NEWPORT, R.I. -- Geralyn Hoffman and Larry Ducady of Cumberland marry on Easton's Beach in Newport Sunday after their 26.2-mile run together at the Amica Marathon, their first.
The couple crossed the finish line in slightly less then six hours.
Friends and family along with a contingent of media are present when the couple take their vows.
WARWICK, RI -- A city public works employee who was suspended without pay last week after police investigated thefts from the public works headquarters was fired Monday, according to city officials.
Mayor Scott Avedisian's office said that Kenneth Naylor was terminated "based on the city's own internal review of the incident" and additional information that has come to light.
They said the police investigation has been forwarded to the attorney general's office for review.
According to a police report, Naylor, 47, was arrested last month after he was seen leaving the public works complex on Sandy Lane with a can of gas and assorted tools.
City officials last week said that the DPW's unwritten policy of allowing employees to borrow small tools overnight has been rescinded.
If the proposed sale of Woonsocket's Landmark Medical Center is completed, the hospital will get a new name: Blackstone Medical Center.
And the Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island, in North Smithfield, which Landmark owns and which is also part of the deal, will be renamed the Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital.
That news emerged Monday as state regulators revealed that the Boston-based Steward Health Care System had filed its application for state approval of the sale of the two hospitals.The application includes the new name.
Landmark spokesman Bill Fischer called the application's submission a significant milestone. "The train is on the tracks and we're pretty excited about that," he said.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- On the day before the governor and treasurer roll out their pension-reform bill, the AARP has mailed out more than 20,000 fliers denouncing the anticipated suspension of annual cost-of-living adjustments for retired public-employees.
"The unthinkable: cutting the pension benefits of existing retirees,'' says the AARP, in a mailing urging it members to call their legislators and protest this "devastating'' precedent.
A draft proposal would temporarily suspend the COLAs. For those already making more in retirement than they made when they were working, the COLAs would be suspended until the pension system is 80-percent funded; others would have to wait until it was 70-percent funded.
The Assembly returns Tuesday to receive the bill and launch public hearings, before an anticipated vote next month.
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- About 110 employees will lose their jobs as Lowe's Companies, Inc., announces it will close its North Kingstown home improvement store on Davisville Road, in the Quonset Gateway Plaza. The 118,000-square foot store opened in January of 2009.
It's one of 20 "underperforming" stores being closed by Lowe's. Corporate spokesperson Steve Salazar said the company does not release information on individual stores, but most of the ones being closed were not profitable.
The North Kingstown store is due to cease business next month after it sells off its inventory.
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Teamwork Works!John Markowitz, hats off to you for your brilliance and outstanding leadership! On behalf of the residents of southeastern Connecticut and Southern Rhode Island, thank you for your beautiful teamwork!Marriott Hartford Downtown OpensOn August 25, Connecticut had another reason to celebrate as another jewel was added to Hartford's Adrian's Landing Project as the new Marriott Hartford Downtown hotel opened its doors for the first time.Bad Things; Good PeopleFrom where we sit on the New England shore, New Orleans and the Gulf Coast are a long way off. But we have each weathered hurricanes, and know what they are about. True, not since the Great Hurricane of 1938, and Hurricanes Carol and Diane in the 1950's, have we been severely stressed. It's been a long time.StoneRidge Retirement Community Hosts Grand OpeningFor over the past 40 years, Life Care Services has planned and developed or managed over 180 retirement and assisted living communities throughout America. More than 45,000 residents have chosen to live in these communities. StoneRidge is a fine example of their success.A Taste of Italy Heads to NorwichThe 14th "Taste of Italy," sponsored by the Italian Heritage and Cultural Committee of Norwich, will take place on Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Howard T. Brown Memorial Park on the waterfront in Norwich. Brown Daily Herald
Job market scaring students out of it Many Brown students are worried about their future job prospects, but more than 15 percent do not plan to enter the workforce immediately after graduation, according to a recent Herald poll.
Low acceptance rate reflects nat'l trend Brown's admitted Class of 2013 reflects both national patterns and previous years' demographics, according to Dean of Admissions Jim Miller '73 and admissions professionals.
RISD admits larger frosh class due to bad economy During the first week of April, 930 hopeful students opened their mailboxes to find they were admitted to the Rhode Island School of Design's class of 2013. That represented an acceptance rate of 33 percent, and an increase of 70 admitted students over last year.
Panelists discuss being gay in business world Representatives from three top business firms spoke Thursday to a small crowd in Smith-Buonanno 106 about being openly gay in the workplace, as part of a month-long collaboration between the Career Development Center and the Queer Alliance.
Researchers examine nicotine's effects on body Though scientists have long understood that smoking has detrimental effects on the body, many of nicotine's biological effects remain unexplored.
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