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What You Can Buy in RI’s Coastal Communities for About $1 Million
The folks at Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International have a range of homes offered for sale located in Rhode Island’s coastal ...
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No need for a compass. Here's why some RI towns have directions in their names
At that point, the Connecticut colony attempted to usurp portions of present-day Rhode Island, issuing a proclamation that they had gained the land by conquest during the war. The Rhode Island General ...
Could RI shirk Trump's tariffs and become a free trade zone? One lawmaker's pitch.
Rep. Joseph McNamara believes that the 1663 royal charter allows Rhode Island to avoid federal tariffs on cars and other ...
Native American names extend the earthquake history of northeastern North America
In 1638, an earthquake in what is now New Hampshire and Plymouth, Massachusetts, left colonists stumbling from the strong ...
Newport launches Semiquincentennial events, celebrates the city’s underrated role in the American Revolution
Well, the celebration begins in earnest Friday in Newport when the Newport Historical Society hosts Two Lights for Liberty in ...
Can a Royal Charter provision shield Rhode Island from Trump’s tariffs?
Rep. McNamara maintains the 1663 Royal Charter empowers the governor to create free trade zones, but R.I. Commerce officials ...
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Newport Historical Society reenacts Paul Revere’s ride for 250th anniversary
A reenactment of Paul Revere's ride in Newport on April 18, 2025. (WLNE)NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE) — The Newport Historical Society ...
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RI Department of State announces Rhode Island Independence Day Commemoration
Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the RI Department of State today announced that the State House will once again be open ...