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For 12 consecutive years from 1958 to 1970, Rhode Island State Senator Francis J. LaChapelle, of West Warwick, proposed ever-evolving legislation to legalize gambling on Block Island. He promised a

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Molly O’Neill recently loaned the Historical Society a canvas bag she purchased as a young girl at the Ragged Sailor. Upon personally delivering the bag, which will be highlighted in

It was a summer’s day in mid-August of 1957. The number-one song in the nation was “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear,” by Elvis Presley. The most memorable day of

For 12 consecutive years from 1958 to1970, Rhode Island State Senator Francis J. LaChapelle, of West Warwick proposed legislation to legalize gambling on Block Island. Boosterism campaigns promised a tax-free

For 12 consecutive years from 1958 to1970, Rhode Island State Senator Francis J. LaChapelle, of West Warwick proposed legislation to legalize gambling on Block Island. Boosterism campaigns promised a tax-free Rhode Island if only Block Island became...

The south Essex magistrates have been busy again with a range of cases.

The south Essex magistrates have been busy again with a range of cases.

The south Essex magistrates have been busy again with a range of cases.