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Coastal board wants to order destruction of protective seawall

Image Kent County Daily Times 23 Jan 2026
The legal battle between a local business and environmental advocates is far from its end ... CRMC’s 17-page counterclaim pushes the court to mandate removal of the wall and restoration of the coastline, citing harm to marshlands and public access ... ....
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SCH Express Care helping to fill need amid primary care shortage

Image Kent County Daily Times 23 Jan 2026
As access to primary care has steadily declined across Rhode Island over the past decade, South County Health’s Express Care clinics are seeing a growing number of patients seeking same-day treatment for everything from flu symptoms to broken bones.
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South County Art Association hosts open juried exhibit

Image Kent County Daily Times 23 Jan 2026
SOUTH KINGSTOWN —South County Art Association is commencing its 2026 exhibition season with its first of three All Media Open Juried shows of the year. The All Media Open Juried shows allow artists to enter original works in any media ... ....
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History buff shares stories of defending Narragansett Bay during Revolution

Image Kent County Daily Times 23 Jan 2026
As many sports fans are aware, the New England Patriots have defied the odds this year and have a chance this Sunday to make it back to the Super Bowl ... A tall pillar of rocks marks his resting place ... The job was far from easy, though ... Naval War College.
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What to expect when you visit the emergency department

Image Kent County Daily Times 23 Jan 2026
When an emergency happens, life moves fast ... At South County Hospital, emergency care is designed to deliver timely, compassionate treatment while keeping patient safety at the center of every decision. When to Go to the Emergency Department ... Graves ... ....
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Historic Rhythms

Image Kent County Daily Times 23 Jan 2026
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Naturalist\u2019s sad tale of really bad planning\u2026 and timing

Image Kent County Daily Times 23 Jan 2026
“This isn’t going to end well,” I said, shaking my head and offering a personal take on the famous line uttered by Peter Fonda, a.k.a. Captain America, in the classic 1969 movie Easy Rider. “I blew it.”. OK, enough of a mea culpa build-up ... ....
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Thundermist taking healthcare on the go with mobile medical unit

Image Kent County Daily Times 23 Jan 2026
SOUTH KINGSTOWN —When a patient can’t get to the doctor, sometimes the doctor comes to them. That’s the philosophy behind Thundermist Health Center’s newest innovation. Rolling Thunder ... Rolling Thunder began making regular rounds last month ... ....
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Area student launches adoption effort for local shelter

Image Kent County Daily Times 23 Jan 2026
NARRAGANSETT — When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, most people think of fitness goals, traveling, and perhaps making a few friends along the way. However, one local high schooler says that adopting a pet just might help you achieve all three ... ....
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Rise of CTE programs continues to benefit local schools, students

Image Kent County Daily Times 23 Jan 2026
Donovan Machado, a student at South Kingstown High School, likes getting an in-depth exposure to computer science at South Kingstown High School now rather than later ... It gives them a pathway to a job with or without a college education ... ....
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The pendulum of history swings both ways

Image The Eagle-Tribune 17 Jan 2026
There is so much to be learned from history. Patterns of events and the consequences of ideas repeat themselves, and we humans tend to form our beliefs based either on those patterns, or from individual experience ... .
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Pendulum-like cylinder could generate electricity from ocean water currents

Interesting Engineering 15 Jan 2026
These vortices push and pull the cylinder, forcing it to swing back and forth like an underwater pendulum ... these vortices exert fluctuating forces that cause the tube to oscillate like a pendulum.
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EG council moves ahead on burning ordinance

Image Kent County Daily Times 15 Jan 2026
After months of debate, the East Greenwich Town Council advanced a rewritten open-burning ordinance on Monday to a third and final reading that would allow recreational backyard fires ... and 11 p.m ... to 9 p.m., seven days a week ... ....
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Shoreline access fight heading to RI Supreme Court

Image Kent County Daily Times 15 Jan 2026
The ruling last month blocks key permit conditions the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) attached to a South County homeowner’s coastal repair approval ... David Breemer, a senior attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation ... ....
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Contemporary Theater Company hosts annual 24-Hour Play Festival

Image Kent County Daily Times 15 Jan 2026
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Whether you’re an audience member, an actor, or a backstage genius, anything can happen at the Contemporary Theater Company ... That tradition is the annual 24-Hour Play Festival ... The writers get the baton first at 10.45 p.m ... Fest ... ....
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