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Janek Schaller

March 24, 2026

At Westerly Packing Company, workers make 300 pounds of soupy a day.

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Food + Drink

Stuffed with history: How ‘soupy’ became a cultural staple in Westerly

A family tradition from southern Italy has grown into a culinary calling card for a Rhode Island community

March 24, 2026

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David Wright

Rhode Island head coach Tammi Reiss shouts instructions to her team during the first half against Alabama in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 21, 2026 in Louisville, Ky.

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Sports

Florida hires Rhode Island’s Tammi Reiss as its next women’s basketball coach

Charged with turning around a struggling Florida program, the three-time A-10 Coach of the Year leaves URI after a historic run that delivered a school-record 28 wins and the Rams’ first NCAA tournament berth in three decades

March 23, 2026

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AP News

Jessica Narog-Hutton drills into a maple tree.

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Community

Preserving the Indigenous tradition of creating maple sugar in New England

It takes around 40 gallons of sap to make just one gallon of syrup

March 23, 2026

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Amanda Beland

The weekly bingo game in the dining room at the Tiverton Senior Center on Thursday, March 19, 2026.

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Economy

How could Bally’s make up for smoking ban-related revenue loss? BINGO!

Only charitable organizations can legally host bingo games in Rhode Island. Lawmakers consider a bill that would allow the game at casinos

March 23, 2026

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Christopher Shea

Nolan Page

March 23, 2026

Providence residents meet with an organizer, Dominique Resendes, at a participatory budgeting meeting.

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Economy

Providence residents ran a $1M budget. Then the system fell apart

An experiment in participatory budgeting — a process where voters directly decide how to spend public money — got off to a promising start in Providence, until the entire staff working on the project was suddenly laid off

March 23, 2026

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Ben Berke