...]

It's muddy business, but someone's got to do it.

Earlier this year, the Berkeley (California) City Council put on notice a new environmental scourge: the to-go coffee cup.

Oozeball is a dirty sport. It’s bound to be considering the playing surface: a field covered in a foot of gloppy, shoe-sucking mud on which six-person teams partake in a haphazard approximation of volleyball.