This fall, tip your basket to William Blaxton when you pluck a plump apple from a tree, bob for apples on Halloween or cherish your grandmother’s amazing apple pie on Thanksgiving. Reverend Blaxton, among other claims to fame, planted the first seeds that would fuel a pioneering nation and give apples an image of all-American wholesomeness. A bookish and eccentric …
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The days are already getting a bit crisper and the first day of fall, September 22nd, is coming up fast. Millions of tourists flock to rustic New England in hopes of catching the best views of fall foliage. In 2023, 3.6 million people visited New Hampshire alone in the fall, according to the New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic …
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Passengers on board a city transit bus in Rhode Island got more than they bargained for and an extra passenger on Monday when a deer crashed through the windshield as the driver calmly continued on the route. The incident, which happened shortly after 3 p.m. on Monday, was captured on video by the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA). It …
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A Rhode Island calamari chef behind a viral 2020 Democratic National Convention (DNC) appearance says America needs a businessman in charge – so he’s backing former President Trump. “[We need someone to run] the United States like a business and to help the people who live here – creating jobs, keeping lower prices, and seeing the whole bottom line work …
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The voice Alexis “Lexi” Bogan had before last summer was exuberant. She loved to belt out Taylor Swift and Zach Bryan ballads in the car. She laughed all the time — even while corralling misbehaving preschoolers or debating politics with friends over a backyard fire pit. In high school, she was a soprano in the chorus. Then that voice was …
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Creamy white New England clam chowder is the most famous. Blood-splatter red Manhattan clam chowder is the most reviled. Yet salty clear-broth Rhode Island clam chowder “is the original chowder,” says Jamie Coelho, editor-in-chief of Rhode Island Monthly magazine. MEET THE AMERICAN WHO CREATED BUBBLE GUM, WALTER DIEMER, HOME-KITCHEN CHEMIST OUTWITTED SCIENTISTS “The indigenous tribes of Rhode Island gathered quahogs …
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Brown University on Tuesday caved to anti-Israel protesters on its Ivy League campus by hammering out an agreement that will see the encampment end there. Demonstrators said they would shut down their encampment in exchange for administrators taking a vote in October on a proposal to divest from Israel. The compromise appears to mark the first time a U.S. college …
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Home security experts tell Fox News Digital that proper landscaping, a reserved social media presence and hardwired alarm systems are among the steps that Americans can take to best prevent themselves from being burglarized as details emerge about an alleged serial burglary ring that swiped more than $4 million in jewelry and valuables from dozens of properties in the Northeast. …
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A couple who met on “Bachelor in Paradise” are excited — and a bit anxious — to welcome their second child this year. Ashley Iaconetti Haibon and Jared Haibon, each known for being contestants at various times within the “Bachelor” franchise, were wed in 2019 and welcomed son Dawson in 2022. Now, they’re preparing for their second baby boy to …
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Public Transit Authority CEO Scott Avedisian submitted a letter of resignation to Gov. Dan McKee on Thursday just two weeks after he was accused in a hit-and-run in a McDonald’s drive-thru in Warwick. The announcement came the same day as the RIPTA board of directors met behind closed doors to discuss Avedisian’s fate. ‘LIFELINE’ …
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