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On February 14, 2018, Dr. Patrick T. Conley, president of the Heritage Harbor Foundation, announced that the Foundation has awarded $127,000 in grant money for 2018 to twelve local organizations. …
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In colonial times, death was a common occurrence reaching into all families, regardless of wealth, social station and race. In seaport towns such as Newport, Rhode Island, influenza, scarlet …
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Once upon a time an Italian count fell in love with a daughter of one of Rhode Island’s most elite families.  The blissful marriage ended sixteen years later with Caroline …
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As a British colony located on the Atlantic Ocean, Rhode Island’s wealth grew by utilizing the ocean’s vast resources. Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay is roughly two hundred and fifty square …
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