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East Bay Cribbage Club

ACC Club #505 Tuesday Nights 6:30pm $15, 9 Games Weekly Prizes Market Street Pub, 99 Market St. Warren, RI

Rehoboth

Rehoboth Residents to Participate in the 38th Annual Jimmy Fund Walk

Sophia Hardy, Kristina Flynn, and Walk Hero Ruby King will join thousands in the iconic fundraising walk for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to support all forms of cancer research and care.

Seekonk

Osamequin Farm and Country Carpenters Celebrate the Rebuilding of Hickory Grove

SEEKONK, MA — Osamequin Farm and Country Carpenters invite the community to a Grand Opening Celebration on Saturday, September 12, from 4 - 6pm, marking the completion of the Hickory Grove rebuild …

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Help Wanted:

Positions available Sundays from March 29th thru December 6th, 2026.at the Seekonk Flea Market at Seekonk Speedway every Sunday from 5am-noon. Looking for general help. Call Linda at 401-263-5737.

HELP WANTED

Seekonk Flea Market at the Seekonk Speedway is looking for someone to direct traffic, male preferred, every Sunday between now and December 7th, 7am-12pm, Call Linda at 401-263-5737.

CLEANING SERVICES

CM Cleaning Services Residential/Office:Weekly, biweekly, monthly ,post-construction. Free estimates, good references, affordable rates. Please call/text Marilyn 401-497-8770.

Statement of Interest, Notice of Claim & Acknowledge and Acceptance

https://shorturl.at/MZ6H3 Providence, Rhode Island April 9th See link for details of contact for our registry!
Lifestyle

Memorial Baptist Church Donating Snacks for School Kids

Memorial Baptist Church has long supported the families of the Doorways community. As this school year began, Nancy Anderson, who serves as Missions Chairperson of Memorial Baptist Church, bought …

From The Friends of the Blanding Library

Thanks to the generous support of our community, The Friends of the Blanding Public Library proudly funded a wide range of free programs in 2026—from children’s activities and family yoga to science presentations, music events, and our beloved summer reading challenge and holiday celebrations.

October Kids Activities at EP Libraries

Kids Halloween Costume Swap October 1-31, open hours at Weaver Library Back for another Halloween season! Come to the Weaver Library Children's Room during our normal business hours with a gently …

The Rehoboth Blizzard of Giving Help for the Holidays

The Rehoboth Blizzard of Giving, Inc. is a local public charity that supports Rehoboth children and families facing difficult financial times by providing Christmas gifts, holiday assistance, and …
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Rhode Island

These 5 changes for Rhode Island Medicaid take effect Oct. 1

Changes to Medicaid starting Thursday, Oct. 1, will affect eligibility for some noncitizens as well as coverage of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss for Rhode Islanders enrolled in the joint federal-state health insurance program for people with low incomes and older adults and people with disabilities. Federal enrollment data from June show 250,294 Rhode Islanders […]

Foulkes, Block share views on government efficiency and affordability in first post-primary matchup

Compared with the insult-laced, tense exchanges in both parties’ gubernatorial primaries, the first head-to-head between general election candidates Helena Buonanno Foulkes and Ken Block proved mild, even congenial. Despite their different labels — Foulkes, a Democrat, and Block, an independent — there was little daylight between the competitors on many of the questions posed by […]

U.S. Conference of Mayors moves 2027 meeting from Providence to Atlanta after Smiley loss

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley lost the Democratic Primary for the city’s mayorship earlier this month to challenger and state Rep. David Morales. And now the capital city has lost its status as the host of the U.S. Conference of Mayors 2027 annual meeting. Providence’s hosting of the conference, first announced in 2024, would have run […]

Rhode Island road and bridge repairs only scratched the surface, RIPEC report finds

Rhode Island spent billions of dollars over the last several years to repair the state’s highways and bridges, once ranked among the worst in the nation. They’re better, just not good.  A new analysis by the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) found overall infrastructure improvements were largely from bridges moving out of the poor […]
Massachussetts

Republicans voters split with party on gun law; Dems want more access to public records from Democrat-dominated offices

“It’s a very difficult sell to make to anybody that the Legislature and governor shouldn’t be subject to the public records law,” said Jonathan Cohn, policy director of Progressive Massachusetts. “Straightforward good government questions will always resonate with voters.”

AG report details decades of abuse at Fall River, Springfield, Worcester dioceses

The attorney general called for the Legislature to strengthen remedies for survivors of childhood sexual abuse and revealed that she is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse.

Mass. voters hold Trump, utilities most responsible for high energy costs, new poll finds

Healey’s ability to evade the bulk of the blame with voters for high energy costs is notable as she seeks reelection this fall, given how energy issues have proven stubborn, dogging much of her first term.

New poll finds strong voter support for auditing the Legislature holding steady

For all of the sound and fury legislative leaders have raised, voter support for the audit law has not budged in two years.
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(NewsUSA) - Analysis of more than 44 billion emails and 83 million text messages uncovers surprising patterns in when holiday shoppers buy, and what brings them backBlack Friday and Cyber Monday …
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