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NY-Based Healthcare Tech Company Opens Sales Hub In St. Pete
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (335+ words) ST. PETERSBURG, FL " Rectangle Health has opened a new office in St. Petersburg, adding the Tampa Bay-area sales hub as the healthcare technology company expands beyond its longtime New York base. The 12, 500-square-foot facility in the Gateway area, at 100 Fountain…...
Eagle Scouts, Gold Award Recipients Now Get Automatic Admission To RI Public Colleges
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (264+ words) PROVIDENCE, RI " A new law grants automatic admission to the state's public colleges and universities to Eagle Scouts and Girl Scout Gold Award recipients. The legislation was introduced by state Sen. David P. Tikoian, D-Smithfield, Lincoln and North Providence, and state…...
Rhode Island Warehouse Employee Protection Bill Signed Into Law
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (144+ words) PROVIDENCE, RI " A Rhode Island bill to protect warehouse workers was signed into law. The new law requires employers to provide each employee of a warehouse distribution center with written descriptions of quotas and responsibilities. The bill was sponsored by…...
Cranford Debates Quality Of Library Programs As Expansion Nears Completion
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (420+ words) CRANFORD, NJ " A major renovation at the Cranford Public Library is nearing completion, but the project has also sparked discussion in town about the quality and direction of children's programming once the expanded space opens. The $3 million renovation of the…...
2026 July 4 Fireworks Guide For Manhattan
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (475+ words) MANHATTAN, IL " Fourth of July activities in Manhattan could have extra sparkle in 2026, the 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial, of the Declaration of Independence. The holiday falls on a Saturday in the middle of a three-day weekend, July 3-5. To help you fit…...
Man Wanted On Assault And Eluding Charges Fails To Elude Violent Fugitive Task Force: Cops
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (133+ words) Providence Man Wanted On Assault And Eluding Charges Fails To Elude Violent Fugitive Task Force: Cops Patch Man Wanted On Assault And Eluding Charges Fails To Elude Violent Fugitive Task Force: Cops The Providence man was "taken into custody without…...
Rhode Island Law Makes Attempting To Disarm A Cop A Felony
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (118+ words) Patch PROVIDENCE, RI " Arming or attempting to disarm a police officer in Rhode Island is now a felony offense. A bill making it a felony to disarm, or attempt to disarm, a police officer was signed into law. The bill…...
Rhode Island Bill To Keep ICE Out Of Courthouses Now Law
35+ min ago (209+ words) PROVIDENCE, RI " A new Rhode Island law limits the authority of U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at courthouses. "Violators will be in contempt of court and victims of these arrests will be entitled to sue for relief," the release said....
2026 July 4 Fireworks Guide For Smithtown
53+ min ago (700+ words) SMITHTOWN, NY " Fourth of July activities in and around Smithtown could have extra sparkle in 2026, the 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial, of the Declaration of Independence. The holiday falls on a Saturday in the middle of a three-day weekend, July 3-5. To help…...
Car Crashes Into East Windsor Home
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (119+ words) EAST WINDSOR, CT " Firefighters responded Wednesday to a car-versus-house crash at Main Street and North Road, according to the Broad Brook Fire Department. The Broad Brook Fire Department and Warehouse Point Fire Department were operating at the scene, officials said....