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A first for R.I. basketball: ‘Selection Wednesday’

February 19, 2012

In NCAA Tournament speak, Selection Sunday is a day for fist clenching as teams wait on hands and knees to see if they made it or were denied admittance. Taking a page from how the field of 68 is unveiled to the viewing public, the Interscholastic League plans to replicate at least some of the drama by conducting a live broadcast of the releasing of boys’ basketball tournament pairings.

Service to others: It's what Quota is all about

February 19, 2012

Ann L. Hogan has always believed that not only should a person strive to achieve personal success in their own lives, they must go out and serve others. Service to others, she says, not only gives meaning to your own life, it makes life better for others.
“Service should be an element of everyone's life. People need to have that experience of giving to others,” says Hogan, 83, a retired school teacher from Pawtucket.

EAST PROVIDENCE – How Jamison Randall landed a coveted spot in this week’s Northeast Amateur...
PAWTUCKET – Bernie Carbo assumed custody of his grandson when he was two. This same lad has matured...
PROVIDENCE – While far from finalized, several realignment proposals were shared and discussed...
WOONSOCKET – The school department and members of the Woonsocket Teachers Guild appear to be coming down to the wire on...
WOONSOCKET – He looked like he just walked off the set of the Dead End Kids, but the dark-eyed boy from Boston spoke in...
WOONSOCKET – A food fight among siblings got out of hand Saturday when a 19-year-old woman allegedly went after her...

 

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