Lauren Clem
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Lauren Clem
@lclemjourno.bsky.social
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Senior Editor @rimonthly. Woonsocket girl. Villanova alum. Formerly @thevalleybreeze. Send me your story tips: [email protected].
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At their 4 pm meeting yesterday the Board of Elections staff reported receiving several dozen phone calls from voters asking why they didn’t have an election yesterday.
Smith-Appleby House Museum in Smithfield. Such a hidden gem! They have an entire room of WWII-era artifacts (in addition to history going back to the 1700s).
Hit the gold mine of old ProJos today.
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A Sinclair spokesperson confirms they will allow Kimmel to air on ABC6 in Providence, where they just recently took over operations

The company is preempting it in other markets where they own the ABC affiliate
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Robert Redford in Newport, R.I., filming "The Great Gatsby." 1974.

Image via Rhode Tour's article, "Rosecliff and The Great Gatsby": rhodetour.org/items/show/161
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Breaking: The US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the Providence public schools today, arguing its loan forgiveness program for educators of color is "blatant race discrimination."

The feds previously disclosed they were investigating this back in March.
DOJ sues Providence schools over ‘educators of color’ loan forgiveness - The Boston Globe
The Department of JusExcluding white teachers from a loan forgiveness program is “racist and unlawful,” the US Department of Justice said Tuesdaytice says Providence schools discriminated against whit...
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Watched this for a film class in college and to this day don't know if the discussion that followed was real or if every other classmate was in on the joke.
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BREAKING: Brown University has reached a "voluntary agreement" with the Trump administration to restore its federal funding

Brown has agreed to a series of "voluntary" concessions as part of the deal, per President Paxson www.wpri.com/news/politic...
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Did you know there's a book festival in Pawtucket, R.I. on Saturday?

I'll be there!
Summer Book Festival 2025 — Book Around
www.bookaround.net
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🎊📅 The Best party of the summer is just two weeks away and your ticket includes food, cocktails, and entertainment all night long! 🎟️ For more information and to purchase your tickets, visit rimonthly.com. See you at the party! 🌟🥳
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After serving up breakfast in a 1940s Sterling Streamliner for more than 40 years, Pawtucket's Modern Diner is for sale. Full story: https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/blackstone-valley/modern-diner-in-pawtucket-is-up-for-sale/ 
My fiance and I had this conversation while house hunting. Even though it ultimately wasn't feasible (or what we wanted) to leave RI, it's tough when you see friends buying homes and throwing weddings in major cities with more amenities for far less.
Commentary by Cameron LaFreniere: A lagging economy and issues with housing and transportation are driving this fourth-generation Rhode Islander out of state.
Why I’m leaving Rhode Island - The Boston Globe
A lagging economy and issues with housing and transportation are driving this fourth-generation Rhode Islander out of state.
www.bostonglobe.com
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