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US Representative Seth Magaziner’s mother-in-law, Jennifer McDowell, testifies for the bill, saying, “I deserve the right to ...
In the twilight depths of the Gulf of Mexico, about as deep down as a football field is long, U.S. Navy divers carefully snip ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — 249 years ago Sunday, Rhode Island became the first of the thirteen colonies to formally declare its independence from Great Britain. On May 4, 1776, delegates gathered ...
The winning numbers in Thursday evening’s drawing of the "Rhode Island Numbers Evening" game were: ...
but was eventually banned from Massachusetts Bay Colony as a whole for his religious beliefs. Feeling old? 5 of the oldest places in Rhode Island you can still see today Originally fleeing from ...
John Tefft owned the land in the mid-1800s, according to old maps. Continuing ... that great blue heron colonies are fairly common and are increasing in Rhode Island and Massachusetts near coastal ...
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The northernmost New England colonies of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut were defined by mountainous terrain and natural harbors. The port of Boston in Massachusetts ...
A vintage map of Rhode Island now hangs in a prominent spot in her living room, and she jokes that she talks up the state so much that she should be hired to do its marketing. Matt Hapeman ...
That's how Courage Quest camp came about at the University of Rhode Island. "The goal of the camp ... start the camp with kids making a treasure map," said Flanner-Schroeder.
Rhode Island became the first of the thirteen colonies to ban slavery. The good intentions of those who wrote the law, ...
Vegetation density loss under two potential factors Map shows more than a quarter of midstory vegetation on Morgan Island decreased ... companies managing the colony for the federal government.