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Commencement season has kicked off for 2013, with New England Tech traditionally leading the pack with its May 5 ceremonies.

The Newport Police Department reported the following arrest for Wednesday May 15: Robert Jurich, 57, of 76 Broadway Apt.

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Over the past couple of weeks, several sources - both local and national - have issued their rankings of high schools in Rhode Island.

The cast from TruTV's television show, Impractical Jokers, "The Tenderloins", will be making their Rhode Island debut on Saturday, July 13th at the Mattie Volkswagen Audi 13th annual Newport Summer Comedy Series at the Newport Yachting Center.

Friday-Saturday The British-born percussion sensation, Stomp , has made its way across the pond and will be performing at the Providence Performing Arts Center this weekend.

Tickets are now on sale for Friends of Ballard Park's Annual Fundraiser , which will be held Saturday, June 1 from 6 to 8pm.

If you've thought about biking to work, Friday is your opportunity. May 17 is National Bike to Work Day, and, for the third year, Bike Newport is hosting a day for all to hop out of the car and onto the saddle - for health, economy, environment, and fun.

Nicholas Benson never graduated from college. Instead, after a year of studying drawing and design at SUNY Purchase and a 10-month tutorial at the Basel School of Design in Switzerland, he came home to Rhode Island to join the family business.

Middletown Man Faces Multiple Domestic Charges Alfonso A. Toppa, 40, of 2 Wilson Road, Middletown, was arrested on Saturday, May 11 at 12:14 a.m. and charged with domestic simple assault, domestic vandalism and domestic refusal to relinquish a telephone.

It costs about $1,000 more to get a CT scan in Newport County than it does in Providence and most of Rhode Island, and MRIs and mammograms will cost you more too.

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it." That's the mindset that two of last year's defending champions are taking as they prepare for this year's 32 nd Annual Polar Seltzer Great Chowder Cook-Off. The competition will take place Saturday, June 1, from noon to 6 p.m. at the Newport Yachting Center in Newport.

The rain cleared shortly before the scheduled start of the Newport Public Educaiton Foundation's ninth 5K Run For Education.

The much-anticipated 3-D adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, and Tobey Maguire, hit theaters May 10.

As Seen on TV: Dancing Field Sobriety Test A North Kingstown man doesn't fancy himself much of a dancer, according to reports.

A series of tours on Saturday is the first event in their effort to tie together several attractions in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut in an attempt to turn Southern New England -- "SoNew." -- into a national and international destination.

After nearly a month of surgeries, a wheelchair and physical therapy, Abbott is going to home to Rhode Island for the first time since Marathon Monday, giving the survivor something to look forward to.

Newport police made two separate arrests within two days after family discussions ended with punches thrown.

Asterisk Restaurant, located at 599 Thames St., gained approval Wednesday from Newport City Council to expand 110 square feet of the restaurant's outdoor area.

TURLOCK — You look at the man with the horn, his fair features and curly blond hair, and wonder how Chris Botti can be seen as a polarizing figure in jazz.