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ATTLEBORO – Eighteen students at Grace Baptist Christian Academy of Attleboro journeyed to South Carolina recently to participate in national fine arts competitions sponsored by the American Association of Christian Schools.
 
According to Pastor Jeffrey Bailey, GBCA’s principal, 18 students from the school made the long trek to the campus of Bob Jones University in Greenville [...]

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The May 9-10 weekend offers residents and visitors great opportunities to see Rhode Island’s Blackstone River Valley up close and personal. Connect with the region through community resources, explore and support the region through family oriented recreation, and see the creative artworks of locally talented artists.
 
Supporting our towns
 
Saturday, May 9, from 10 am-2 pm, get [...]

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(Las Vegas) – David St. Angelo, a master plumber from Barrington, Rhode
Island received an unexpected birthday surprise this past Sunday, April 26.
The 39-year-old was the winner of a $268,651.70 Wheel of Fortune® quarter
MegaJackpot® at Wynn Las Vegas.
St. Angelo was in Las Vegas to celebrate his birthday. The lucky winner had
only spent $40 when he hit [...]

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The middle school prepares for the event that has raised more than half a million dollars for the American Heart Association
 
WHAT:           Hoops For Heart at North Attleboro Middle School
 
This is the 11th consecutive year the North Attleboro Middle School will participate in Hoops For Heart – the American Heart Association program that teaches kids about [...]

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I have been home with Crocket and the Big Grownup all week long. Being in the house together with the two of them all day and all night has been a real “eye-opener” for me.
 
Because I am used to my everyday at work agenda, the one where I leave the two of them home alone [...]

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With a Sunday in April nudging ninety degrees locally and more of the same predicted for the middle of the week, I can only wonder what temperatures we will see in August in New England.  It was hot enough on Sunday for me to go the bottom drawer of my dresser to find a pair [...]

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The Swansea Independent Baseball League officially commenced the 2009 playing season April 18 with traditional Opening Day ceremonies at the Nike Site Playing Complex, followed by the start of regularseason action.
Under sunny skies and warm temperatures, uniformed players from all five divisions of the SIBL lined the first- and third-base lines on the complex’s primary [...]

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Dayspring Christian Academy of Attleboro recently served as host of the 2009 New England Region Speech Competition of the Association of Christian Schools International.
Students in first through eighth grade from eight ACSI-affiliated schools in New England and New York participated in the daylong competition. Along with DCA, entrants were accepted from Trinity Christian Academy of [...]

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New Testament Christian School, Norton, is pleased to recognize the achievement of sophomore Jonathan Bevis. Jonathan received the distinct honor of Eagle Scout, the highest rank with the Boy Scouts of America. Jonathan resides in Norton with his family and is a member of Troop 12, which is sponsored by Chartley Methodist Church in Norton. [...]

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PAWTUCKET, RI (April 28, 2009) — The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) held its seventh annual fundraising party, The Scarlet Affair, on Saturday April 18, netting more than $80,000 (including both cash and in-kind contributions) toward the theater’s artistic and educational programs. The drill hall of the historic Pawtucket Armory, festooned in shades of red [...]

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