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R.I. Senate president’s death marks ‘the end of an era at the State House’
Fellow legislators remember Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, who died Monday morning, as "a champion for working people ...
Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island's longest-serving legislator, dies at 76
Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island’s longest-serving legislator at nearly 44 years and its Senate president since 2017, has died ...
Did Pope Francis ever visit Rhode Island? A look at his time in the United States
Pope Francis died Easter Monday, the Vatican announced. Here's a look at his time in the United States, including if he ever ...
Why is Rhode Island known for its carousels? Hint: it's a showpiece
The Crescent Park carousel, originally steam-powered and gas-lit, was Looff's showroom, and it cemented Rhode Island's place ...
She Invented Preaching as Performance Art. Then She Walked Into the Sea
Excerpt from the new book 'Sister, Sinner,' by Claire Hoffman, about the life and mysterious disappearance of 1920s evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson.
Calamari, a blue bug and beaches: How would you explain RI to a third grader?
This is at the request of a third grader named Poppy from Miss Campbell’s class at the Langley School in McLean, Virginia, who wrote a letter to Rhode Island Monthly asking locals here to describe our ...