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NORTH PROVIDENCE – Nick Verrechia says he understands that Memorial Day for many is justifiably a great and beautiful day of celebration and reminiscing, of cookouts, fireworks, and the start of summertime fun. But for him, with the memories he has of his father, as well as an uncle he never met, it’s just another day of remembering lives of men who meant so much to him and their country. Born and raised in North Providence, Verrechia, now of Scituate, said his mother was one of eight child...

hanohiki/iStock By KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Local pizzerias are helping fight food insecurity by donating pies to those in need on National Pizza Day. The Pizza Across America campaign created in 2018 by the Jersey Pizza boys — Carmine, Michael and Nicky Testa — with Slice Out Hunger asks pizzerias to donate at least 10 pies to their local shelters, soup kitchens and hunger action centers. Scott Wiener, the founder of the volunteer-driven nonprofit, said “this year it’s ...