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I've been writing local journalism articles since 2015 for the East Greenwich Pendulum, Newport Daily News, Newport Mercury, The Independent, South County Life, Newport Life Magazine, and the Boston Globe. Awarded first place in the "feature writing" category for the 2018 Rhode Island Press Association.


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  • East Greenwich tax levy proposed to rise 6.88%
  • E. Greenwich School Committee adopts $52 million budget
  • EG officials launch investigation into graffiti
  • Our Lady of Mercy School marks 75 years of Catholic education
  • Our Lady of Mercy School to mark 75 years with Diamond Jubilee
  • EG redistricting plan would split town along South County Trail
  • EG adopts new comprehensive land-use plan
  • EG officials reflect on response to blizzard
  • East Greenwich school enrollment expected to grow
  • School bond debt will limit EG capital projects, officials say
  • 70 & Counting: How Newport's Saint Patrick's Day Parade became an annual tradition
  • EG Council OKs $14 million bond for DPW facility
  • EG School officials approve Aug. 27 start for 2026-27 academic year
  • EG schools face tightening finances amid rising costs
  • EG schools outline redistricting plans
  • EG council moves ahead on burning ordinance
  • Redistricting forums set as school construction begins
  • SCH Express Care helping to fill need amid primary care shortage
  • EG advances plan for Main Street rehabilitation
  • EG joins statewide push to put brakes on out-of-control school bus costs
  • EG sets $127M construction price for school projects
  • Fall food guide: 12 often overlooked best places to eat and drink in Rhode Island this fall
  • Summer food guide: 12 unsung, yet perfect places to eat in Rhode Island this summer
  • From the 'Chowdah Pie' to the 'Rhode Island,' get ready for new takes on an old favorite: the clam pizza
  • Building committees formed to oversee work on SK school facilities
  • Election 2018: Healy to depart SK council; local races draw range of candidates
  • Inductees chosen for inaugural SK Hall of Fame class
  • Kingston Chamber Music Festival gearing up for milestone 30th anniversary
  • Lack of action on study group’s bills criticized
  • WWII Foundation plans to open new Global Education Center in Wakefield
  • Taking the Plunge
  • Bike path gets ‘beautiful addition’ with RI artist’s spiral sculpture
  • Contemporary Theater Company purchases Main Street building
  • Forum focuses on town’s housing future
  • Plastic bag ban approved on unanimous vote in SK
  • Shared success, similar paths for SKHS valedictorian, salutatorian
  • Dzwierzynski plans independent bid for District 34 seat
  • SK school board makes pick for building panel
  • State grant going toward playground renovation in park
  • URI to welcome thousands for 132nd commencement
  • Wakefield resident ready to work his magic in new ways
  • ‘Wild and Scenic’ status sought for rivers in watershed
  • Another town looks to ban plastic bags
  • 'Momentum' seen for bag ban in SK
  • Community members ask officials to keep Wakefield school open
  • Local congregations focus on climate change efforts
  • South County Health chief testifies against proposed cuts in state budget
  • South Kingstown HS graduate Boardman selected as Truman Scholar
  • South Kingstown man charged with DUI after car crashes into bike shop
  • Prout projects strive to help those in need
  • South Kingstown renews push for Route 1 scenic designation
  • South Kingstown town manager says car tax plans impacting budget
  • Speed cameras not yet on radar for local towns
  • $61.2M South Kingstown school budget moves forward
  • Case made to keep school in Wakefield
  • Favored options emerge during facilities forum
  • Group seeks to honor SKHS alumni with Hall of Fame
  • Marking 10 years, SK Community Garden seeks to expand reach
  • Time right for residents to invest in solar, planner says
  • Vigilance urged as flu approaches peak
  • Web exclusive: Zoning board denies Farmhouse application
  • Ready to Roll
  • 'A big part of the community'
  • 'I felt a responsibility to give back': Departing town manager reflects on 42-year tenure
  • Feeding the future: New center highlighted at URI's second Food Summit
  • New manager pick discusses experience in Connecticut post
  • Passages: Doolittle remembered as leader, mentor in SK
  • Red ink to test RI's leadership
  • South County doctor’s recent delivery writes new chapter in local family’s unique story
  • URI's part-time faculty union accepts tentative agreement on contract
  • Curtis Corner honors memory of drunk-driving victim
  • First budget figures show tough choices ahead for SK schools
  • Move to wireless fire alarm system underway in SK
  • School, town leaders prepare for difficult budget process ahead
  • Students, state leaders celebrate computer science at CS4RI Summit
  • Town to SK schools: Plan for 2-percent funding increase
  • URI concludes 125th anniversary celebration
  • URI given grant for groundwater contaminant research efforts
  • Zarnetske chosen as new South Kingstown town manager
  • Making Beautiful Music
  • Are coyotes on the rise in SK?
  • Bike path extension to URI part of broader transit push
  • Cummiskey named to school board seat
  • Governor touts loan program during RI Mushroom Co. visit
  • Greek, SK firefighters strengthen bonds
  • Group of candidates selected to interview for SK Town Manager position
  • Upgrades touted at ‘little station that could’
  • World War I centennial events to be held in South Kingstown
  • Business Round-up: Quonset welcomes Pinnacle Logistics at former Lowe's site
  • Fashion Forward
  • Protections for immigrants OK’d
  • After 38 years in Wakefield, Chen’s Restaurant closes doors
  • Gagnon honored as SK's Teacher of the Year
  • People at play, in a beautiful place
  • South County Hospital recognized for opioid treatment
  • ‘Momentum’ cited as URI opens new year
  • Hip-hop makes the leap to Newport Jazz Festival
  • Landmark decisions: New shops rejuvenate an old building
  • 'Hurricane house' boasts unique design, stunning views
  • Test of time, with a twist
  • After nearly 40 years, Stedman's Bike Shop ends weekly time trial
  • Doyle asks high court for bail pending appeal
  • Doyle receives 7-year prison sentence
  • Ready for the 'Downpour': URI hosts state, federal decontamination training exercise
  • Truck crashes into South Kingstown home; no one hurt
  • Woman charged with DUI after fatal crash
  • ‘Dancing Cop’ pushes back against petition
  • 'Landmark house' in Westerly steeped in family, tradition
  • Hope Floats
  • After four decades, SK manager to retire
  • Geaber named town’s official chief of police
  • Handheld cell phone ban signed into law
  • Judge approves request to delay Doyle sentencing
  • URI students partner with Colombian peers on prosthetic limb project
  • Work continues on Comprehensive Community Plan update in SK
  • Complaint filed over SK school board leadership change
  • Consultant to analyze Matunuck Elementary water sources
  • Learning, exercise blended in study at West Kingston Elementary School
  • South Kingstown High School 'class of friends' celebrates achievements
  • South Kingstown High School's top students reflect, look ahead
  • URI’s Memorial Union to welcome Carl Stiles as new director
  • Visiting Wickford, Raimondo touts state’s ‘Main Streets’ investments
  • Years in the making: SK community celebrates opening of new Rec Center
  • Job market gives Class of 2017 reason for optimism
  • 'Choose Love': Mother of Sandy Hook victim shares message at SKHS
  • 'Wild Women' honored for contributions to community
  • Ceremony celebrates renovated Tetreault Senior Center Annex
  • New testing shows just one school faucet exceeds lead threshold
  • Petition for school funding referendum appears unlikely as deadline approaches
  • Council backs bid to ban concealed firearms in schools
  • Councilors voice support for more school funding
  • South County Hospital in ‘very preliminary’ talks on collaboration
  • Audrain Automobile Museum fundraiser to feature Jay Leno
  • BLIZZARD? WHAT BLIZZARD?
  • Council pledges $300K for purchase of Spruce Acres Farm
  • Eastern Territorial Songsters visiting for concert on Saturday
  • Flying to new heights
  • Joy of convertibles
  • Renowned duo coming to local music series
  • Weather to put a chill into marchers, watchers
  • Death of a RadioShack
  • Hip-hop artists
  • Immigrant protection resolution approved in South Kingstown
  • Panel: Town needs ‘set of rules’ for future
  • Six South Kingstown school faucets shut off following lead level testing
  • 'We do what we can to help people remember'
  • Achoo! Illnesses causing an uptick in patients at Newport Hospital
  • Cruising for a good time
  • Looking at food as a system in Rhode Island
  • Mission accomplished
  • Newport Art Museum celebrates the best of the best
  • Nick Griffin, Christine Hurley to headline comedy show
  • Student artwork has its day
  • Their night to shine
  • Tragic story packs powerful message
  • Water brothers
  • Short films have long journeys to the Oscars
  • Benefit raises money for suicide prevention
  • A wave of success
  • Aquidneck Islanders join rally in Providence
  • Clergy members discuss race, religion and church
  • Fundraiser for local man with ALS planned
  • Island life
  • Magnet for controversy
  • Meeting of a lifetime
  • Newport honors city workers for career milestones
  • Past meets present
  • Water station at the Norman Bird Sanctuary honors teens
  • Registration opens for Island Baseball League Feb 1.
  • Answering the call
  • Carolers take to Broadway in Newport
  • Christmas in Newport lights up the night
  • City's mansions outdraw competition in September, October
  • Claus for a cause
  • Creating outside the lines
  • ENCORE: Rally gets the ball rolling toward positive change
  • From teacher to novelist
  • Mile after mile
  • Navy man recounts meeting Pearl Harbor survivor
  • Spreading cheer over the seas
  • Two Newport County homeless shelters obtain federal grants
  • Warming to the task
  • Wreaths of remembrance
  • Casino vote is close, but supporters upbeat
  • Couple is challenging community to raise $25,000 for food pantry
  • End of the Rhode
  • Friends, family react to choice of Michael T. Flynn as national security adviser
  • Retired general with local ties helping Trump plan transition
  • Shopping for a millennial is easy
  • Shopping local: Area local businesses report a successful Thanksgiving weekend
  • Solidarity with Standing Rock
  • Taylor 2 dancers visit Pell School
  • Tree lighting on Thursday opens month of festivities
  • Upping the ante: Kiernan family doubling MLK Center contributions
  • 'A great day to be Italian'
  • Centuries-old gravestones returned to the Common Burying Ground
  • East Bay Mini Maker Faire asks children to just imagine
  • Hispanic film festival begins Sunday at Salve Regina's Antone Center
  • Jamestown candidates running unopposed in three races
  • Jamestown residents focus on national election issues
  • Newport Jazz goes on tour
  • Newport family is through the roof with joy
  • Norman Bird Sanctuary's Harvest Fair has something for everyone
  • Regards to Broadway
  • Ripple effect: Film screening aims to spur discussion on marine debris
  • SURF'S DOWN: Water Brothers Pro 2016 postponed
  • Seafood Festival returns this weekend in Newport
  • Six arrested, one stabbed in early morning brawl
  • Weather, waves finally cooperate for Water Brothers surf contest
  • Festival of Hope to pay tribute to 9/11 victims with uplifting messages
  • Going green for Ramon
  • Hundreds in community attend dinner to support grieving family
  • King Center food pantry needs help stocking its shelves
  • Newport-based wine company has grape expectations
  • Rally in Newport will celebrate the road to recovery
  • Salve Regina places spotlight on forbidden books
  • Secret gardens are revealed
  • She went where no woman had gone before her
  • Students at Salve Regina University get help with shedding debt
  • Three boat shows, one weekend in Newport
  • Yoga connection is made in Portsmouth
  • Yoga festival to stretch its wings Saturday at Glen Park
  • A dry heat
  • History in the streets of Newport
  • IT'S PLAY TIME
  • Impressed by history
  • Markers of history
  • Newport Art House is causing a scene
  • Newport residents are getting message to register for fall's election
  • On with the wind
  • Pop-up market helps put the able in farm-to-table
  • Portsmouth teen to enter Miss Rhode Teen U.S.A. pageant
  • Preservation society raffling off a chance at the 'Gilded Life'
  • Repairs to Tall Ship Providence finally get underway
  • Shipshape work
  • Teens return from voyage aboard Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry
  • 'A beautiful event'
  • A long-guarded tradition
  • A tale of heroism
  • Dallas shooting brings back painful memories for Middletown family
  • Dive right in!
  • Dream cruise
  • Hunting for knowledge
  • Jazz students learn universal language of music
  • Potter League for Animals is luring new volunteers
  • Rhode Island Foundation bestows $259K in grants
  • The art of creating the art
  • Tora Surfboards hopes to ride the wave of the future
  • Traffic pattern changes on Broadway in Newport
  • Veterans, first-timers impressed with Newport Folk Festival
  • 'Street Doctor' shares tales of compassion
  • Cause of man's death still unknown, but those who knew him saddened
  • Chefs show off skills at Newport Charter Yacht Show
  • Forum looks at impact casino would have in Tiverton
  • Fourth of July festivities planned
  • Inspirational program at Emmanuel Church reaches out to women
  • Local man who was found unresponsive dies
  • MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION: Blue-and-white pride
  • Met School senior has grown by leaps and bounds
  • Raimondo visits Boys and Girls club
  • Seeing off the fleet
  • Talk of the town
  • Unconscious man found aboard boat off Bailey's Beach
  • 'A fiber family'
  • 'I was so excited I couldn't talk'
  • Plants for the picking
  • Parade lives up to expectations
  • Comedy put on the menu
  • Members to mentors
  • She sees art in her future
  • She sees art in her future
  • Sightings at Sachuest
  • A stamp of approval
  • Coach class
  • Stable condition
  • URI's Onyekaba giving back in native Nigeria
  • French invasion
  • Run, Swim, Row
  • Series will start with a trio of jokers
  • 'A lifelong dream come true': SK woman sings anthem at Fenway
  • 'Live a life worth remembering': URI celebrates class of 2017
  • 'Make it a better place': SK teen takes part in leadership program
  • 'Really blessed': Murphy honored as SK Teacher of the Year
  • 'The whole nation rallies': Local organizations assist with hurricane relief efforts
  • Achievement celebrated at Prout’s 49th commencement
  • Across the sea: URI hosts live broadcast from Volvo Ocean Race
  • After Hurley's departure, URI begins 'national search' for next hoops coach
  • After creation of consortium, URI eyes successor to Endeavor
  • After ‘many years in the making,’ upgrades to High Street, Kingstown Road completed
  • Alternatives sought after loss of block grant funding
  • Amid leadership transitions, Peace Dale Congregational continues service to community
  • Bald ambition: URI students raise thousands for childhood cancer research
  • Banking leader addresses ‘economic challenge’ of the millennial generation
  • Center offers unique view into ocean research missions
  • Citing social media posts, Cotter leaves School Committee
  • Community in the kitchen: Local Girl Scouts gather to bake pies for local nonprofits
  • Community members gather for vigil after violence in Virginia
  • Community welcomed to explore 'Idea House'
  • Community welcomed to join in URI’s upcoming Alumni and Family Weekend
  • Creating a new legacy: Courthouse Center for the Arts to celebrate 30th anniversary
  • Curtis Corner Baptist Church marks 175th anniversary
  • Dickinson planning 2018 run for governor
  • District mulls expansion of DLI program
  • Domestic Violence Resource Center receives grant for new generator
  • Doyle gets prison term
  • Dziobek praises community, touts record after departure
  • EPA cancellation draws ire as report on health of watershed released
  • Expansion of South Kingstown's DLI program put on hold
  • Facilities plan timeline starts to take shape in South Kingstown
  • Farmhouse special use permit hearing continued to December
  • Firm chosen for school facilities study
  • Four options presented on South Kingstown school facilities
  • Friends to share stage as Prout class of 2017’s top students
  • Funding approved for first phase of Green Hill Pond improvement project
  • Grant funding sought for social service groups
  • Grants boost land preservation efforts
  • Green Line Apothecary hosts effort to combat Lyme disease
  • Hearing date set for immigrant protection rules
  • Independent Spirit: For Cummiskey, volunteering is key to building community
  • Independent Spirit: SKHS junior Gomes goes above and beyond
  • Innovation campus request draws range of proposals in area
  • Judge declines motion to toss Farmhouse by the Sea deal
  • Judge rejects Doyle motion for new trial
  • Letter critical of Wakefield DMV’s closure
  • Local 'legend' says goodbye: Alfred honored at final council meeting
  • Local Peace Corps volunteer shares tales of her experience
  • Local nonprofits to team up for holidays
  • Local voices call for special session on abortion rights
  • Manager search process outlined at public forum
  • Matunuck wall plan runs into roadblock
  • McMahon named to seat on school board
  • Memorial service, parade to honor SK firefighters set for Sunday
  • New policy for sidewalk snow removal in South Kingstown OK’d
  • New rules for snow removal under consideration in SK
  • Nonprofit seeks to build network for seniors
  • Panel recommends against special events permit for Farmhouse
  • Part-time URI faculty hold demonstration for higher wages
  • Passages: Bob Smith worked to preserve past, give back to community
  • Petition calls for ban on plastic foam lunch trays in South Kingstown
  • President of Roy Carpenter’s Beach Association stepping down
  • Prestigious State Department fellowship will take local teacher to Central Asia
  • Prout School graduate accepted to prestigious Vatican music institute
  • Prout club grows into multifaceted promotion of environmental responsibility
  • RI Foundation awards grant money to local nonprofits
  • Rec Center readies for grand opening, ribbon-cutting Saturday
  • Renowned wildlife expert speaks at URI as part of lecture series
  • Reports of bobcat sightings sought
  • Rhode Island’s dairy farmers face difficult climate
  • Riding out the storm: Cleanup continues after winds, rain wallop South County
  • Route 1 in South Kingstown granted 'Scenic' status
  • SK Education Foundation rallies community in support of town's schools
  • SK School Committee’s first funding plan seeks increase
  • SK Town Council backs bid to secure scenic status for Route 1
  • Shooting spurs push for new gun measures locally
  • Solar project at Cottrell Homestead approved
  • South Kingstown GOP backs Fung, Flanders
  • South Kingstown officials debate immigration ordinance
  • South Kingstown plays central role in World War I centennial events
  • South Kingstown school board’s pitch for full funding gets backing of council
  • South Kingstown seeks community input during hazard plan update process
  • Southern RI Chamber backs free tuition plan
  • Speaking for themselves: In third year, South Kingstown's DLI program sees results
  • Stringfellow defends record as petition seeks new direction
  • Talks held on new Rolling Greens application
  • Tanzi bill would study workplace sexual harassment
  • Top Prout students forged their own paths
  • URI aims to set 'stage' for future growth with transportation, parking plan update
  • URI eyes move toward tobacco-free campus
  • URI recognized for sustainability push with ‘Green Ribbon’ honors
  • URI ‘Brain Fair’ provides interactive experience
  • URI, prep program play major role in state’s Peace Corps standing
  • United Way’s 2-1-1 Outreach RV makes first stop in SK
  • Updated rules on police use of force approved in South Kingstown
  • Veterans share stories of service with students at URI
  • Web exclusive: Board continues review of proposed housing development
  • Web exclusive: South Kingstown school officials weigh pros, cons of preschool push
  • Work begins on new URI residence hall set to open in 2019
  • Worthy 'Endeavor': Community invited to participate in vessel's whale research mission
  • Year in Review: A year of endings and new beginnings in SK
  • Zoning ruling on Larchwood site overturned
  • ‘Investments’ in town’s schools cited as $96M budget plan adopted in SK
  •