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GoLocalProv | Food | Free Soup for You: Rhode Island Restaurant Makes Offer to Customers Following Error
Monday, January 15, 2024
A RI restaurant has offered free soup. PHOTO: Unsplash/
Piotr Miazga
There is “free soup for you” in Rhode Island this week — following what one business said was a recent error that they are now apologizing for.
West Valley Soup & Sauce in West Warwick, which opened in 2022, said that they are offering free soup to all customers this coming Friday.
On Monday, they shared the following message:
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“An Open Letter From West Valley Soup & Sauce:
It has come to our attention that we inadvertently served a substandard batch (too salty) of our chicken soup last week. It was not prepared according to written recipes and proper written preparation procedures. Moreover, that batch of soup did not adhere to our strict quality control standards and safeguards that have been in place since day one.
This was an employee error but ultimately it was the fault of West Valley Soup & Sauce as a whole and we as a company take full responsibility for the error and any inconvenience it may have caused. We make fresh soup every hour on the hour in 50-gallon batches. We never reheat or reuse any of our products. Ever. Any soup left over at the end of the day is donated to several different local organizations to use to feed hungry people in need.
We apologize to all our loyal guests who purchased that soup and we vow to implement an additional layer of quality control standards to assure that it never happens again. This error has been a reawakening for us and is of the utmost importance to West Valley Soup & Sauce.
That being said, we will be offering a “Free Soup Day” on Friday [1-19-2024] to any and all of our guests. We will offer one quart of free soup to everyone that comes in on that day, regardless of any other purchase. Just ask your server. We offer this to make up for our error and shortcomings to ensure and reemphasize to our community of our commitment, devotion, and appreciation for its continued support.
Sincerely, the owner and the entire staff of West Valley Soup & Sauce.”
The restaurant offers much more than soup.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha will release on Wednesday findings from a multiyear investigation into child sexual abuse in the Diocese of Providence.
According to the attorney general’s office, the report will detail the diocese’s handling of clergy abuse over decades.
While the smallest state in the U.S., Rhode Island is home to the country’s largest Catholic population per capita, with nearly 40% of the state identifying as Catholic, according to the Pew Research Center.
Neronha first launched the investigation in 2019, nearly a year after a Pennsylvania grand jury report found more than 1,000 children had been abused by an estimated 300 priests in that state since the 1940s. The 2018 report is considered one of the broadest inquiries into child sexual abuse in U.S. history.
Neronha’s investigation involved entering into an agreement with the Diocese of Providence to gain access to all complaints and allegations of child sexual abuse by clergy dating back to 1950. Neronha’s office said in 2019 that the goal of the report was to determine how the diocese responded to past reports of child sexual abuse, identify any prosecutable cases, and ensure that no credibly accused clergy were in active ministry.
Rhode Island State Police also helped with the investigation.
Rhode Islanders who plan to join in the global celebration of Irish culture can choose from big and small events, including a parade in Providence.
The March 17 holiday falls on a Tuesday this year, and many big events will be held the weekend of March 14-15. Originally a modest, religious feast day honoring the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day today is a vibrant, boisterous holiday observed by millions of people regardless of their heritage.
The Providence parade is March 21.
We’ve rounded up 10 more events to help you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. But first, are you planning an event this spring? Feature it, so nearby readers see it all across Patch — including in roundups like this!
Here’s your guide to St. Patrick’s Day fun in Rhode Island:
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The two victims were identified as a husband and wife from Rhode Island, local officials said.
A Rhode Island husband and wife in their 50s were identified as the two people killed in a Swansea car crash Friday night.
Carlolyn Carcasi, 54, and James Carcasi, 53, of Bristol, Rhode Island, were killed in the Feb. 27 crash, the office of Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn said in a press release Monday.
The crash occurred at the intersection of Route 136 and Route 6 in Swansea, Quinn’s office said.
Police in Cranston, Rhode Island identified the driver who allegedly hit the couple as Demitri Sousa, 28. Sousa allegedly shot and killed a man in Rhode Island nearly four hours before the crash, Cranston police said.
At around 12:18 a.m. Friday, Swansea police spotted Sousa’s Infiniti barreling down Route 6, Swansea officials said previously.
The couple was driving southbound on Route 136 when the Sousa crashed into the side of a Subaru Ascent. Both cars had “catastrophic damage,” and the Subaru was engulfed in flames, Swansea fire and police officials said.
Both occupants of the Subaru were declared dead at the scene, Swansea officials said.
Sousa was transported to a local hospital, where he is being treated for serious injuries. He is expected to live and will be held in Cranston police custody until he is medically cleared, police said Sunday.
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