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Miramar is often considered Bellevue Avenue’s “finest Gilded Age” mansion. It last sold for $27 million in 2021.

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‘Miramar’ estate in Newport, first built for Titanic survivor, will eventually become a museum

The property last sold in 2021 to Stephen A. Schwarzman, the chairman and CEO of Blackstone, for $27 million.

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US military faces ‘more volatile, uncertain, complex’ pressures, says outgoing Naval War College president
During a change of command ceremony, Rear Admiral Darryl L. Walker was appointed the 59th president of the US Naval War College in Newport.

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R.I. reaches tentative 3-year contracts providing raises of 5%, 4%, 3% to state employees
“Amid a labor shortage in key areas and inflation, we must remain competitive with both the public and private sector,” Governor McKee says.

‘I trusted them to take care of her’: Teen girl missing from R.I. group home is found in male employee’s residence
The girl’s mother wants to know what happened, demanding accountability from the state Department of Children, Youth, and Families, which placed her daughter in the home run by the North American Family Institute.

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Can tourism revive struggling Woonsocket, R.I.? Local business leaders have doubts
“There are some days I’m so mad at this city I don’t even want to be here,” one business owner said, “but a little bird will say ‘Nope, don’t give up.’”

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The US Department of Justice has accused Rhode Island of warehousing children at Bradley Hospital, the state’s only pediatric psychiatric facility. Families hope the investigation finally means help for their children is on the way.

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The attorney general’s office provided records of all the complaints it has received in 2023 and (so far) in 2024 that allege violations of the Access to Public Records Act and the Open Meetings Act.

HEALTHR.I. resident dies from rare bacterial infection, prompting warning about open wounds and salt water
Vibriosis infections can also be developed through consuming raw or undercooked seafood, health officials said.

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The child was later placed in intensive care at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, according to authorities.

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Now in its fifth year, the weeklong URI camp aims to introduce students with little exposure to the ocean, its mysteries and inhabitants, to the biological and marine sciences.

HISTORY
What happened to Providence’s Snowtown?
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An MBTA commuter rail train leaves Providence Station, with the Rhode Island State House in the background. The areas around the State House and the Amtrak rail station near downtown Providence were once known as Snowtown and Hardscrabble. They were also the scene of racial violence.

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Researchers hunt for clues about Snowtown, a vibrant, mixed-race neighborhood wiped out to build the R.I. State House, train station

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