Cozy up with Caf Bar

Coffee bar, bookstore hopes to create space for Rhody community Wakefield’s very own Caf Bar blends coffee addicts and bookworms together to make for a unique experience. PHOTO CREDIT: Melissa Marchese For Caf Bar, a combination book shop and coffee bar in Wakefield, their customers have become a community. Located at 396 Main St. in…

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Indigenous scholar discusses Native plants

University partners with new neighbor Tomaquag Museum. Stephanie Morningstar spoke at the first Master Gardner’s webinar of the school year. PHOTO CREDIT: nefoclandtrust.com The University of Rhode Island’s Collaborative Extension recently held its first webinar of the semester for community members to learn about Indigenous plants and discuss the Tomaquag Museum’s plan to move onto…

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Health Services remain vigilant with COVID-19 protocols as positivity rate trends down

With new COVID-19 variants spreading throughout the country, the community is encouraged to continue wearing masks. Photo by James McIntosh. With new variants of the COVID-19 virus spreading throughout the country, the University of Rhode Island has implemented biweekly testing and worked to trace cohorts of COVID-19 cases in the community.  The B.1.1.7. United Kingdom…

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Narragansett Town Council considers increasing to four-student per rentals

The Narragansett Town Council met on Monday to further debate the ordinance limiting 3 college renters to a house. Photo from patch.com.  The Narragansett town ordinance limiting student housing to three students per property faces an uncertain future after a town council meeting this past Monday. Through the two-hour period allocated for the meeting, the…

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URI senior volunteers to bring technology to elderly amid pandemic

Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. In April, a group of students came together to create Telehealth Access for Seniors, a nonprofit organization that supports senior citizens around the country struggling with isolation amid the pandemic. Founded at Yale University, these students were given a federal 501(c)(3) grant to begin supplying senior citizens in isolation with camera-equipped…

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