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9 Rhode Islanders to be inducted into RI Heritage Hall of Fame May 6
The Board of Administrators of the Rhode Island Heritage Corridor of Fame at present introduced the collection of 9 distinguished Rhode Islanders for membership within the Rhode Island Heritage Corridor of Fame.
In line with Board president and Woonsocket civic chief Albert Beauparlant–the Corridor of Fame, consisting of illustrious Rhode Islanders from Roger Williams and the Chief Sachems of the Narragansett and the Wampanoag tribes to the present–was created in 1965 to honor “any particular person who has introduced credit score to Rhode Island, introduced Rhode Island into prominence, and contributed to the historical past and heritage of the state.” Such people, stated Beauparlant, will need to have been born in Rhode Island, lived, studied, or labored in Rhode Island for a big time, or made his or her fame right here.
That is Beauparlant’s first ceremony as president. He succeeds Dr. Patrick T. Conley, a 1995 Corridor of Fame inductee and Rhode Island Historian Laureate who retired after 20 years as president. This yr’s annual induction ceremony–the 58th–will happen on Saturday, Might 6 at The Crowne Plaza Pavilion in Warwick. A 5:00 p.m. social hour will likely be adopted by a 6:00 p.m. dinner, leisure, and the induction ceremony.
Common James D’Agostino, a Corridor of Fame director, is dinner chairman and is assisted by Lt. Colonel Dennis Morgan, a member of the Corridor of Fame Advisory Counsel.
The masters of ceremony will likely be Patrice Wooden of WJAR, TV 10, a 2018 Corridor of Fame inductee, and Corridor of Fame director Mike Lyons, a member of the Rhode Island Radio and TV Corridor of Fame.
The Pawtuxet Rangers Fife and Drum Corps, led by Advisory Council Member Colonel Ronald Barnes, will open the night’s program adopted by an invocation by a distinguished clergyman after which introductory remarks by President Beauparlant. Dinner music will likely be offered by an array of well-known native musicians, a few of whom are Corridor of Fame inductees.
The donation to the Heritage Corridor of Fame for the dinner occasion is $105.00 per individual or $975.00 for a desk of ten. Congratulatory adverts will also be positioned in our program e book. Go to our web site for the hyperlink or contact our workplace for data and particulars.
The Rhode Island common public is urged to take care of pay tribute to their distinguished fellow residents.
The invitation and reservation type might be downloaded on-line at: www.riheritagehalloffame.com
or emailed on to you by calling (401) 273-1787, Penelope Ames, Corridor of Fame Administrative Assistant
Reservations should be bought upfront by April twenty ninth, 2023.
Pals, colleagues, and admirers of particular honorees are urged to attend. They need to give data regarding their particular honoree to be able to be seated close to that inductee’s desk.
The Board of Administrators of the Rhode Island Heritage Corridor of Fame at present introduced the collection of 9 distinguished Rhode Islanders for membership within the Rhode Island Heritage Corridor of Fame.
In line with Board president and Woonsocket civic chief Albert Beauparlant–the Corridor of Fame, consisting of illustrious Rhode Islanders from Roger Williams and the Chief Sachems of the Narragansett and the Wampanoag tribes to the present–was created in 1965 to honor “any particular person who has introduced credit score to Rhode Island, introduced Rhode Island into prominence, and contributed to the historical past and heritage of the state.” Such people, stated Beauparlant, will need to have been born in Rhode Island, lived, studied, or labored in Rhode Island for a big time, or made his or her fame right here.
That is Beauparlant’s first ceremony as president. He succeeds Dr. Patrick T. Conley, a 1995 Corridor of Fame inductee and Rhode Island Historian Laureate who retired after 20 years as president. This yr’s annual induction ceremony–the 58th–will happen on Saturday, Might 6 at The Crowne Plaza Pavilion in Warwick. A 5:00 p.m. social hour will likely be adopted by a 6:00 p.m. dinner, leisure, and the induction ceremony.
Common James D’Agostino, a Corridor of Fame director, is dinner chairman and is assisted by Lt. Colonel Dennis Morgan, a member of the Corridor of Fame Advisory Counsel.
The masters of ceremony will likely be Patrice Wooden of WJAR, TV 10, a 2018 Corridor of Fame inductee, and Corridor of Fame director Mike Lyons, a member of the Rhode Island Radio and TV Corridor of Fame.
The Pawtuxet Rangers Fife and Drum Corps, led by Advisory Council Member Colonel Ronald Barnes, will open the night’s program adopted by an invocation by a distinguished clergyman after which introductory remarks by President Beauparlant. Dinner music will likely be offered by an array of well-known native musicians, a few of whom are Corridor of Fame inductees.
The donation to the Heritage Corridor of Fame for the dinner occasion is $105.00 per individual or $975.00 for a desk of ten. Congratulatory adverts will also be positioned in our program e book. Go to our web site for the hyperlink or contact our workplace for data and particulars.
The Rhode Island common public is urged to take care of pay tribute to their distinguished fellow residents.
The invitation and reservation type might be downloaded on-line at: www.riheritagehalloffame.com
or emailed on to you by calling (401) 273-1787, Penelope Ames, Corridor of Fame Administrative Assistant
Reservations should be bought upfront by April twenty ninth, 2023.
Pals, colleagues, and admirers of particular honorees are urged to attend. They need to give data regarding their particular honoree to be able to be seated close to that inductee’s desk.
The Board of Administrators of the Rhode Island Heritage Corridor of Fame at present introduced the collection of 9 distinguished Rhode Islanders for membership within the Rhode Island Heritage Corridor of Fame.
In line with Board president and Woonsocket civic chief Albert Beauparlant–the Corridor of Fame, consisting of illustrious Rhode Islanders from Roger Williams and the Chief Sachems of the Narragansett and the Wampanoag tribes to the present–was created in 1965 to honor “any particular person who has introduced credit score to Rhode Island, introduced Rhode Island into prominence, and contributed to the historical past and heritage of the state.” Such people, stated Beauparlant, will need to have been born in Rhode Island, lived, studied, or labored in Rhode Island for a big time, or made his or her fame right here.
That is Beauparlant’s first ceremony as president. He succeeds Dr. Patrick T. Conley, a 1995 Corridor of Fame inductee and Rhode Island Historian Laureate who retired after 20 years as president. This yr’s annual induction ceremony–the 58th–will happen on Saturday, Might 6 at The Crowne Plaza Pavilion in Warwick. A 5:00 p.m. social hour will likely be adopted by a 6:00 p.m. dinner, leisure, and the induction ceremony.
Common James D’Agostino, a Corridor of Fame director, is dinner chairman and is assisted by Lt. Colonel Dennis Morgan, a member of the Corridor of Fame Advisory Counsel.
The masters of ceremony will likely be Patrice Wooden of WJAR, TV 10, a 2018 Corridor of Fame inductee, and Corridor of Fame director Mike Lyons, a member of the Rhode Island Radio and TV Corridor of Fame.
The Pawtuxet Rangers Fife and Drum Corps, led by Advisory Council Member Colonel Ronald Barnes, will open the night’s program adopted by an invocation by a distinguished clergyman after which introductory remarks by President Beauparlant. Dinner music will likely be offered by an array of well-known native musicians, a few of whom are Corridor of Fame inductees.
The donation to the Heritage Corridor of Fame for the dinner occasion is $105.00 per individual or $975.00 for a desk of ten. Congratulatory adverts will also be positioned in our program e book. Go to our web site for the hyperlink or contact our workplace for data and particulars.
The Rhode Island common public is urged to take care of pay tribute to their distinguished fellow residents.
The invitation and reservation type might be downloaded on-line at: www.riheritagehalloffame.com
or emailed on to you by calling (401) 273-1787, Penelope Ames, Corridor of Fame Administrative Assistant
Reservations should be bought upfront by April twenty ninth, 2023.
Pals, colleagues, and admirers of particular honorees are urged to attend. They need to give data regarding their particular honoree to be able to be seated close to that inductee’s desk.
The Board of Administrators of the Rhode Island Heritage Corridor of Fame at present introduced the collection of 9 distinguished Rhode Islanders for membership within the Rhode Island Heritage Corridor of Fame.
In line with Board president and Woonsocket civic chief Albert Beauparlant–the Corridor of Fame, consisting of illustrious Rhode Islanders from Roger Williams and the Chief Sachems of the Narragansett and the Wampanoag tribes to the present–was created in 1965 to honor “any particular person who has introduced credit score to Rhode Island, introduced Rhode Island into prominence, and contributed to the historical past and heritage of the state.” Such people, stated Beauparlant, will need to have been born in Rhode Island, lived, studied, or labored in Rhode Island for a big time, or made his or her fame right here.
That is Beauparlant’s first ceremony as president. He succeeds Dr. Patrick T. Conley, a 1995 Corridor of Fame inductee and Rhode Island Historian Laureate who retired after 20 years as president. This yr’s annual induction ceremony–the 58th–will happen on Saturday, Might 6 at The Crowne Plaza Pavilion in Warwick. A 5:00 p.m. social hour will likely be adopted by a 6:00 p.m. dinner, leisure, and the induction ceremony.
Common James D’Agostino, a Corridor of Fame director, is dinner chairman and is assisted by Lt. Colonel Dennis Morgan, a member of the Corridor of Fame Advisory Counsel.
The masters of ceremony will likely be Patrice Wooden of WJAR, TV 10, a 2018 Corridor of Fame inductee, and Corridor of Fame director Mike Lyons, a member of the Rhode Island Radio and TV Corridor of Fame.
The Pawtuxet Rangers Fife and Drum Corps, led by Advisory Council Member Colonel Ronald Barnes, will open the night’s program adopted by an invocation by a distinguished clergyman after which introductory remarks by President Beauparlant. Dinner music will likely be offered by an array of well-known native musicians, a few of whom are Corridor of Fame inductees.
The donation to the Heritage Corridor of Fame for the dinner occasion is $105.00 per individual or $975.00 for a desk of ten. Congratulatory adverts will also be positioned in our program e book. Go to our web site for the hyperlink or contact our workplace for data and particulars.
The Rhode Island common public is urged to take care of pay tribute to their distinguished fellow residents.
The invitation and reservation type might be downloaded on-line at: www.riheritagehalloffame.com
or emailed on to you by calling (401) 273-1787, Penelope Ames, Corridor of Fame Administrative Assistant
Reservations should be bought upfront by April twenty ninth, 2023.
Pals, colleagues, and admirers of particular honorees are urged to attend. They need to give data regarding their particular honoree to be able to be seated close to that inductee’s desk.
The Board of Administrators of the Rhode Island Heritage Corridor of Fame at present introduced the collection of 9 distinguished Rhode Islanders for membership within the Rhode Island Heritage Corridor of Fame.
In line with Board president and Woonsocket civic chief Albert Beauparlant–the Corridor of Fame, consisting of illustrious Rhode Islanders from Roger Williams and the Chief Sachems of the Narragansett and the Wampanoag tribes to the present–was created in 1965 to honor “any particular person who has introduced credit score to Rhode Island, introduced Rhode Island into prominence, and contributed to the historical past and heritage of the state.” Such people, stated Beauparlant, will need to have been born in Rhode Island, lived, studied, or labored in Rhode Island for a big time, or made his or her fame right here.
That is Beauparlant’s first ceremony as president. He succeeds Dr. Patrick T. Conley, a 1995 Corridor of Fame inductee and Rhode Island Historian Laureate who retired after 20 years as president. This yr’s annual induction ceremony–the 58th–will happen on Saturday, Might 6 at The Crowne Plaza Pavilion in Warwick. A 5:00 p.m. social hour will likely be adopted by a 6:00 p.m. dinner, leisure, and the induction ceremony.
Common James D’Agostino, a Corridor of Fame director, is dinner chairman and is assisted by Lt. Colonel Dennis Morgan, a member of the Corridor of Fame Advisory Counsel.
The masters of ceremony will likely be Patrice Wooden of WJAR, TV 10, a 2018 Corridor of Fame inductee, and Corridor of Fame director Mike Lyons, a member of the Rhode Island Radio and TV Corridor of Fame.
The Pawtuxet Rangers Fife and Drum Corps, led by Advisory Council Member Colonel Ronald Barnes, will open the night’s program adopted by an invocation by a distinguished clergyman after which introductory remarks by President Beauparlant. Dinner music will likely be offered by an array of well-known native musicians, a few of whom are Corridor of Fame inductees.
The donation to the Heritage Corridor of Fame for the dinner occasion is $105.00 per individual or $975.00 for a desk of ten. Congratulatory adverts will also be positioned in our program e book. Go to our web site for the hyperlink or contact our workplace for data and particulars.
The Rhode Island common public is urged to take care of pay tribute to their distinguished fellow residents.
The invitation and reservation type might be downloaded on-line at: www.riheritagehalloffame.com
or emailed on to you by calling (401) 273-1787, Penelope Ames, Corridor of Fame Administrative Assistant
Reservations should be bought upfront by April twenty ninth, 2023.
Pals, colleagues, and admirers of particular honorees are urged to attend. They need to give data regarding their particular honoree to be able to be seated close to that inductee’s desk.
Rhode Island
Hopkins vs. Fenton-Fung: Republicans split on range of issues in Cranston mayoral primary – The Boston Globe
They even disagreed about whether they would go to dinner at Twin Oaks or Mike’s Kitchen.
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, just about the only thing that Cranston Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins and state Representative Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung agreed on was their criticism of City Council member Robert Ferri, the Democratic candidate for mayor.
Fenton-Fung is challenging Hopkins in a rare Republican primary on Sept. 10, and the race has become the most closely watched contest in Rhode Island this election cycle. The winner will face Ferri, a former Republican, in the Nov. 5 general election.
For the podcast, we brought both candidates into the studio separately to explain where they stand on the major issues. Then we put their responses together so voters can easily compare and contrast.
Hopkins and Fenton-Fung weighed in on issues ranging from Cranston’s business climate to flooding in the city. They sparred over a Hopkins campaign mailer that attacked Fenton-Fung’s legislative voting record, and the state Ethics Commission’s dismissal of a complaint accusing Hopkins of nepotism.
At one point, Fenton-Fung rejected Hopkins’ accusation that her husband, former Cranston mayor Allan W. Fung, tried to get Hopkins to hire his law firm to do legal work for the city. “Does he have dementia now?” she asked, referring to Hopkins. “He should realize that Allan’s firm was already doing business for the city of Cranston.”
At another point, Hopkins talked about what role Allan Fung might play in city government if Fenton-Fung wins. “He’s probably going to tell her what to do,” he said. “He’s going to advise her. They’re a good political team. And politics aside, that’s not what I’m all about. You know, they bring politics into everything that they do.”
The discussion even included references to former Providence Mayor Vincent A. “Buddy” Cianci Jr. and former Governor Edward D. DiPrete.
To get the latest episode each week, follow Rhode Island Report podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcasting platforms, or listen in the player above.
Edward Fitzpatrick can be reached at edward.fitzpatrick@globe.com. Follow him @FitzProv.
Local News
The 57-year-old man, who was not identified, was homeless, living in the restaurant, and was undergoing chemotherapy and dialysis treatment, officials said.
A man’s decomposing body was found at a shuttered wedding venue in Rhode Island Tuesday morning, Providence police said.
Providence police responded around 11 a.m. Tuesday to Skyline at Waterplace, a wedding and event venue currently battling eviction proceedings from the city. The 57-year-old Black man, who was not identified by police, was pronounced dead at the Waterplace Restaurant.
According to a police report obtained by Boston.com, the body of the man “appeared to be deceased for several days due to the status of decomposition.” The restaurant has been closed since July 27.
Someone familiar with the man, whose identity was redacted, told police that the man was homeless and had permission to sleep in the restaurant, where he worked.
They also told police that the man “has been battling some serious health issues and has been going through chemotherapy and dialysis treatment for several months,” the police report said.
A detective wrote that the death did not appear suspicious.
The incident comes to the controversial venue, which is owned by the state and managed by the Providence Parks Department, that has been facing eviction from the city since last fall, The Boston Globe reported.
In February, the city rejected a lease transfer, which will send Skyline to an eviction trial in Superior court in October, according to the Globe.
Skyline’s attorney, Michael Lepizzera, did not return a request for comment Wednesday evening, and calls to the venue went unreturned.
Scooter Braun, Taylor Swift Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for This Is About Humanity;Neil Mockford/GC Images/Getty Images
Scooter Braun is inserting himself in this narrative, one Taylor Swift likely never asked him to be a part of.
Braun, 43, took to his Instagram Story on Tuesday, August 27, to reshare TMZ’s upload of pics from Swift’s trip to Rhode Island with her friends. “How was I not invited to this?!?” Braun wrote, adding the hashtag, “#laughalittle.”
Days after finishing the European leg of her Eras Tour, Swift, 34, celebrated by spending the weekend with her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, at her Rhode Island mansion. The twosome were also surrounded by several pals, including his teammate Patrick Mahomes and family, Travis’ brother, Jason Kelce, and sister-in-law Kylie Kelce. Swift’s longtime friends Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, and Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper were also in attendance.
Around the same time on Tuesday, Braun also shared that he had “finally watched” the Discovery+ docuseries Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun: Bad Blood, which explored his feud with the popstar.
The bad blood between Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun has inspired song lyrics, forced celebrities to take sides and incurred the wrath of Swifties. The drama came to a head in June 2019 when it was announced that Braun’s media company, Ithaca Holdings, had acquired Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine Label Group for $300 million. Through […]
Braun and Swift’s bad blood dates back years and came to a head in 2019 when the music manager received heat for purchasing the back catalog of her music from Big Machine Records’ Scott Borchetta. At the time, Swift claimed she was offered a contract to “earn” the rights to her music “one [album] for every new one I turned in.”
“All I could think about was the incessant, manipulative bullying I’ve received at his hands for years,” Swift wrote in a 2019 Tumblr post. “Now Scooter has stripped me of my life’s work, that I wasn’t given an opportunity to buy.”
Swift alleged that she learned about the deal after it had been completed, whereas Borchetta claimed in a 2019 post on the label’s website that he texted Swift the night before it went public.
In response, Swift began re-recording her old albums and releasing them as “Taylor’s Version.” She has since dropped a new version of Fearless, Red, Speak Now and 1989. She has yet to re-release Reputation and her self-titled debut.
Scooter Braun was once one of the most lucrative managers in the music industry — but a series of A-list client departures is raising eyebrows. Demi Lovato reportedly parted ways with Braun in August 2023, four years after signing with him in May 2019. One day after news broke of Lovato’s departure, Us Weekly confirmed […]
Braun went on to share his side of the story in 2021. “I regret and it makes me sad that Taylor had that reaction to the deal,” he told Variety at the time, alleging that the details Swift shared about the events were “not based on anything factual.” He added, “I don’t know what story she was told. I asked for her to sit down with me several times, but she refused.”
Braun noted that he was most upset by Swift painting him as a bully. “I’m firmly against anyone ever being bullied. I always try to lead with appreciation and understanding,” he said. “The one thing I’m proudest of in that moment was that my artists and team stood by me. They know my character and my truth. That meant a lot to me.”
News broke in 2023 that several of Braun’s clients, including Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber, reportedly severed ties with him.
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