URI Names “Gandhi Essay” Winners

Saturday, June 04, 2011

GoLocalProv Features Team

At an age when many children are thinking primarily about themselves, a Westerly Middle School eighth-grader has shown she is looking out for the greater good by developing plans for an anti-bullying program and helping families displaced by last year’s historic floods. For her efforts to follow in Mahatma Gandhi’s footsteps and show that her life is her message, Sydni Ulricksen of Westerly has won the University of Rhode Island’s first Gandhi Essay Contest.

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5 Undiscovered Rhode Island Hikes

Saturday, June 04, 2011

GoLocalProv Features Team

One of the joys of summer is seeing the state on foot. We've found five spots you may never see unless you lace up your lightweight hikers. Just don't tell everyone.

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John Rooke: Thinking out loud…

Saturday, June 04, 2011

John Rooke, GoLocalProv Sports Editor

Thinking out loud…while wondering what the term “Canuck” really means.  And can we re-print it here?

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Thanks For The Memories Shaq - You Were One Of A Kind!

Saturday, June 04, 2011

Scott Cordischi, GoLocalProv Sports Editor

Whether you loved him or not, you had to appreciate both the player and the character that was Shaquille O'Neal.

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NEW: Kent Hospital Hires 97-year-old Warwick Woman as Greeter

Friday, June 03, 2011

GoLocalProv Health Team

At 97 years old, Mary Poncin of Warwick finds herself with a new job greeting the public at Kent Hospital, after a nearly 17 month period of unemployment which began after she was laid off in January 2010 from a retail sales position.

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NEW: Rhode Island’s $20,000 Instant Ticket Winner

Friday, June 03, 2011

GoLocalProv Lifestyle Team

It was a great day for 20-year-old Kayla Skomro from Charlestown. Skomro came to Lottery Headquarters yesterday to claim $20,000 from Rhode Island Lottery’s Instant Game, Emerald Green Slingo.

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Family Matters: Tape Art Festival & More Kid Fun

Friday, June 03, 2011

Anisa Raoof, GoLocalProv Family Expert

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The LOOK: 3 Steps to Your Summer Look

Friday, June 03, 2011

Frank Barbosa, GoLocalProv Style Expert

June brings out a passion for fashion in everyone. Warmer weather means less clothing, so choose wisely and follow up with natural carefree hair and makeup. Just remember this: want to be hot, hot, hot? Being overdone or undone is not, not, not.

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Bristol’s Old-Fashioned Toy Shop

Friday, June 03, 2011

GoLocalProv Features Team

In this age of movie toys and the next video game, there’s one reliable place where kids’ imaginations regularly take flight - in Bristol. The Toy Shop, marked with old-fashioned awnings right there on Hope Street, is the kind of place every RI parent remembers from his or her childhood. To this day, the shop is a neighborhood center for yearning children. It's mecca, brightly colored and smelling of playtime.

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5 Weekend Musts: Taste of Block Island & More

Friday, June 03, 2011

GoLocalProv Features Team

We dodged a tornado, the sun is out, so let's be thankful for a glorious Rhode Island weekend by taking advantage of these five hand-picked no-miss events.

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