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New Signs Tell the Story of Rocky Point

Kevin Casey (LRI '16) with Leadership Rhode Island says, “Everybody's got a story, right? Red Hot Chili Peppers – 1992 – at the Palladium.”
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New historical signs unveiled at Rocky Point State Park

The signs, designed by Leadership Rhode Island, depict many of the attractions that used to stand on the grounds of the now-demolished amusement park, including the House of Horrors, the Arch, and the Skyliner.
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Path to the past – Unveiling new Rocky Point kiosks

[Senator] Whitehouse, along with Senator Jack Reed, Governor Gina Raimondo, Mayor Scott Avedisian (LRI '97), DEM Director Janet Coit, Mike Ritz (LRI '07) of Leadership Rhode Island and Kevin Casey (LRI '16) of Sweeney Real Estate, was seated in the bright sun beneath the arch.
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Signs mark where Rocky Point used to be

Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian (LRI '97) explained how Leadership Rhode Island, a community leadership program, helped make the signs possible.
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Rocky Point Signs a Truly Collaborative Effort: Guest MINDSETTER™ LaCross

It was a privilege to have worked with Dawn Lewis (LRI '16) of Leadership Rhode Island and to have provided proofing, content, and photos for some of the signs as did my fellow reviewers.
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Report sounds alarm on potential for duplicate voting in U.S., citing R.I. data

A company owned by two-time Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Ken Block (LRI '12) had a hand in compiling the state-by-state voter data that resulted in the report, titled “America The Vulnerable: The Problem of Duplicate Voting.”
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A neighborhood problem

In 2012 Sandra Coletta (LRI '93), then CEO and president of Kent Hospital, looked at hospital records and was alarmed to discover the number of deaths resulting from overdoses of prescription drugs.
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Riverzedge Arts names Barbosa new ED

In a letter released Monday, Mark B. Cote, chairperson of Riverzedge Arts‘ board of directors, announced the hiring of Karen Barbosa (LRI '14) as the Woonsocket-based non-profit arts organization’s new executive director.
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Companies look to hire vets for work ethic

General Dynamics Electric Boat was among the 9.1 percent that do spend time and money on hiring veterans. The submarine builder two years ago hired Anthony Paolino (LRI '14), head of military and veteran affairs, to concentrate on filling the workforce pipeline with ex-military.
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Nesi’s Notes: July 22

Common Cause’s John Marion (LRI '11), an expert on such things, explains: “Now municipal public bodies will have to put their minutes online (state public bodies already do) and exclude weekends and holidays from the calculation of 48 hours public notice for a meeting."